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Re: [Lynx-dev] Alternative User-Agent header


From: Travis Siegel
Subject: Re: [Lynx-dev] Alternative User-Agent header
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:58:13 -0400
User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.11.0

Yeah, I got the same message when I used lynx directly, w/o changing the browser string.

Obviously the ip and id number were different, but otherwise, the message was identical.  Which is what prompted me to send the last email saying 2/3 of the use cases could be fixed.  I too use cookies, and it made no difference, so don't know if it's possible to get around this issue at all with lynx or other nonstandard browsers.


On 6/25/2021 12:42 PM, russellbell@gmail.com wrote:
        I use:

        Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.9.2) Gecko/20100115 
Firefox/3.6 l_y_n_x


        ENABLE_LYNXRC:useragent:ON

in lynx.cfg makes the value persist.

        www.fanfiction.net returns:

'        Please enable cookies.
One more step
Please complete the security check to access www.fanfiction.net
         Please stand by, while we are checking your browser...
         Redirecting...
Please turn JavaScript on and reload the page.
         Please enable Cookies and reload the page.
Why do I have to complete a CAPTCHA?
         Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary 
access to the web property.
What can I do to prevent this in the future?
         If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an 
anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware.
         If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network 
administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or 
infected
devices.
         Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use 
Privacy Pass. You may need to download version 2.0 now from the [1]Firefox 
Add-ons Store.
         Cloudflare Ray ID: 664fa00b9cce0fc5 o Your IP: 172.58.107.145 o 
Performance & security by [2]Cloudflare
'


        I think no user-agent header will make a difference.  BTW
cookies are enabled in my lynx; other sites use them successfully.

russell bell

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