Re: lynx-dev Difficulties with Lynx_kit

[Doug Kaufman]

On Sat, 1 Jan 2000 address@hidden wrote:

> I am helping some blind people with configuring their dos 
> emailprogramme and/or web browser. There are two persons where lynx 
> doesn't work, i.e. they can start it by typing dialer and if they 
> then type 'lynx' (without the quotes, indeed) they get the following 
> error(s):
> "Lynx: can't access to  startfile"

The expert on the "Lynx_kit" is Rene Ludwig, who distributes this.
Rene is usually willing to help with problems of Lynx_kit setup
(http://www.rene4u.com/home-eng.htm). The usual problem with "can't
access startfile" is that the startfile is unavailable. This can be
for many reasons, from a bad connection to the server being down. The
simplest thing is to set the startfile to a file on the hard disk.
This can be done in the lynx.cfg file. Look for a line near the top
starting with "STARTFILE:". Have it look something like:
STARTFILE:file://localhost/c:/lynx/lynx_hel/lynx_hel.htm

Make sure that there is no "#" at the beginning of the line and that
the file exists at the exact location to which you point.

The lynx binary in lynx_kit is from April 1999. If you want to try a
newer version (but different setup), see
"http://www.rahul.net/dkaufman/index.html";
                              Doug
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