Re: Release of Lynx ver 2.1
"Jamie H. Clark" <jamie@explorer.clark.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1993 17:32:04 -0500 (EST)
From: "Jamie H. Clark" <jamie@explorer.clark.net>
Subject: Re: Release of Lynx ver 2.1
To: Kevin Atkinson <kevina@clark.net>
Cc: Stephen Balbach <stephen@explorer.clark.net>,
Tim Stark <tstark@explorer.clark.net>, www-talk@www0.cern.ch,
www-announce@www0.cern.ch
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On Fri, 17 Dec 1993, Kevin Atkinson wrote:
> Thought you might be intersted in this:
>
> It is always a good idea to keep your programs up to date:
Yes, great!!! Let's get 'em and install here!
>
> ---------------
>
> Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas:
>
> Lynx Ver. 2.1 is now available for anonymous ftp from
> FTP2.cc.ukans.edu as /pub/lynx/lynx2-1.tar.Z
> and /pub/lynx/lynx2-1.zip
>
> ( ftp://ftp2.cc.ukans.edu/pub/lynx/lynx2-1.tar.Z )
> ( ftp://ftp2.cc.ukans.edu/pub/lynx/lynx2-1.zip )
>
> Lynx is a distributed hypertext browser with full World Wide Web
> capibilities. For an explanation of features and a demo,
> telnet to "www.cc.ukans.edu" and login as "www".
>
> This release of Lynx has been compiled by me on the following platforms:
>
> o IBM (AIX 3.2)
> o DEC Ultrix
> o DEC Alpha OSF/1
> o Sun 4
> o NeXT (Mine is an older version of NeXTStep, but it should work
> with newer ones too.)
> o VMS (Multinet)
> o OpenVMS for Alpha AXP (Multinet)
>
> This release is rumored to compile on the following platforms:
> o HP-UX (snake)
> o Solaris 2
> o SVR4
> o VMS (UCX)
> o LINUX
> o SGI
> o SUN 3
> o AIX 3.1
> o NeXTStep 3.x
>
> Binaries for the following platforms are available:
>
> o IBM (AIX 3.2, will work with 3.1 as well)
> o Ultrix
> o Alpha OSF/1
> o Sun 4
> o VMS (Multinet)
> o OpenVMS for Alpha AXP (Multinet)
>
> A listserv list exists for the distribution of
> Lynx related information and updates.
> o Lynx-Dev@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu
>
> Send a subscribe request to listserv@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu to
> be added to the list. All new releases will be anounced on this
> list. Please do not send subscribe requests to the the Lynx-Dev
> list directly.
>
> The following new features have been added/changed:
>
> * massive rewrite. Removed all Lynx internal format code and
> restructured all the source files. Every piece of Lynx
> code was rewritten or restructured or both. Enhanced
> architecture and obtained modest increase in speed.
> * The Lynx Bookmark file is now interpreted as an HTML document.
> Old Lynx bookmark files must be converted using the lynx2html
> program or deleted.
> * HTML+ forms as implemented by XMosaic now work.
> Fill in the empty spaces and press the submit button to
> submit the form. (fun, fun, fun!)
> * The <textarea> tag isn't done yet. It will currently only
> give a one line text area. The next version of Lynx will
> include a true textarea implementation once I figure out a
> reasonable interface.
> * Incorporated WWWlib 2.14 and fixed up the descrip.mms files.
> Foteos Macrides made VMS port changes and wrote a really nice
> build.com script to make compilation on VMS systems really easy.
> Foteos also ported Lynx to OpenVMS for alpha axp systems.
> * 's' now only means search a searchable indexed document through the
> server, and can no longer be used to search for strings within
> the displayed document.
> * '/' now only searches through the current displayed document for
> strings and can not be used for server searching searchable index documents.
> * Capital 'Q' now quits without asking for confirmation.
> * 'm' for Main Menu now askes for confirmation and does NOT clear
> the history stack.
> * Blockquote style changed slightly.
> * Verbose Gopher option removed, verbose gopher functionality
> is now set permenantly on.
> * Default editor is now configurable in the lynx.cfg file.
> * Default bookmark file is now configurable in the lynx.cfg file.
> * ownership is no longer inherited.
> * <link rev="owner" href="mailto:ADDRESS"> now accepted as well as
> <link rev="made" href="mailto:ADDRESS"> to define the URL of the
> owner or person responsible for the info.
> * 's' now only searches <isindex> server documents.
> * '/' always means search within the document.
> * anonymous users cannot change the bookmark page! (security hole)
> * added (non-breaking space),   and  
> * fixed bug with <a> and other tags messing up formatting
> withing <PRE> segments.
>
> :lou
> >>> Kevina <<<
>
>
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