Re: lynx-dev [2.8.1dev.22] bug-report: ^G to mailto download will download PREV_DOC

[Larry W. Virden]

From: Sinan Kaan Yerli <address@hidden>

> Bug:
> Type 'd' on a 'mailto:' link. Lynx will start up 'you are sending a
> comment to' page. Type ^G here. Mail will be cancelled succesfully but
> not download. Download will continue and will fetch the page that the
> mailto was in and go into 'Download Options Page'.
> 
> It doesn't finish; if you want to go back to PREV_DOC you don't have a
> chance at all. The only way to go back is to use Visited pages.
> 
> I checked this on 2.8pre.5, it does it as well.
> 
> Settings:
> +UNIX +DISP_PARTIAL +SOLARIS -NSL_FORK +SLANG +FORMS_OPTIONS
> 

I tried this on my working lynx 2.8.1 dev20 version.  I was able to use the
left arrow to move to the previous document.

I would propose that trying to do a download on a mailto link be an 
'error' condition.
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