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In-Reply-To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu>
       "Re: lynx port" (Oct  9,  7:53pm)
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        Veggy Vinny <richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Subject: Re: lynx port
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On Oct 9,  7:53pm, Chuck Robey wrote:
} On Wed, 9 Oct 1996, Veggy Vinny wrote:
} > On Wed, 9 Oct 1996, Chuck Robey wrote:
} > > The lynx port changes sources incredibly often, so the port changes too.
} > 	Hmmm, wouldn't the filename change if it's updated?  I guess maybe
} > the lynx port just updates too fast for the port to keep up with it but
} > Audrey does do a superb job of maintaining the port...
} This last time, the dist site added the new .tar.gz file (they previously
} only had the .zip file) but usually, no, the name stays the same.  I gotta
} figure this drives Andrey nuts.  The file changes so often there was some
} discussion about removing the checksum altogether, but it didn't happen.

FWIW, the lynx2-6 "release" hasn't changed since Sept 2nd. Foteos
Macrides has gone on "vacation" from his one-a-day release schedule.
Lynx 2-6 is being revised along autoconfig lines, but I don't know
what the future holds as far as versions of Lynx.
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