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

"GLOBAL_MAILCAP:/etc/mailcap" to "GLOBAL_MAILCAP:/dev/null"
or
"PERSONAL_MAILCAP:~/.mailcap" to "PERSONAL_MAILCAP:/dev/null"

as appropriate (depending on which mailcap file is causing the grief).

My POPFile utilities and troubleshooting stuff is available here.

If you are looking for help with your installation of POPFile, I highly recommend you visit the Help Forum located at getpopfile.org. There are numerous knowledgeable POPFile users and developers that hang out there and who certainly will be able to help you solve your issue.

The original Not So FAQs for the Palm can be located here. They contain useful information related to the various PDA’s based on the PalmOS.

• Palm Pilot
• Palm
• Handspring Visor
• Tungsten
• Zire
• Treo