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faqs [2007/06/05 19:36]
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 +====== FAQs ======
 +===== Linux =====
 +==== Unable to Access Google using Lynx ====
 +
 +**Symptom:** Attempts to access www.google.com using Lynx result in the error, "Google Error Bad Request" or "400 Bad
 +Request".
 +
 +**Cause:** Some Linux distributions ship with a large /etc/mailcap or ~/.mailcap file that Lynx is using to send a huge Accept: header and google doesn't like it. 
 +
 +**Fix:** In /etc/lynx.cfg, edit 
 +<code>"GLOBAL_MAILCAP:/etc/mailcap" to "GLOBAL_MAILCAP:/dev/null" 
 +or 
 +"PERSONAL_MAILCAP:~/.mailcap" to "PERSONAL_MAILCAP:/dev/null"
 +</code>
 + as appropriate (depending on which mailcap file is causing the grief).
 +
 +
  
faqs.txt ยท Last modified: 2007/06/05 20:15 by helphand