Re: lynx-dev "Can't access startfile"

[Vieri Di_paola]

Is .lynxrc correctly configured? Maybe you're under a firewall? If so,
http proxy and port should be specified in configuration file.

Regards,

Vieri Di Paola


On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Philip Webb wrote:

> 000104 Denny Watkins wrote to me:
> 
> please send all messages to  address@hidden ,
> where all the volunteers will see them; also, use a meaningful Subject.
> 
> > I downloaded lynx 2-8-2; did ./configure; did make
> > copied the executable for lynx to /usr/local/bin
> > copied lynx.cfg to /usr/local/lib
> >> lynx -version
> >> Lynx Version 2.8.2rel.1 (01 Jun 1999)
> >> Built on aix3.2.5 Jan 4 2000 10:49:02
> >> lynx
> >> Looking up lynx.browser.org.
> > It just sits there forever; nothing displayed; break out via CONTROL-C;
> >> Exiting via interrupt: 2
> >> tried  lynx http://www.morningside.edu : no progress
> > I thought maybe the binary at ixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/pub/lynx/RISC/3.2/exec/
> > would help, but it only has lynx.2.7.1.tar.Z
> > The only difference so far is that 2.8 does not show an Alert.
> 
> it's no use trying older versions: Lynx 2-8-2 should not give problems.
>  
> > I'm not sure what "... or still can't use `g'"  means.
> 
> what i meant (below) is that you might get Lynx to start with a local file,
> but still not be able to access WWW sites due to a networking problem.
> i'm not expert enough to help if that's what's wrong,
> but there are others at lynx-dev who may be able to assist.
>  
> > At 11:10 AM 1/4/00 -0500, you wrote:
> -- snip --
> >> lbo is down sometimes: give it a local startfile,
> >> eg simply  lynx .  (that's a dot), which calls up your current directory.
> 
> have you tried this one? or anything of the form
>  lynx file://localhost/full_path_to_your_file ?
> if not, try it; either way, what happens?
>  
> >> if you can't start with a local file or still can't use `g',
>    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >> let us know with full details of what you did.
> 
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