LYNX-DEV Re: HTTP'd URL's

[Hiram Lester, Jr.]

On Tue, 22 Jul 1997 address@hidden wrote:

> I am wondering why Lynx give me this error message about not being able to 
> support HTTP'd URL's, ie. http://www.flifo.com, 
> being about to access HTTP'd URL's.
> ie. http://www.flifo.com followed by cybertravel agent, profiles, and create.
> at this point it will not continue ( it is not the server )
> it specifically says the client does not support HTTP'd URLS'
> what does this mean??

As I suspected, it's not "HTTP'd" URL's. but "HTTPS" URL's.  This page is
a secure form, and lynx does not support SSL security in the vanilla code
due to US export restrictions on encryption.  If you are a US citizen and
have the capability to compile your own copy of lynx, there are a couple
of ways to provide SSL support for lynx.  Otherwise, your best bet is
going to be to use another browser for this particular page.

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