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Re: lynx-dev Re: STARTFILE patch
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dickey |
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Re: lynx-dev Re: STARTFILE patch |
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Tue, 13 Apr 1999 13:01:15 -0400 (EDT) |
> The patch (without doc changes) increases the discrepancy between
> documentation and reality, but I also question its usefulness.
thanks (I didn't see any discussion on this last week, put it in dev22
since it's simple to change back - or expand as needed)
> Anyway, I suggest it would be better to at least start with the
> user's home directory by default, instead of '.'. Also, this
> can be specified in URL form: "file://localhost/~/" should work.
better (but still doesn't address anon users unless we add something special)
> > #
> > ! # *** NBB *** System administrators with ANONYMOUS USERS !!!
> > ! # set STARTFILE to a REMOTE FILE by uncommenting the next line:
> > ! #STARTFILE:http://lynx.browser.org/
> > ! # and commenting out the default offered above;
> > ! # you may, of course, choose to replace `lynx.browser.org'
> > ! # with another remote/local file which you know to be safe.
>
> It doesn't make much sense to ask system administrators with ANONYMOUS
> USERS (them and only them) to set STARTFILE to
> "http://lynx.browser.org/", or to a 'REMOTE FILE'. Those are probably
> exactly the folks who want to point STARTFILE to a specific (probably
> local) location. Not just 'you may', they SHOULD.
yes - that's a problem (people don't read installation instructions
unless the program doesn't work)
> Klaus
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Thomas E. Dickey
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- Re: lynx-dev Re: STARTFILE patch,
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Re: lynx-dev Re: STARTFILE patch, Henry Nelson, 1999/04/14
Re: lynx-dev Re: STARTFILE patch, Henry Nelson, 1999/04/14