Re: lynx-dev Lynx2-8-2rel.1 (Execute Problems Under AIX 4.3.1.0)

[Graovac]

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.

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.

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
>