Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 21:13:30 -0400 From: Marty C <lalala@globalserve.net> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Netscape (and others) Message-ID: <37BDFD3A.3E81FDA1@globalserve.net> References: <19990820224657.25948.rocketmail@web121.yahoomail.com>
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You can get info on DOS and Windows versions of Lynx at http://www.fdisk.com/ Simon Mendoza wrote: > > Well maybe I need to clarify that that if you are > using just a character based terminal as your source > of input to browse internet, lynx is one product you > should consider. I call it user friendly in the sense > that by just using the arrows on your keyboard you can > either go forward, backwards, select your links and > with the enter key you actually browse the selected > URL. > Now to download, upload and other functions it is not > very intuitive? (if you find difficult to press "d" > for a download, "u" for upload and "q" for quiting the > program). > Anyhow, It is not my intention to say "replace your > character based internet browser with Lynx" I just > want to point out that I have used it (in fact is the > first thing I have always installed every time I set > up a Freebsd box w/o X and I have not had any problems > with it. It is in the port collection, by the way) and > it has served its purpose: I can always check my > internet e-mail accounts and browse any page that is > compliant (not all webs support character based > browser). > I have never tried the WINDOWS version (I suppose you > are refering to MS, because X window is without "s") > so I really don't know how it is configured, but if it > helps I can email you my configuration file (again I > did not have to touch it from install). > > Greetings to all > > Simon. > > --- Doug Young <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> wrote: > > In response to Simon Mendosa > > > > From: Simon Mendoza <simon_v_mendoza@yahoo.com> > > To: Kremlin Vostok <kremlin@primus.com.au>; FreeBSD > > Mailing List > > <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> > > Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 6:23 AM > > > > Dunno how you can call lynx "user friendly" ...... > > maybe it is to an expert > > but sure isn't for newbies, which I understand is > > the user base of this > > particular list. FreeBSD docs generally are heaps > > more intelligible to > > newbies than any of that linux stuff, and a > > dedicated newbie mailing list is > > the best idea yet, but from my point of view at > > least, advice as to what > > application is user friendly or otherwise needs to > > be factual and relevant > > to someone at newbie level. > > > > Where does one find info on configuring Lynx ...... > > there isn't anything at > > the homepage, or anywhere else I can find for that > > matter. I posted that > > question on several local mailing lists in Australia > > and after I got through > > all the typical "its easy, just read the HOWTO" > > responses I have learned to > > expect from "experts" .... I eventually found that > > in fact nobody had > > managed to get lynx working at all, whether in *nix > > or windows. > > > > I'd like to use lynx .in both windows and *nix > > situations, but without any > > proper info on how to get it working its no use > > whatsoever to me. The > > problems I had .... and others too .... were > > "startfile not found" (even > > though its where it should be and uncommented), > > "temp" file can't be opened" > > (even though permissions are correct), and similar > > stuff to that. > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of > > the message > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message -- ======================================= | from Martin, lalala@globalserve.net | | -Destroyer of Hard Drives | | -Mangler of partition tables | | -Data's worst nightmare | ======================================= To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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