Issues using lynx to browse eepsites

[red]

Hello, I've been away from I2P for a few years and can't seem to remember how I was ever able to browse eepsites via the text-only browser lynx. I've tried editing lynx.cfg and various commands trying to mirror the Firefox network settings recommended in the official documentation. I'm able to access the router console itself but when I click on actual eepsites I keep getting this error:

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Alert!: Unable to connect to remote host.

Has anyone else gotten lynx to work with I2P? I know it's possible I just don't remember how.

Thanks!

Red

[lgillis]

Hallo Red!

The web browser lynx takes the environment variable “http_proxy” into account.
The general call can look like this:

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  http_proxy="http://127.0.0.1:4444" lynx http://discuss.i2p/viewtopic.php?p=1002#p1002

If a system-wide proxy is used, the environment variable can be entered in "/etc/environment". (The appropriately configured proxy establishes the connections to the individual networks. This is done centrally and saves users the trouble of configuring each application individually. But beware, such a configuration offers no protection against cross-connections. However, it is ideal for transparent communication across networks.)

[red]

Thanks! I narrowed the issue down to the shell I was using. I was using zsh instead of bash. Going into bash I was able to use the command you gave. Hooray! Thanks again!

red