lynx-dev Problem with DOS lynx 2.8.2

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> Hello...
>
> apologies if this is an obvious question and/or the wrong forum for it.
>
> I've just downloaded lynx 2.8.2 from the site:
>
>   http://www.fdisk.com/doslynx/lynxport.htm
>
> (file lynx_386.2.8.2rel.1.zip)... I'm running it on a 386 under Caldera
> DR-DOS 7.03. It works fine in local mode with the supplied dummy packet
> driver, but I can't get it to work with a real one... I keep getting the
> Alert message about not being able to contact the remote site.
>
> I'm using the DOSPPPD packet driver, which works fine with it's own
> (Clarkson) Telnet, and also with the Arachne graphical browser. I've
> tried editing the WATTCP.CFG file to match my ISP settings, but so far
> to no avail. Does this lynx port only work with the supplied TCPPORT.EXE
> file? if so, how do you use it? I can find no information on how to set
> up lynx to use any of these DOS packet drivers.
>
> any help, or pointers as to where I could find it, would be much
> appreciated
>
> thanks
>
> Henry Tillotson
>
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