Re: LYNX-DEV WAIS gateway? --NOT

[Doug Kaufman]

On Fri, 9 Jan 1998, Al Gilman wrote:

> ----- Forwarded message from Gerald Oskoboiny -----
> 
> From: Gerald Oskoboiny <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: LYNX-DEV WAIS gateway? (fwd)
> 
> On Thu, 8 Jan 1998, Al Gilman wrote:
> 
> > What is the status of this WAIS gateway?
> 
> It is no longer supported at W3C, sorry.

In view of the above, I would suggest that the W3C gateway be removed
from the lynx code.  I think the following patch does this.
                                   Doug


*** lynx2-7-1/WWW/Library/Implementation/HTAccess.c     Mon Nov 24 11:17:20 1997
--- lynx2-7-1/WWW/Library/Implementation/HTAccess.c.new Mon Jan 12 23:40:56 1998
***************
*** 35,44 ****
  #define DIRECT_WAIS
  #endif /* VMS */
  
- #ifndef DEFAULT_WAIS_GATEWAY
- #define DEFAULT_WAIS_GATEWAY "http://www.w3.org:8001";
- #endif
- 
  #include "HTUtils.h"
  #include "HTTP.h"
  #include "HTAlert.h"
--- 35,40 ----
***************
*** 458,469 ****
        if (TRACE && proxy)
            fprintf(stderr, "proxy server found: %s\n", proxy);
        
- #ifndef DIRECT_WAIS
-       if (gateway == NULL && !strcmp(access, "wais")) {
-           gateway = DEFAULT_WAIS_GATEWAY;
-       }
- #endif /* direct wais */
- 
        /*
        **  Proxy servers have precedence over gateway servers.
        */
--- 454,459 ----
*** lynx2-7-1/WWW/Library/Implementation/HTWSRC.c       Wed Sep 24 08:12:48 1997
--- lynx2-7-1/WWW/Library/Implementation/HTWSRC.c.new   Mon Jan 12 23:47:06 1998
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*** 350,366 ****
            PUTS("Direct access");
            END(HTML_A);
            /** Proxy will be used if defined, so let user know that - FM **/
!           PUTS(" (or via proxy server, if defined), or");
!           START(HTML_BR);
!           /** Offer W3 Consortium gateway - FM **/
!           sprintf(WSRC_address, "http://www.w3.org:8001/%s%s%s/%s";,
!               me->par_value[PAR_IP_NAME],
!               me->par_value[PAR_TCP_PORT] ? ":" : "",
!               me->par_value[PAR_TCP_PORT] ? me->par_value[PAR_TCP_PORT] :"",
!               www_database);
!           HTStartAnchor(me->target, NULL, WSRC_address);
!           PUTS("through W3 Consortium gateway");
!           END(HTML_A);
  
            FREE(www_database);
            
--- 350,356 ----
            PUTS("Direct access");
            END(HTML_A);
            /** Proxy will be used if defined, so let user know that - FM **/
!           PUTS(" (or via proxy server, if defined)");
  
            FREE(www_database);
            
*** lynx2-7-1/lynx_help/lynx_url_support.html   Fri Jan  2 10:12:24 1998
--- lynx2-7-1/lynx_help/lynx_url_support.html.new       Mon Jan 12 23:58:02 1998
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*** 249,256 ****
  where <em>:port</em> defaults to <em>:210</em>
  
  <p>Direct wais support is built into Lynx for VMS, and can be compiled
! into Lynx on Unix.  If direct wais support is not available, Lynx uses
! the W3C wais gateway.
  
  <p>If only a <em>database</em> is indicated in the URL, Lynx returns
  an ISINDEX cover page for searching that <em>database</em>, and will
--- 249,255 ----
  where <em>:port</em> defaults to <em>:210</em>
  
  <p>Direct wais support is built into Lynx for VMS, and can be compiled
! into Lynx on Unix.
  
  <p>If only a <em>database</em> is indicated in the URL, Lynx returns
  an ISINDEX cover page for searching that <em>database</em>, and will
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Doug Kaufman
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