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Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx_386 for DOS Bug Report (14 March 1997 version)
From: |
Hiram Lester, Jr. |
Subject: |
Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx_386 for DOS Bug Report (14 March 1997 version) |
Date: |
Wed, 19 Mar 1997 02:02:14 -0600 (CST) |
On Tue, 18 Mar 1997, Doug Kaufman wrote:
> The binary can not write a file when an attempt is made to save the
> options, since the file to be written is compiled in as ".lynxrc",
> which falls outside the 8+3 DOS rules. When I changed it to "_lynxrc"
> in the binary, options could be saved without difficulty.
Wayne, this probably should be "lynx.rc" or "lynxrc." in both the DOS and
Win95 versions for safety's sake. I think the VMS version may make
concessions on the lynxrc filename as well: "rename lynxrc .lynxrc" will
yield lynxrc.lynxrc... sigh.
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