Date:	Tue, 11 Feb 1997 23:07:10 -0600 (CST)
From:	"Colin W. Glenn" <cwg01 AT gnofn DOT org>
To:	"'OpenDOS newsgroup'" <opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net>
Subject:	Re: [opendos] The Caldera Page
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On Tue, 11 Feb 1997 mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Feb 1997, Colin W. Glenn wrote:
> 
> > Sorry, been getting my subsystems confused, Lynx doesn't do that, Pine
> > does that, version 3.95, built Nov 1 11:33:35 CST 1996.
> 
> Hmm, I'm using Pine 3.95 too.  Compiled it myself about 3 weeks
> ago.  I can't get it to auto-uudecode.

A) check your flags.
B) check the source.

> > Lynx is a fabulous way to cruise the WWW, version 2.6 allows you to turn
> > [INLINE] images into clickable links which causes the Download feature to
> > activate.  And no, Lynx doesn't render _any_ URL's unless they're properly
> > setup HTML, (bummer), but will display the text file as formatted and you
> > can always use the 'G'o command to manually enter the URL.  I tend to edit
> > the file beforehand and add the HTML coding myself, probably more effort
> > than using the 'G'o command, but has the added convience of not having to
> > reenter it at a later date. ;)
> 
> I just highlight the URL with the mouse (I'm running GPM :o) and
> then press G for Go and then hit the middle mouse button, then
> enter.  Saves typing.  :o)  I'm sure there must be a program like

I using a _remote_ browser, I login under a comm program setup with VT102,
and the server takes care of all the nasty stuff, I only worry about using
the right link and pressing the correct keys.

> > Oh, something else neat, I found that 2.6 retrieves .gz files,

> I'd prefer all NON-HTML and non-text files to just be saved to
> disk as I download lots of gz, and tgz, zip, rar, etc... files
> and I hate it when my browser tries to display a RAR file!  I
> can't for the life of me figure out how to download a RAR file
> with LYNX or Netscrape.

'D'ownload.  Use the 'K'ey command to see what keys do what, you'd be
surprised at the number of different tricks Lynx does.

<! PrePared HTML!  Just export as a HTML file and Click!>
A Christian Web Site!  The Light 
<a href="http://www.thelight.org/">.</a><br>
A neat place to visit. HotSpot 
<a href="http://www.hspro.com/hotspot/">.</a><br>
Caldera, Inc. / Makers of OpenDOS
<a href="http://www.caldera.com/">.</a><br>
Caldera's OpenDOS page
<a href="http://www.caldera.com/dos/dos.htm">.</a><br>

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