Re: Links browser, was lynx - not all sites readable

From	Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Links browser, was lynx - not all sites readable
Date	2016-09-16 01:40 +0200
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On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 06:55:25PM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> Hi Dutch,
> The forbidden site issue I encounter  is not the one Hans referenced, but
> others.
> take
> masterworkshealing.com

I can visit that site with links.

> for example,
> So the idea would be an option  that I could change, as I directed Hans to
> make a  short term change to the send user agent header one in lynx.
> I realize naturally there are times when the  user agent header needs to be
> sent.  Likely why Lynx does not make this change perminent.  what about in
> links though?

See http://links.twibright.com/user_en.html#subch-network-options  


> As for storing cookies,  indeed,  I am wondering what to do if I try
> visiting a site and am not allowed to continue because the browser will not
> accept cookies...as in literary says as much.
> for example,
> www.walmart.ca
> will not even move forward in links for this reason.

On my machine, that site is not viewable in the standard links config due to 
lack of javascript, not cookies.  Interestingly, walmart.com doesn't have that
issue.





> I am not sure if the reference you place below will explain the user agent
> header question, or the cookies one?
> Thanks,
> Karen
> 
> 
> On Thu, 15 Sep 2016, Dutch Ingraham wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 04:47:01PM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> > > Hi Dutch,
> > > Still, that brings up two questions of my own regarding links.
> > > first, does the browser still not accept cookies?
> > 
> > I'm not sure of your definition of "accept," but in the general sense links does
> > not store and set cookies.  This post [1] seems to make a distinction, though,
> > between persistent cookies and volatile cookies.
> > 
> > > and second, what is the comparative solution to Hans' forbidden  site
> > > problem?
> > 
> > I had no problem visiting nvidia.de/Treiber with links.
> > 
> > > I do not know if I can alter the send user agent  command in links.
> > 
> > links -> setup -> Network options -> HTTP options -> Header options
> > 
> > [1] https://superuser.com/questions/478633/links-cookie-location
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 15 Sep 2016, Dutch Ingraham wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 09:47:14AM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> > > > > Links is no longer updated,
> > > > 
> > > > Where did you get this information?  As far as I can see, links was updated on
> > > > July 1, 2016.[1][2]  Does that qualify as "no longer updated"?
> > > > 
> > > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Links_(web_browser)
> > > > [2] https://www.archlinux.org/packages/core/x86_64/links/
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
>

Thread

lynx - not all sites readable Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2016-09-14 22:20 +0200
  Re: lynx - not all sites readable Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2016-09-14 22:30 +0200
    Re: lynx - not all sites readable Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-15 01:20 +0200
      Re: lynx - not all sites readable Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2016-09-15 02:10 +0200
        Re: lynx - not all sites readable Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2016-09-15 08:40 +0200
          Re: lynx - not all sites readable Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2016-09-15 16:40 +0200
            Re: lynx - not all sites readable Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2016-09-15 16:50 +0200
              Re: lynx - not all sites readable Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2016-09-15 17:00 +0200
              Re: lynx - not all sites readable davidson@freevolt.org - 2016-09-16 02:10 +0200
  Re: lynx - not all sites readable Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-09-14 23:10 +0200
    Re: lynx - not all sites readable Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2016-09-14 23:50 +0200
      Re: lynx - not all sites readable David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-09-15 02:10 +0200
      Re: lynx - not all sites readable Andre Majorel <aym-naibed@teaser.fr> - 2016-09-15 10:50 +0200
        Re: lynx - not all sites readable Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2016-09-15 11:10 +0200
          Re: lynx - not all sites readable Andre Majorel <aym-naibed@teaser.fr> - 2016-09-15 12:20 +0200
          Re: lynx - not all sites readable David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-09-15 18:50 +0200
        Re: lynx - not all sites readable Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-09-15 12:00 +0200
        Re: lynx - not all sites readable Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2016-09-15 12:40 +0200
          Re: lynx - not all sites readable Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us> - 2016-09-15 22:40 +0200
            Re: lynx - not all sites readable Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2016-09-16 11:40 +0200
            Re: lynx - not all sites readable Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2016-09-16 12:30 +0200
        Re: lynx - not all sites readable Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2016-09-15 15:50 +0200
          Re: lynx - not all sites readable Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us> - 2016-09-15 17:30 +0200
            Links browser, was  lynx - not all sites readable Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2016-09-15 22:50 +0200
              Re: Links browser, was  lynx - not all sites readable Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us> - 2016-09-16 00:10 +0200
                Re: Links browser, was  lynx - not all sites readable Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2016-09-16 01:00 +0200
                Re: Links browser, was  lynx - not all sites readable Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us> - 2016-09-16 01:40 +0200
                Re: Links browser, was  lynx - not all sites readable Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2016-09-16 02:00 +0200
                Re: Links browser, was  lynx - not all sites readable Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us> - 2016-09-16 02:50 +0200
                Re: Links browser, was  lynx - not all sites readable Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2016-09-16 04:50 +0200
                Re: Links browser, was  lynx - not all sites readable Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us> - 2016-09-16 05:10 +0200
                Re: Links browser, was lynx - not all sites readable Johann Spies <johann.spies@gmail.com> - 2016-09-22 09:10 +0200
    Re: lynx - not all sites readable Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-09-15 14:20 +0200
      Re: lynx - not all sites readable Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2016-09-15 16:10 +0200
  Re: lynx - not all sites readable Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-09-14 23:10 +0200
  Re: lynx - not all sites readable emetib <chadbrabec@gmail.com> - 2016-09-15 01:40 +0200
  Re: lynx - not all sites readable jeremy bentham <dnw@eskimo.com> - 2016-09-16 04:50 +0200

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