Re: lynx-dev using lynx in scripts (with no terminal)

[pg]

In a recent note, Fiber McGee said:

> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 16:22:54 -0500
> 
> >Does anybody know of any magic way how to use 'lynx' from
> >within scripts without a controlling terminal (ie in cron initiated jobs).
> >
> >The cron job does something like:
> >
> >echo 'city=London' |
> >         lynx -post_data http://some.service.net/get_the_weather.html \
> >         > outfile
> >
> >The error message I get is:
> >Your terminal lacks the ability to clear the screen or position the cursor.
> 
I've seen this one recently.  I don't remember whether the answer was
"Upgrade."

I have no such problem with "lynx -source" using Lynx 2.8.4dev.10 (21 Sep 2000)

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