Re: lynx-ssl: Alert! HTTP 1.0 400 bad request; Not with other browsers

[Morten Bo Johansen <mbj@spamfilter.dk>]

Shaul Karl <shaulka@bezeqint.net> wrote:

> Package: lynx-ssl
> Version: 2.8.4.2-1
> 
> Does the following a lynx bug or is there a way to get lynx behave like
> other browsers?

It could be a Lynx bug, certainly. Whether or not one should
dub some behaviour in a brower's interaction with html a bug is
too complicated a subject for me but following one of the links
you referred to in "Links" (another text based browser with
this very silly name) worked ok. so at least you could say that
Lynx is less fault tolerant than "Links" in this instance.

> Reproducing the problem: 
> 
>     1. Go to http://www.ebay.com
>     2. In the search box have something reasonable, say tv.
>     3. Hit Find It.
>     4. You should get a list of suggested items.
>     5. Randomly choose one of the items.
> 
> Now try following the link marked as `view seller's other auctions'.
> 
> This results in an error screen. Prior to the error screen there is
> an error message at the status line at the bottom of the screen, saying
> 
>     Alert! HTTP 1.0 400 bad request.

Lynx either inserts or does not strip a space between the
"&userid=" and the actual identity in the referring url so in
Lynx for instance such a url may look like this:

http://cgi2.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid= gypsyseller

Note the space between the '=' and 'gypsyseller'.

You can remedy the situation by hitting 'E' while staying on
the link to edit it and then remove the space.

I'll send your message to lynx-dev to see if anyone has any
comments.


Regards,

Morten


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