Re: [Lynx-dev] Lynx-dev Digest, Vol 145, Issue 6

[Hal.sz S.ndor]

2016/03/19 13:08 ... David Niklas:
> > And I think of the suggestion when changing the User-Agent header that
> > >no known webbrowser be named, but instead a variant of "Lynx ...", very
> > >good, in that if the webmaster looks at the visitor log, he will see
> > >that in spite of all a Lynx-user visited.
> > >
> I'm confused, do you mean that you want us to visit the web page with the
> user agent set to lynx so that the admin might allow lynx?

Some such thing: the webmaster blocks any User Agent with name that 
begins "Lynx". Therupon we change our User-Agent name to one that does 
n't begin "Lynx" but clearly suggests it. The webmaster sees the visit, 
and sees no loss because of it: well, then, why bother blocking "Lynx"?
Of course, if the page is full of advertizing not seen when Lynx is 
used, maybe he will see loss and not be good to us, and instead widen 
the blocking range.... We hope not.