Re: lynx-dev Lynx error with metamail

[Qingning Huo]

Thanks for your kindly reply.  I have found a workaround in old archives.  Just 
set environment TMPDIR or
LYNX_TEMP_SPACE before invoking lynx.  

Thomas Dickey wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 10:06:39PM +0300, Leonid Pauzner wrote:
> > 8-Jan-2001 16:46 Qingning Huo wrote:
> > > And, in apache error_log I found:
> > >   metamail: Can't open temporary file!
> 
> lynx doesn't make this message since 2.8.3dev.10.
> 
> > Run lynx with -trace flag and look into Lynx.trace file --
> > perhaps the temp path is not one you expect (apache could change TEMP
> > environment or so).
> > BTW, I am courious why lynx trying to open temp file in -dump mode?
> > it is in src/HTInit.c::PassesTest()
> 
> it's been a while (2.8.2rel.1 is dated  1999-06-01),
> so it would be hard to guess (I advise updating lynx first).
> 
> Klaus reworked much of the mailcap stuff, iirc, and others have made changes.
> 
> > > I am using Apache/1.3.9, mod_perl/1.21, lynx 2.8.2rel.1, and metamail 2.7.
> 
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