Re: lynx-dev referer headers

[David Woolley]

> 
> 981217 David Mzyk wrote: 
> > Is there any way to set referer URL when i start lynx first time?
> > eg  lynx http://x.x.x.x -refererURL=http://elswhere.elsewhere.xxx
> > i need load some page and tell the server there i come from somewhere
> > but when starting lynx there is no referer URL at the begining,
> > only after surfing somewhere.
> 
> there's no such switch at present,
> but it does look like an omission from Lynx capabilities.
> does anyone else have a comment or possibly a patch?

Generally setting referrer (to anything except an obviously bogus
value) is getting close to fraud.  The main reason that people check
referrer is to ensure that people don't bypass an entry page for the site.
A secondary reason is in order to pay for links to the site.  An automated
access to the site is likely to be in breach of the first condition.