Re: LYNX-DEV 2-8 preparations (was Java etc)

[T.E.Dickey]

> 
> In article <address@hidden> you write:
> > > How about the LYNXCGI problem?
> > sorry - I lose track of some things - is there a summary for this one? 
> > (again - if it's a bug - we either fix it or document it, but new features
> > can wait: I have my own list too)
> I posted about this twice before.  Lynx fails to set CONTENT_TYPE in the
> emvironment of cgi programs it runs.  The spec seems to require it at
> least for POST and one other (I've forgotten now).  The patch below sets
> it always (or to "" if there is no content type), which seems harmless
> enough.
thanks (I've a half dozen items for a patch this week - once that's in,
then I suppose we should see what remains).
 
> I'd say this falls into the bug category. Without it, the lynxcgi
> feature can only be used safely for GETs.

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Thomas E. Dickey
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