Re: [Lynx-dev] Strange table behaviour with example spam x2 and other browsers

[Rado S]

=- Bela Lubkin wrote on Fri  8.Dec'06 at 11:59:06 -0800 -=

> > See yourself:
> > http://www.ghb-hamburg.de/rado/spam.html
> > http://www.ghb-hamburg.de/rado/spam2.html
> > 
> > Now, why do those other browsers show 2 rows as 1, so that the
> > spam is actually readable there while lynx shows the 2 rows as 2,
> > which makes it hard to recognize as spam?
> 
> That's not a bug, it's a feature!  ;-}
>
> It is instantly obvious that it's some sort of useless spam, and
> as a bonus, I don't even have to sully my eyes with knowledge of
> what they're selling.

Aye, I knew from the start it was spam, that was clear even to me
before I knew how to read that spam. Yet I'd like to understand
why those other browsers cooperate so well with those spammers,
and whether there is a way to mimic this to better track down what
kind of spam this is to create suitable rules?

> {...} manages to integrate the stuff vertically, but spacing is
> still crazy, resulting in garbage like "W o rl dwi d e D i sc
> ree t Sh ip p in g". T he pu r vey o rs o f t h is g ar b age s
> ho u ld b e l i n ed up a nd sh ot.

Heh, at least it would be easier to read to get rid of it.
(know your foe to defeat it)

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