LYNX-DEV Lynx bug....

[World~Links - Roxanne Neufeld]

-     The version of Lynx you're using

I am using 2.7.2  with the SSL patches applied.

-     The system you're running Lynx on (for Unix you can use 'uname
-a')

A Compaq with Linux.


-     What you were doing when you encountered the problem

My machine sits behind a proxy.   When you access a https: page that
needs
authentication, the function 'gethostbyname' gets called with the
destination's
name.  Because the proxy will not resolve address's beyond it, the
program
dies.   It looks to me like the 'gethostbyname' should only be called
with the
proxy's name.

The particular path I am trying to go down is accessing
https://orders.datek.com/
The first access succeeds, but when I try to get a stock quote, the page
needs
authentication and that is when Lynx goes in the ditch with the bad
name.  It
calls gethostbyname("orders.datek.com") instead of
gethostbyname("my.proxy")


-     Whether you were able to reproduce the problem by repeating your
actions exactly, how we would be
       able to reproduce the problem (any URLs needed)

See above...

-     What the problem is (lynx exiting, won't redraw screen after,
etc.)

See above...

-     What you think the cause of the problem is

See above...