Hello
I have recently discovered lynx but I have some questions about its uses
They are:
1.Can lynx be used to change or edit authorization information for certain sites and if it can how can it be done?
and
2.Can the lynx -dump command be used to output entire folders in the same way it is used to output files?
and
3.Can lynx output or print authorization information required to access a given URL? (i.e. usernames. passwords or emails)

Any answers you can provide me with would be great

Thanks

i have better luck with wget (also curl):it depends on how you programmed the website. some sites authenticate generally; and some require specific post-data keys to be uploaded to authenticate.

thank you so much schneidz - so this command will change and set my login on the server?

^ nope. it will attempt to login to your server and download the requested webpage.

how did you setup authentication on your server. does it have a pop-up prompt like this:
http://iso.linuxquestions.org/isoadmin/admin.php
if so, you will want to use the --user=/--password= flags.

if the webpage has text-fields for user-id and password like this:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/

then you will need to use --post-data and whatever key-value pairs you setup on the page.

If by this you mean can lynx be used to register for sites, enter passwords, and stuff like that there, the answer is generally yes. The same goes for links, elinks, and w3m, the other text browsers I have some experience with.

In Lynx, you can enter text directly into the field where it appears on the page. In w3m (which is my text browser of choice, meaning that when I have to use a text browser that's the one I use), you place the cursor on the field, hit enter, and a text dialog opens at the bottom to the screen to receive the input.

If you are referring to more specialized uses, please let us know what they are.

I apologize for not being clear but basically all I want to do is log into a website to delete a profile I forgot existed but I have forgotten the password I used to access it so I need something to set a new password to my account so I am able to delete it.

It depends on the website and how heavily it relies on javascript. It's certainly worth a shot. If you are not used to using a text browser, expect a bit of a learning curve, because it's a step back in time.

According to this, links (another text browser) does support javascript.

why do you think you need lynx for that?

what you need to do, is enter your username, click the "forgot password?" link, and wait for email to arrive. if there's no "forgot password?" link, find the contact email, and send them an email explaining the situation.

why does it matter which browser you choose to accomplish that?

I already know that ondoho however I have blocked those emails from my inbox because I thought I had already deactivated my account :P so that is why I'm here.
I do know/have heard of the curl-X DELETE command but I am concerned that it may go wrong and fail to solve my problem

unblock them?

yes...well this has been 'fun' but I think I may have found my solution elsewhere - could someone please tell the admin staff to delete this thread and account as I won't be needing it.

^ please share so that future posters could benefit.