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On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, Sindi wrote:
>
> > Karolis's version is 2.8.16.  For either version please also update
> > cert.pem from cacert.pem.gz at my site.  And keep it updated - I put a
> > link to the update URL in my blfiles.htm.
>
> For your information, Czerno, cert.pem is a file that contains some kind
> of security information needed to access registered secure sites (I
> believe). I don't understand this very well, but I think you may need that
> file in order for the ssl-capable lynx to work at many secure sites. Is
> this correct, Sindi?

It will work without it but keep asking you questions about whether to 
proceed without a secure certificate.  If you use an outdated cert.pem you 
have to answer questions again for some sites where the certificate is no 
longer valid.

> > You need libresolv and libdns from libc to use lynx online (or the IP
> > number instead of the name of the site).  They do not show up as
> > dependencies with ldd.  I should put a note about that.  I used the glibc
> > ones.  If you install the complete glibc (part of which is needed by
> > Opera) they will be in there.
>
> Let's remember that Czerno is using the loop file version of BL, which
> should run out of space fairly quickly once he starts adding extra stuff.

The two library files in question, even glibc versions, are small ones. 
65K libnss_dns and 220K libresolv

> James

Sindi