Lynx

[Ivan Shmakov]

>>>>> Mike Spencer <m...@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> writes:
>>>>> Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> writes:
>>>>> In comp.misc, Mike Spencer <m...@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:

[Cross-posting to news:comp.infosystems.www.misc. This time
for real.]

[...]

>>> Of course, sometimes what you need is most especially the image(s).
>>> But news & opinion sites seem to think it's neccessary to have a
>>> pic, often as not some random stock photo with every item. That's
>>> *before* the matter of ads. Makes a substantial difference on a
>>> slow connection.

>> lynx / elinks / w3m are your friends. Use them. All can be
>> configured to download and display images upon user request.

> Haven't looked at lynx for over a decade. Hmmmmm.... Huh. Cranky.
> Have to do something about the hor'ble colors.

This is what I did:

$ grep -E -- ^show_color < .lynxrc
show_color=never
$

> Well, maybe, for some purposes.

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