Re: [Lynx-dev] sudden site access failure: realclearpolitics.com

[Jude DaShiell]

Check line 2832 in lynx.cfg if yours isn't hugely modified.


On Thu, 11 Nov 2021, dan d. wrote:

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> What is the exact lynx.cfg line for this, I cann't find it by searching for 
> 1.1:
>
> Enable HTTP 1.1 can be done either in the Options screen or in lynx.cfg.
>
> Thanks.
>
> On Thu, 11 Nov 2021, Ian Collier wrote:
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>
> > I find it interesting that Lynx cannot verify the certificate of
> > 'realclearpolitics.com' (without the www) because the server is
> > not returning the certificate chain.  But with the www is a completely
> > different server which does have a valid certificate.
> >
> > Anyway I have found that links (the chain) will display the web site
> > correctly by default, but gets denied if I supply any one (or more)
> > of the following options:
> >
> >  -http-bugs.no-compression 1
> >  -http-bugs.http10 1
> >  -http.fake-user-agent Lynx
> >
> > So as far as Lynx (the cat) is concerned, what we need to do in order
> > to visit this site is (a) change the user agent, and (b) enable HTTP 1.1.
> >
> > Enable HTTP 1.1 can be done either in the Options screen or in lynx.cfg.
> > User agent can be done either in Options or on the command line.  My
> > experimentation shows that they want at least your OS in the user agent,
> > so "Lynx (Linux 5)" works, while Lynx's default user agent does not
> > because it doesn't contain the OS name.
> >
> > imc
> >
> >
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