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Re: LYNX-DEV Alert!: file: URLs via bookmarks are disallowed! ???


From: Foteos Macrides
Subject: Re: LYNX-DEV Alert!: file: URLs via bookmarks are disallowed! ???
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 08:48:42 -0500 (EST)

Adam Lloyd <address@hidden> wrote:
>Running lynx2-7-1 w/ fotemods july 25/97 
>
>I get this alert when I try to go to a bookmark of the filesystem. 
>
>I run this script below.. I haven't been able to narrow down the 
>restrctions or option that causes the problem..
>
>Anyone see the trouble?
>[...]
>restrictions="-restrictions=shell,download,editor,bookmark,\
>print,download,exec_frozen,dired_support,file_url"
                                          ^^^^^^^^

        You are restricting file: URLs, and that includes ones in bookmarks.
Otherwise, someone could, for example, add a link for your password file in
a network document, chose L)ink at the bookmarking prompt, then actually
access it via that bookmark link.

                                Fote

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