lynx-dev "looking up 'folder'" error message

[Al Gilman]

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It would appear that you have installed Lynx in a folder named "Lynx
folder" or somewhere in the path to the Lynx executable there is such a
folder name containing whitespace.  The reference to the path to the
executable in LYNX.BAT or some similar reference is breaking when the
program launches.  It is a Win95 problem of short vs. long names.

If this is the problem there are two fixes:

a) install Lynx under a path with all 8.3 names running down to it.

b) change the references in the LYNX.BAT file [to use the 8.3
abbreviations?] for the long-name segments in the path.

HTH

Al

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>I have just downloaded Lynx and am having trouble getting to work.  I have
>downloaded and unzipped hte file into a file and when I open the application
>file lynx.exe, I get:
>
>1.  Looking up folder first.
>2. Then Looking up www.Folder.com, guessing...
>
>Any ideas on how I can get this to function.
>
>thanks!
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