Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx Version "Bug"??

[Klaus Weide]

On Tue, 23 Sep 1997, Craig Pearlman wrote:

> Not sure if this is a bug or not.  I generally hear that Lynx users have
> trouble getting one of the forms to return a redirected page properly. 
> The form works, but Lynx users receive a Server Error.

You don't say *which* form, under which circumstances the problem occurs,
what messages are given, and what exactly happens as opposed to what is
expected to happen.

> I've tested this, and the server error occurs when using Lynx 2.7 (VMS)
> and Lynx 2.6 (SunOS), but it did not occur when I used Lynx 2.4 (VMS). 
> Other people've had the same problem, usually version 2.6 or above.

The latest "official" version is 2.7.1, and then there is the development
code at <http://sol.slcc.edu/lynx/current/> and Fote's code at
<http://sol.slcc.edu/lynx/fote/patches/>.  There have been changes to
better deal with invalid HTML etc.  You may find that your problem doesn't
appear with a newer version (but of course you should still try to find
out what it is...)

> This might be worth a look; if the problem's something we're causing,
> I'd like to at least know about it, though people here tend to turn a
> deaf ear to Lynx problems (I use it regularly, and in some cases, it's a
> better browser alternative than the major graphic ones), so it's hard to
> know if it will be fixed.

Have you tried to validate the page(s) where the error occurs?
<http://www.webtechs.com/html-val-svc/> etc.

> In checking out the site, make sure you're using Lynx 2.7 -- a recent
> change to the authentication stuff basically makes the non-cookie Lynx
> versions get stuck at a certain point and unable to proceed.

That doesn't sound very inviting :-(

Turn on trace mode and see whether you can spot anything.  Watch out for
things like

    SGML: Found </A> when expecting </FORM>. </FORM> assumed.

and see whether the messages Lynx is sending are what you think it should
send.

(reply to address@hidden please)

   Klaus

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