Re: [Lynx-dev] -dump/-source vrs .newsauth: bug or feature?

[Thomas Dickey]

On Wed, 13 May 2009, address@hidden wrote:

> > On Sun, 10 May 2009, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> >
> > ................
> >
> > The problem is from the SSL patch which I applied in 2001 (it just happens
> > that the result from reading the news article contains a rubout 255
> > code, which is being sign-extended to a -1, which lynx then sees as an
> > EOF - end of file).
> >
> > Here's a fix:
> >
> > --- WWW/Library/Implementation/HTNews.c 2009/01/01 17:00:01     1.58
> > .........
>
> It worked fine!

good.

I have a handful of other fixes to investigate for pre.3 (have been
busy on other projects...), and will have this in pre.3

> Applied it to a build from Debian source packages.
> I was ignorant/confused about the format you posted,
> I thought it was a for patch, didn't seem to find the combination
> of switches that worked, so I just put it in by hand!  :-)
> Think this is the first time I've built Lynx from source.
>
> Thanks, Dallas E. Legan II / address@hidden / address@hidden
> http://isthereanotherquestion.blogspot.com
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