Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2dev.20

[Philip Webb]

990318 Thomas Dickey wrote: 
> various people saw possible confusion in  ./configure : 
>>  --disable-finger  disable FINGER logic (default: on) 
>>  --disable-gopher  disable GOPHER logic (default: on) 
>>  --disable-news   disable NEWS logic (default: on) 
> The options labeled --disable are supposed to be normally enabled.
> The options labeled --enable are supposed to be normally disabled.
> I'll revisit this anyway since the help-message doesn't line up.
 
to add my voice to the multitude:
these lines & similar should read `(default: enabled)', ` ... disabled ... '.
general principle for all documentation:
always err on the side of being too explicit.

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