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Lynx README file
-Lynx Version 2.9.0 is the latest release (January 2024).
+Lynx Version 2.9.2 is the latest release (May 2024).
See the CHANGES file for a complete record of all changes and bug fixes.
New releases are announced on the lynx-dev mailing list (see below).
@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@ at very simple programming. If you just want something which will work
by following the links from
<URL: https://lynx.invisible-island.net/resources.html/> ;
-For DOS or Windows, go to
- <URL: http://www.fdisk.com/doslynx/lynxport.htm>.
-
WHAT IS LYNX?
Lynx is a fully-featured World Wide Web (WWW) client for users running
cursor-addressable, character-cell display devices such as vt100 terminals,
- vt100 emulators running on Windows 95/NT or Macintoshes, or any other
- character-cell display. It will display Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
- documents containing links to files on the local system, as well as files on
- remote systems running http, gopher, ftp, wais, nntp, finger, or cso/ph/qi
- servers, and services accessible via logins to telnet, tn3270 or rlogin
- accounts. Current versions of Lynx run on Unix, VMS, Windows95
- through Windows 8, 386DOS and OS/2 EMX.
+ vt100 emulators or any other character-cell display.
+
+ Lynx will display Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) documents containing
+ links to files on the local system, as well as files on remote systems
+ running http, gopher, ftp, wais, nntp, finger, or cso/ph/qi servers, and
+ services accessible via logins to telnet, tn3270 or rlogin accounts.
+
+ Lynx runs on any POSIX platform as well as Windows.
+
+ Older releases also work with VMS, Windows95 (and up), 386DOS and OS/2 EMX.
Lynx can be used to access information on the WWW, or to establish
information systems intended primarily for local access. Lynx has been
@@ -105,16 +105,12 @@ INSTALLING THE DOCUMENTATION
where [public_path] is the absolute path to the lynx_help directory.
Customizing the help menu system is just a matter of editing a set of
- HTML files. Additional information about installing and customizing
- the help file set is available at
- <URL: http://www.irm.nara.kindai.ac.jp/lynxdev/README.help>.
+ HTML files.
INSTALLING LYNX
To install Lynx, follow the steps in the INSTALLATION file, which is
- located in the top directory of the source distribution. Win32 users
- who need pre-compiled distributions should visit the site
- <URL: http://www.fdisk.com/doslynx/lynxport.htm>.
+ located in the top directory of the source distribution.
PROBLEMS
@@ -146,9 +142,9 @@ LYNX-DEV MAILING LIST
questions or comments in the archive since more often than not nobody
will send a carbon copy to you. View the archives at:
"lynx-dev Mailing list archives"
- <URL: http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev/>
+ <URL: https://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev/>
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