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Lynx-dev is a majordomo mailing list used by developers and interested users as a forum to discuss the further development of the Lynx World Wide Web browser. Topic issues include fixing known bugs, porting Lynx to various systems, and increasing the usability of Lynx.

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Subscribing to Lynx-Dev

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Lynx-Dev Archives

Archives of messages posted to lynx-dev are now in html format so that you can view them using Lynx.

Go to the Lynx-Dev Archives.