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Use lynx to browse local files using a remote URL
Authored by: kirbysdl on Apr 26, '04 03:01:07PM

This is completely expected and correct (as far as the intentions of the developers go) behavior. Unless you specify a complete URL with the http:// header, lynx will always interpret that command line argument as a local location for it to open. If your webmaster friend knows lynx, he or she might not be fooled. ;)

off topic: You could be a bit trickier and edit your hosts file so that cnn.com pointed towards your local machine, then build a cnn lookalike site to host on your machine. This would make ANY local browser display your version of cnn.com. Might be fun to tell someone their birthday/anniversary made it to front page news. =)



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