Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx 2.7.1 w/cookies still doesn't work with Yahoo services

[T.E.Dickey]

> 
> 
> Hi, great that Lynx 2.7.1 now supports cookies, but it still doesn't
> work with the cookies that Yahoo sets for some reason.  Is this
> something that can be fixed?
I thought that was 2.2.2 which supports cookies (if you are running 2.7.1,
then upgrading would be a start).
 
> As an example, go to http://quote.yahoo.com then select on
> "Register/Log In".  You can try the test account "sumthree"
> with password "lynx" on the following.  When selecting "LOGIN"
> on this page, Lynx returns:
> 
>   Server asked for redirection of opst content to ...
>   P)roceed, use G)et or C)ancel
> 
> Chosing either Proceed or Get fails, Lynx doesn't seem to accept
> the cookies that are set during the process.  Our guess is that
> Lynx isn't allowing cookies to be set with a 302 response which
> our system requires (and Netscape and IE support, of course).
> 
> Let us know if there's anything we can do to help.
> 
> Mike Bennett
> Technical Yahoo
> (408)731-3367
> 


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