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Re: lynx-dev 2.8.2dev.14 patch 2 - rules
From: |
Leonid Pauzner |
Subject: |
Re: lynx-dev 2.8.2dev.14 patch 2 - rules |
Date: |
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 02:31:48 +0300 (MSK) |
23-Jan-99 09:29 Klaus Weide wrote:
> As you can see below the changes are minimal. Unfortunately
> there is no sample rules file or further explanation, beyond
> a few examples I added to lynx.cfg. Eventually I may write
> a sample file (or someone else might. :) The syntax will be
> familiar to those familar with the CERN httpd, it's basically
> the same old code, "Fail", "Pass", and "Map" should work
> (always use full URLs), some other rules may be recognized
[...]
> *** lynx2-8-2.old/lynx.cfg Mon Jan 18 06:29:20 1999
> --- lynx2-8-2/lynx.cfg Sat Jan 23 08:55:05 1999
> ***************
> *** 1865,1867 ****
> --- 1865,1885 ----
> #
> # EXTERNAL:ftp:wget %s &:TRUE
> + # CERN-style rules, *EXPERIMENTAL* - URL-specific rules
> + #
> + # A CERN-style rules file can be given with RULESFILE. Use the system's
> + # native format for filenames, on Unix '~' is also recognized. If a
> filename
> + # is given, the file must exist.
> + #
> + # Single CERN-style rules can be specified with RULES.
> + #
> + # Both options can be repeated, rules accumulate in the order
> + # given, they will be applied in first-to-last order.
> + #
> + # Examples:
> + # RULESFILE:/etc/lynx/cernrules
> + # RULE:Fail file://localhost/etc/passwd* # Don't rely on it!
> + # RULE:Fail gopher:* # reject by scheme
> + # RULE:Pass finger://address@hidden/ # allow this,
> + # RULE:Fail finger:* # but not others
> + # RULE:Map http://old.server/* http://new.server/*
Does '*' wildcard can be a string termination only,
or probably like http://*.com/* etc.?