[Lynx-dev] How does NewYorker.com know I've accessed it?

[russellbell]

        Most websites that restrict access make the client browser run
a script; thus they don't track lynx accesses.  NewYorker.com tracks
my accesses via lynx:

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        If I browse in Firefox with noscript I can view all the pages
I want; with scripting on they nab me.

        I've deleted lynx's cookies file, tried accessing via a
different route.  I know this isn't a lynx problem, I'm just curious.
Of course I should pay.

russell bell