Re: lynx-dev download option

[Thomas Dickey]

On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 12:32:03PM +0200, address@hidden wrote:
> hallo, dear developer team,
> 
> using lynx for minimal linux work.
> however, when downloading rpm the option D) (==>downlod)  works as i want.
> but when enter TGZ files, for instance:
> 
> http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-2880/NVIDIA_kernel1.0-2880.tar.gz
> 
> is loading from, and afterwhile the screen is running the CONTENT of 
> tar.grz file.
> bcause of hughe amount of data the konsole outpput didn`t get to end 
> for save the download.

perhaps you have a mailcap entry for .tar.gz (that could cause lynx to
attempt to - for instance - display the tar file's contents rather than
download it).

> my question is:
> is there an lynx output properties to prohibit download inview?
> is there an option to download manual as an keystroke/linecommand with 
> automaztiic download/quit the download?
> 
> the lynx is hot and newset: version  2.8.3

2.8.3 is about 2 years old

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Thomas E. Dickey <address@hidden>
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