[SOLVED] lynx browser: how to whitelist cookies of eng wikipedia?

jindam vani · 09-23-2022, 05:29 AM

lynx.cfg file is exhaustive & bit intimidating. whenever i visit eng wikipedia, it asks for cookie permissions. how do i whitelist cookies for eng wikipedia? are there any articles which provide tips or guides for tweaking or features specific to lynx browser.

regards,
jindam, vani

TB0ne · 09-24-2022, 06:07 PM

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lynx.cfg file is exhaustive & bit intimidating. whenever i visit eng wikipedia, it asks for cookie permissions. how do i whitelist cookies for eng wikipedia? are there any articles which provide tips or guides for tweaking or features specific to lynx browser.

Did you read any of the documentation???
https://lynx.invisible-island.net/ly...PT_ALL_COOKIES

Turbocapitalist · 09-25-2022, 10:12 AM

There is also the COOKIE_ACCEPT_DOMAINS configuration directive in there, too.

jindam vani · 09-26-2022, 12:59 PM

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Did you read any of the documentation???

no.

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https://lynx.invisible-island.net/ly...PT_ALL_COOKIES

it will open can of worms & security nightmare.

jindam vani · 09-26-2022, 01:04 PM

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There is also the COOKIE_ACCEPT_DOMAINS configuration directive in there, too.

this is what i was looking for.
its excellent pointer...
thank u......

Turbocapitalist · 09-26-2022, 01:30 PM

No problem.

When you get the chance, please go through the documentation (i.e. manual page)

Code:

man lynx
lynx --help | less

Approach it as a reference document in which you can look up stuff as needed. The manual pages are neither guides nor tutorials but authoritative reference works, second only to the source code. It pays an excellent return on the effort to learn to at least be able to skim through them. They vary a lot in quality, some quite excellent others not so much, but all are informative and useful.

TB0ne · 09-26-2022, 02:40 PM

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no. it will open can of worms & security nightmare.

So you don't bother to read the documentation, but want someone else to read them for you, and tell you what to type in??

jindam vani · 09-26-2022, 08:46 PM

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So you don't bother to read the documentation, but want someone else to read them for you,

yes, that is one way to put it.

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and tell you what to type in??

yes, i am with a lot of imperfections...

i have always assumed config files are enough to know about package behaviour on linux.

obviously, i was wrong & stumped.

yes, this has provided opportunity to remind myself if i cant figure out anything in config files, MUST read atleast man pages (suggested by @Turbocapitalist) .....

TB0ne · 09-27-2022, 08:27 AM

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yes, that is one way to put it.

yes, i am with a lot of imperfections...i have always assumed config files are enough to know about package behaviour on linux. obviously, i was wrong & stumped. yes, this has provided opportunity to remind myself if i cant figure out anything in config files, MUST read atleast man pages (suggested by @Turbocapitalist) .....

And you MUST read the documentation, and show your own effort. Asking people to read things FOR YOU, is plain rude...why can't you show your own efforts, to solve your own problems???