Re: lynx-dev rejection of lynx by website

[Thomas Dickey]

On Thu, Feb 08, 2001 at 01:56:12PM -0600, Leslie Fairall wrote:
> Hello:
> 
> I really need some assistance here.
> 
> I am trying to access a website with lynx that refuses to allow me to log
> into it successfully. It requires a username and password, which the server
> rejects. I checked lynx.trace and am certain I typed in the right
> username and password. However, I believe the site thinks I am using an
> insecure browser. It gives me the message:
> 
>               Lynx Trace Log (2.8.4dev.15)
> Composing Authorization for blackboard.teletrain.com:80/bin/login.pl
> HTAASetup_lookup: No template matched `bin/login.pl' (so probably not 
> protected)
> HTTP: Not sending authorization (yet).

I'm not familiar with this part of lynx, but reading the code, there
should be a series of messages saying which templates are not matched.
That is, unless there are no templates...

(A more complete Lynx.trace would help, perhaps).

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