Re: Lynx updated to version 2.8.1dev6 on userbin

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From: Doug Kaufman
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 00:00

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In <6hu605$dn2$1@samba.rahul.net> amatu@unicorn.us.com writes:

>Yes, I encountered a SERIOUS problem with it.  I have verified that my
>problem is exhibited only by the new version of Lynx.  Old versions
>work, as do other browsers.

>The problem is that this new Lynx fouls up a query string contained in a
>URL for a CGI invocation.  For example, I have the following link in one
>of my web pages:

><a href="http://cgi.unicorn.us.com/cgi-bin/unicorn/mgadmin?getpswd=33536&lg=1">Miami (University of)</a>

The problem is that lynx is interpreting the URL according to the html
specification. You have invalid html on your web page, as you can see
with one of the html validators. The ampersand needs to be escaped.
Change the "&" to "&amp;" and all should work well. Let me know if this
doesn't fix the problem. Lynx is not trying to be a validator, but
trying to interpret html accurately means that some invalid html is not
rendered as the author intended.
                              Doug
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Doug Kaufman
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Date: 1998/04/26
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