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Re: [Lynx-dev] the reloading document error?
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Stefan Caunter |
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Re: [Lynx-dev] the reloading document error? |
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Sun, 3 Mar 2013 07:42:19 -0500 |
Look at a trace file
lynx -trace
Send it if answer is not obvious from examination
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Stef
On 2013-03-02, at 17:50, Karen Lewellen <address@hidden> wrote:
> While I suppose someone might have a reason for doing that, I cannot for the
> life of me imagine why on earth I might ever disable cookies smile.
> I assure you cookies are working with my setup.
> Karen
>
> On Sat, 2 Mar 2013, address@hidden wrote:
>
>> hi karen.
>>
>>> Let's say I am filling out a form. I choose submit and then get...
>>> Warning! reloading document, any form entries will be lost.
>>
>> if you have disabled cookies in lynx, this might happen when trying to
>> submit a form to a server that requires cookie information from your
>> browser to determine the server's behavior upon submission of the
>> form.
>>
>> in the absence of cookie info, the server might redirect your browser
>> to the page containing the form, which lynx obediently reloads
>> (clearing the forms).
>>
>> enable cookies and try again, and see if that doesn't produce more
>> satisfactory results.
>>
>> does it?
>>
>> hope this helps,
>> wes
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 2 Mar 2013, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>> I actually have more than one question, but keeping them in different
>>> threads.
>>> I am helping a service troubleshoot their ability to work with lynx.
>>> Knowing this is their problem, not the fault of lynx, I am wondering just
>>> what the browser may be encountering when it is motivated to produce the
>>> following?
>>> Let's say I am filling out a form. I choose submit and then get...
>>> Warning! reloading document, any form entries will be lost.
>>>
>>> 99.99% of the time, indeed the form is empty. once in a while though
>>> things are fine.
>>> what triggers this error in lynx?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Karen
>>>
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