For what it's worth, lynx 2.8.4 (the latest one I have on windows) only
shows the first page where you can select a language,
I can't get past that page.
However, on linux where I have version 2.9.2 installed works just fine.
Thanks for doing the work for that, it makes a difference to some of us.
On 5/15/2025 1:50 PM, Jerome Shidel via Freedos-user wrote:
Hi All,
If you follow the developer mailing list, you would have heard me
mention the development of the new version 3.x of FDRepo.
For those who don’t follow that list, FDRepo is the server side
software that manages the FreeDOS software download and update
repositories.
Those repositories are what network aware package managers like FDNPKG
communicate with to fetch package updates and new software over the
internet.
Among the many things FDRepo does, it also provides a web interface
for visitors to browse and download packages.
There are a few more things which I want to finish before it
“officially” replaces the old version.
However, I also run it on my personal server and it is already
replaced it at https://fd.lod.bz/repositories
Today, I kind-of when down a rabbit hole in it’s development.
I decided to visit the repository through the dos accessible
sub-domain using a DOS web browser. That sub-domain does not force a
https encrypted connection.
The results were mixed and it was enlightening to see what the
different browsers could and could not handle.
One browser stood out above the rest. It was the text only Lynx
browser (not Links). It was almost usable.
Looking at the problems it had, I thought “I bet I can fix that”.
I jumped down that rabbit hole head first, did some experiments and
made a couple changes.
Many hours later, voilà the site now works reasonably well in DOS text
only mode with Lynx.
So, if you want to feel like the 1980's, install the lynx browser and
fire it up using:
lynx.exe http://dos.lod.bz/repos
:-)
Jerome
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