Re: [Lynx-dev] Re: LYNX already compiled for Win98

[Stef Caunter]

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004, Webmaster Jim wrote:

> > - 3rd:  at the latest step, if applicable, I would like to use LYNX to 
> > automatically check the availability of our companies homepage.

Automated checking of websites is is a classic use of lynx.
Depending on the level of detail required you can confirm everything from
certificates to content integrity to simple availability. I usually have the
checking system email a text device if an error condition is detected.

At the simplest level this will do for any served page.

#!/bin/sh
lynx -dump -source www.foo.com/page.html > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? == 0 ]
then
echo "ok"
else
echo "nope"
fi

I hope this helps.

__Stef
http://caunter.ca/contact.html