DOS ain't dead - link 2.15 with JS for dos it's out

iw2evk

Magenta (Italy),
28.03.2018, 12:44
(edited by iw2evk, 28.03.2018, 13:32)

link 2.15 with JS for dos it's out (Announce)

After many request a new version of links with js enabled it's out

I uploaded a version of Links for DOS with javascr*** here:

(from Mikulas's mail)

http://www.jikos.cz/~mikulas/links/links-2.15-js.exe

BUT:
* there are unfixed bugs in the javascr*** engine, so it is not secure
(though, no one would probably bother writing exploits for it)
* the javascr*** engine was written in the era of Netscape 3 and 4 and
it supports features of those browsers. It doesn't run javascr*** on the
current internet

Mikulas

ron

Australia,
29.03.2018, 00:06
(edited by Rugxulo, 03.04.2018, 21:51)

@ iw2evk

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Links 215 is up and running just fine.

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Guti

31.03.2018, 09:46
(edited by Rugxulo, 01.04.2018, 05:08)

@ iw2evk

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Thanks!

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Berlin, Germany,
01.04.2018, 18:00

@ iw2evk

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> After many request a new version of links with js enabled it's out
>
> I uploaded a version of Links for DOS with javascr*** here:
>
> (from Mikulas's mail)
>
> http://www.jikos.cz/~mikulas/links/links-2.15-js.exe

Regular binaries are available from: http://links.twibright.com/download/binaries/

I dunno the difference between links-2.15-lite.exe and links-2.15.exe. Maybe "lite" means text-mode only.

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Rugxulo Usono, 02.04.2018, 03:25 @ rr	link 2.15 with JS for dos it's out Post reply
	> Regular binaries are available from: > http://links.twibright.com/download/binaries/ > > I dunno the difference between `links-2.15-lite.exe` and > `links-2.15.exe`. Maybe "lite" means text-mode only. I haven't tried the latest version yet. But, in older versions, yes, "lite" was text only (and also no HTTPS/SSL).

iw2evk Magenta (Italy), 10.04.2018, 18:40 @ Rugxulo	link 2.15 with JS for dos it's out Post reply
	Hi, someone can load this special version on IBIBLIO or freedos repository? thanks Roberto

Rugxulo Usono, 10.04.2018, 23:45 @ iw2evk	link 2.15 with JS for dos it's out Post reply
	> someone can load this special version on IBIBLIO or freedos repository? Where are the sources? Are they the same as vanilla 2.15? Binaries and sources (for exact same version) must both be available (GPLv2+).

iw2evk Magenta (Italy), 13.04.2018, 17:22 @ Rugxulo	link 2.15 with JS for dos it's out Post reply
	> > someone can load this special version on IBIBLIO or freedos repository? > > Where are the sources? Are they the same as vanilla 2.15? Binaries and > sources (for exact same version) must both be available (GPLv2+). i suppose it's a special version of 2.15 created by author under request. The source it's not provided, only the binaries (from personal site of authors, not from project site..)

Rugxulo

Usono,
13.04.2018, 23:03

@ iw2evk

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> i suppose it's a special version of 2.15 created by author under request.
>
> The source it's not provided, only the binaries (from personal site of
> authors, not from project site..)

Probably meant only provisionally as a test version. But what to test it on? One sore point of contention has been Google Groups, which has required Javascript since a few years. Maybe we should test there? (But I'll have to do it later.)

iw2evk

Magenta (Italy),
28.04.2018, 18:12

@ iw2evk

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> > Where are the sources? Are they the same as vanilla 2.15? Binaries and
> > sources (for exact same version) must both be available (GPLv2+).
>

from Mikulas :

You can get the source (including javascr***) from
git://leontynka.twibright.com/links.git

You can use the --enable-javascr*** parameter to ./configure to enable
javascr***.

I used these djgpp packages when compiling links for DOS. If you download
them, you'll get the same build as me.

bc106b.zip bz2106b2.zip djtzn204.zip gcc730b.zip grx249b2.zip
jpeg9cb.zip man13br2.zip shl20112.zip txi413b2.zip xz-508a.zip
bnu230b.zip csdpmi7b.zip ed-1142b.zip gdb72br4.zip gwk420b.zip
lss481b.zip pcre841b.zip ssl102kb.zip txt20br2.zip xz-508b.zip
bsh204b.zip dif36b.zip fil41br2.zip gmp612b.zip gzip18b.zip
lzlib18a.zip png1634b.zip tar112ab.zip zlb1211b.zip
bz2106a2.zip djdev204.zip fnd42335.zip grep29b.zip jbig21b2.zip
mak421b.zip sed44b.zip tiff409b.zip wh220br2.zip

the wattcp I use is wat3222br6.zip

Previous versions of the library contained a bug that caused crashes if
the server sent too much data, over the window advertised by the client.

david

11.05.2018, 19:13

@ iw2evk

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Ahoj Roberto,

Where You have JS enable??? 2.15 sources are without JS :(
Option in configure has not JS :(

david

> > > Where are the sources? Are they the same as vanilla 2.15? Binaries and
> > > sources (for exact same version) must both be available (GPLv2+).
> >
>
> from Mikulas :
>
> You can get the source (including javascr***) from
> git://leontynka.twibright.com/links.git
>
> You can use the --enable-javascr*** parameter to ./configure to enable
> javascr***.
>
> I used these djgpp packages when compiling links for DOS. If you download
> them, you'll get the same build as me.
>
> bc106b.zip bz2106b2.zip djtzn204.zip gcc730b.zip grx249b2.zip
> jpeg9cb.zip man13br2.zip shl20112.zip txi413b2.zip xz-508a.zip
> bnu230b.zip csdpmi7b.zip ed-1142b.zip gdb72br4.zip gwk420b.zip
> lss481b.zip pcre841b.zip ssl102kb.zip txt20br2.zip xz-508b.zip
> bsh204b.zip dif36b.zip fil41br2.zip gmp612b.zip gzip18b.zip
> lzlib18a.zip png1634b.zip tar112ab.zip zlb1211b.zip
> bz2106a2.zip djdev204.zip fnd42335.zip grep29b.zip jbig21b2.zip
> mak421b.zip sed44b.zip tiff409b.zip wh220br2.zip
>
> the wattcp I use is wat3222br6.zip
>
> Previous versions of the library contained a bug that caused crashes if
> the server sent too much data, over the window advertised by the client.

iw2evk Magenta (Italy), 11.05.2018, 19:24 @ david	link 2.15 with JS for dos it's out Post reply
	Ahoj David, download right source from git://leontynka.twibright.com/links.git use https://git-scm.com/ https://git-scm.com/downloads

david 12.05.2018, 11:09 (edited by Rugxulo, 14.05.2018, 00:02) @ iw2evk	link 2.15 with JS for dos it's out Post reply
	Ahoj Roberto, OK, git has upcomming version 216 with javascr*.c .... I have tested with http://www.isjavascr*enabled.com/ and links crashes to freezy computer :((( David

david 12.05.2018, 14:40 (edited by Rugxulo, 14.05.2018, 00:03) @ david	link 2.15 with JS for dos it's out Post reply
	https://javatester.org/javascr***.html this partly supported :) there You have tested 2.16 links > https://uloz.to/!LV1JC5U2cyNy/links-exe dave

Rugxulo Usono, 14.05.2018, 00:04 @ david	link 2.15 with JS for dos it's out Post reply
	> there You have tested 2.16 links Oh, apparently final 2.16 was released like two days ago. But I haven't mirrored it for FreeDOS yet.

david 14.05.2018, 18:03 @ Rugxulo	link 2.15 with JS for dos it's out Post reply
	the 2.16 could be with minimal JS support, yes, or not? because "configure" still doesn`t offer JS!

david 14.05.2018, 19:50 @ david	link 2.15 with JS for dos it's out Post reply
	the 2.16 final version is still without JS! > the 2.16 could be with minimal JS support, yes, or not? > because "configure" still doesn`t offer JS!

Rugxulo Usono, 15.05.2018, 02:46 @ Rugxulo	links 2.16 Post reply
	> Oh, apparently final [Links] 2.16 was released like two days ago. But I haven't mirrored it for FreeDOS yet. Done!

KormaX

22.08.2018, 22:55

@ Rugxulo

links 2.16

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Thank you, it's a very cool one :) As I experience it is faster then 2.14 and 2.15

There is only one problem: The Turkish 'dotless i' character's normal and bold forms are a little bit mixed up, especially in the monospace typeface.

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GNUser

05.05.2018, 16:52

@ iw2evk

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> After many request a new version of links with js enabled it's out
>
> I uploaded a version of Links for DOS with javascr*** here:
>
> (from Mikulas's mail)
>
> http://www.jikos.cz/~mikulas/links/links-2.15-js.exe
>
> BUT:
> * there are unfixed bugs in the javascr*** engine, so it is not secure
> (though, no one would probably bother writing exploits for it)
> * the javascr*** engine was written in the era of Netscape 3 and 4 and
> it supports features of those browsers. It doesn't run javascr*** on the
> current internet
>
> Mikulas

Great News!
Has anyone tested the new version yet? Particularly the javascr***... I know it's way too old, but does it actually improved anything? Are there any basic things Links used NOT to do that it does now via javascr***?
Right now I cannot use my DOS machine connected to the internet.
Thanks.

Rugxulo

Usono,
06.05.2018, 05:30

@ GNUser

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> Great News!
> Has anyone tested the new version yet? Particularly the javascr***... I
> know it's way too old, but does it actually improved anything? Are there
> any basic things Links used NOT to do that it does now via javascr***?
> Right now I cannot use my DOS machine connected to the internet.
> Thanks.

Not really. A brief try (a week or so ago) of Google Groups didn't show any effect. I'm not really surprised.

On a different note, the old 2008 DJGPP build of Wget seems to have recently stopped working on some sites (notably, SourceForge.net and Github.com) due to SSL problems. Even Kostylev's 2017 Curl build doesn't really seem to work. (Fiddling a bit with switches didn't really help.)

But Links2 does seem to still work on such sites, so that's good.

I would still like some kind of automated tool. (Can Links2 download without prompt? Bah, need to read the manual closer.) Kostylev did build a newer Wget (2017), but I haven't tested it much (and the config file is different, or at least different location). Maybe I need to try rebuilding Curl myself.

roytam

07.05.2018, 00:33

@ Rugxulo

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> > Great News!
> > Has anyone tested the new version yet? Particularly the javascr***... I
> > know it's way too old, but does it actually improved anything? Are there
> > any basic things Links used NOT to do that it does now via javascr***?
> > Right now I cannot use my DOS machine connected to the internet.
> > Thanks.
>
> Not really. A brief try (a week or so ago) of Google Groups didn't show any
> effect. I'm not really surprised.
>
> On a different note, the old 2008 DJGPP build of Wget seems to have
> recently stopped working on some sites (notably, SourceForge.net and
> Github.com) due to SSL problems. Even Kostylev's 2017 Curl build doesn't
> really seem to work. (Fiddling a bit with switches didn't really help.)
>
> But Links2 does seem to still work on such sites, so that's good.
>
> I would still like some kind of automated tool. (Can Links2 download
> without prompt? Bah, need to read the manual closer.) Kostylev did build a
> newer Wget (2017), but I haven't tested it much (and the config file is
> different, or at least different location). Maybe I need to try rebuilding
> Curl myself.

because github stopped supporting TLS 1.0/1.1. You need a SSL/TLS support backend that supports TLS 1.2.

Rugxulo

Usono,
14.05.2018, 00:49

@ roytam

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> > the old 2008 DJGPP build of Wget seems to have recently stopped working
> > on some sites (notably, SourceForge.net and Github.com) due to SSL
> > problems. Even Kostylev's 2017 Curl build doesn't really seem to work.
> > (Fiddling a bit with switches didn't really help.)
> >
> > But Links2 does seem to still work on such sites, so that's good.
> >
> > Kostylev did build a newer Wget (2017), but I haven't tested it much
> > (and the config file is different, or at least different location).
>
> because github stopped supporting TLS 1.0/1.1. You need a SSL/TLS support
> backend that supports TLS 1.2.

His newer Wget build (1.19) seems to work fine on those two (important) sites, though I do have to manually "set WGETRC=g:/utils/wgetrc" first.