LYNX-DEV Problem running Lynx -crawl via "cron"

[Paul Grenness]

Hi Lynx-Dev team,

I'm not having any success getting "lynx" v.2.7.1 with "-crawl" etc options 
to run from a shell script started by "cron" on an ISP running Linux 
v. 2.0.28

When the script is run by "cron", I am NOT logged into the ISP.

In the shell script I have a line -

lynx -crawl -traversal -realm -reload -term=vt100 $START_URL > $DISCARD_FILE

and when "cron" executes the shell script, the following error occurs and 
Lynx DOES NOT proceed with the crawl -

Terminal initialisation failed - unknown terminal type?


Further down the script, I use "lynx" again, with lines -

cat $HOME/qs_form | lynx -dump -nolist -post_data -reload $QS_URL > $QQQ
cat $HOME/ct_form | lynx -dump -nolist -get_data -reload $CT_URL > $QQQQ

I.e. not using Lynx crawl and these two lines execute correctly without any 
terminal initialisations errors.

In the script, which is executed by "cron" when I'm not logged into the ISP, 
I have a PATH= statement which matches my PATH when I am logged into the ISP. 

I CAN correctly manually execute the script when I AM logged in.

I CAN run the shell script using "cron" on my own ISP (TBSA - Linux v.
2.0.30) and do get a "Failed to Open Terminal" error message, BUT Lynx
proceeds and correctly completes the crawl. 

Does anyone have any idea why I can't get Lynx crawl to proceed in the 
absence of a terminal please ??

How might I 'trick' Lynx into proceeding in the absence of a terminal ??

tia & atb,
Paul G.