Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 02:36:47 +0000 From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6722@twc.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Downloading with lynx or w3m, how to download as is, without gratuitous gzip Message-ID: <BA.5D.29375.7D46DF85@dnvrco-omsmta02>
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I don't use lynx (text-mode web browser) much, but have run into a problem that I never had before. Lynx, and also w3m, download what are supposed to be text files and then I see the gzip'ed version on the hard drive. Lynx used to download files as is! I looked through "man lynx", also /usr/local/etc/lynx.cfg, and couldn't figure how to disable the annoying, gratuitous gzip. Mozilla Seamonkey and Firefox can download straight without altering. My previous experience was that Lynx was trustworthy and would download files as is. Otherwise, what other text-mode web browsers are there in case my graphic interface (X) is not installed or is not operational? In this case, the problem arose due to a conflict reported by svn in /usr/ports/x11/xcb-proto/files https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/x11/xcb-proto/files I solved that problem with "svn revert -R" but still would like to know how to make lynx properly functional again. Lynx seems much easier to use than w3m, if I could find a way around its fetish with gzip; w3m also showed this fetish. Tom
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