Re: lynx-dev alert 441 no body, just headers

[Philip Webb]

990203 & 990209 Michael Gula wrote: 
> I am running Lynx 2.8. Version 1rel.1 on a standalone Win32.
> I downloaded the program from www.nonags.com

the latest Lynx is 2-8-1 from  www.slcc.edu/lynx/release .
 
> I can no longer post to Usenet groups using Lynx.
> when I attempt to send the post I get a message
>  Alert! 441 Article has no body, just headers.

support for news in Lynx is rather thin:
the usual advice seems to be to use dedicated news software.
 
> I have a line in Lynx.bat to put all temporary files in C:\Lynx
> But I suspect that for some reason the program is looking for the body
> in a different directory. Sometimes I can find the unsent messages
> preserved in .htm files, usually in C:\Lynx.
> At other times they are nowhere to be found. If there is a line
> I can add to Lynx.bat to correct this behavior, please tell me.
> When replying, keep in mind that I am a mere Windows user.

your problem sound like one which can occur with elm,
if you save an edited file under the wrong name.
 
no-one replied to your original mail:
your problem may be too specialised for lynx-dev volunteers.

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