In linux.debian.user, you wrote: > can anybody tell me for sure whether lynx-ssl in debian has > exp_persistent_cookies > compiled in or not. If so, can anybody tell me where my problem might lie. > right now, in the lynx.cfg, I have it configured to accept all cookies, > set_cookies is TRUE, and so is persistent_cookies. My cookie file and file for > saving cookies are both ~/.lynx_cookies. when I go online, cookies do end up in > the file and they are there when I quit lynx. But if i start lynx again and > access a website that gives me a cookie, all my cookies from the previous > session are then gone. If I access lynx but don't add any new cookies, I believe > the cookies from the last session still stay there. > I also have a shell account for backup and notice that when I obtain cookies in > consecutive sessions there the new cookies are added without wiping out the > former ones. > I am also wondering what the true/false combinations (sometimes both true or > both false or one of each) mean in the cookies in the file. > thanks. > > Cheryl >
I went through this with lynx. By default this is not compiled into it. I downloaded the source and compiled it myself. I imagine this is also true for lynx-ssl. You have to compile with the --enable-persistent-cookie flag. I found this in the help section under cookies. Anita -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
