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Re: lynx-dev Lynx2-8-2rel.1 (Execute Problems Under AIX 4.3.1.0)
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dickey |
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Re: lynx-dev Lynx2-8-2rel.1 (Execute Problems Under AIX 4.3.1.0) |
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Tue, 15 Jun 1999 17:04:47 -0400 (EDT) |
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>
> First off, the addition of #undef h_errno just before extern int h_errno
> in the HTTCP.c module fixed the compile and link problem under AIX.
> Thanks.
ok (bandaids stop bleeding too)
> I also see what is going on with what I described as a "lock up" condition
> when trying select the "Advertisement" URL at the Salt Lake Tribune
> (http://www.sltrib.com). What is happening is that version 2-8-2rel.1 is
> asking a question but, because the URL is long, the Y/N portion of the
> question doesn't appear. Instead, all one sees at the bottom of the screen
> is:
>
> Accept invalid cookie path=/ad_cookies as a prefix of
> scripts/accipiter/adcl
>
> and that's it. So, from my initial perspective, Lynx did, indeed, appear
> to "lock up" as "z" didn't recover and I had no clue that the only
> appropriate response was either a "Y" or a "N". Today, I just "guessed"
> that there was a question there and, sure enough, I was right. Of course
> Lynx version 2-8-1pre.11 defaults to the "N" response so it wasn't an
> issue with it.
>
> So my thought on the matter would be to have the left/right arrow keys
> allow one to scroll back and forth so that the entire message could be
> seen, no matter how long it is.
or perhaps just show the prompt choices overwritten on the end of the message
line if too long (much simpler).
there's a message-history page (as well as the list of messages written
to stderr on a failed connection).
> OK, I think that takes care of things. Again, thanks for your quick
> response and your fine work.
>
> Mike Gravitz
> address@hidden
>
> On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Klaus Weide wrote:
>
> > > > Everything seemed to be fine until I tried, of all things, an
> > > > advertisement URL at the Salt Lake Tribune Newspaper. The URL I tried
> > > > is:
> > > >
> > > > http://209.210.181.2/scripts/accipiter/adclick.exe/AREA=SLT.HOME/ADSIZE=
> > > >
> > > > BANNER1?1
> >
> > I'm sure that was supposed to be all one line. But your trace shows that
> > somehow the line break survived as a space. How did you manage to do that,
> > Tom? It should be impossible...
> >
> > On Tue, 15 Jun 1999 address@hidden wrote:
> >
> > > I can't connect to this - need more clarification perhaps.
> > > >
> > > > It is the first "advertisement" URL on the Salt lake Tribunes's web
> > > > page
> > > > (that URL is http://www.sltrib.com).
> >
> > Just follow the link from there.
> >
> > > > This particular URL locks
> > > > lynx2-8-2rel.1 up. By comparison, lynx2-8-1pre.11 doesn't lock up (nor
> > > > does it have the compile/link problems). Instead, it reports the URL as
> > > >
> > > > "not found on this server".
> >
> > What exactly does "lock up" mean? Can it be interrupted with 'z'?
> > What does lynx -trace give?
> >
> > By the way, are you using a proxy by any chance?
> >
> > > > Now, it is possible that the game I played to
> > > > get the HTTCP.c module to compile/link could have something to do with
> > > > this lock up condition. At any rate, that's what I found. Hope it's
> > > > not
> > > > too hard to fix. Thanks for all your good work.
> >
> > Can you reproduce the problem with other URLs where the hostname part is
> > a dotted-quad IP address?
> > > ...
> > > > Mike Gravitz
> > > > address@hidden
> >
> > Klaus
> >
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Thomas E. Dickey
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