Re: Can Lynx Save Individual Site Passwords?

On March 18, 2025 2:00:11 AM UTC, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi Chime,
>It depends on what you mean.
>Some sites for example use cookies to manage that goal.
>I belong to a site called archives of our own.
>When I use lynx here, because my username and password are saved, I am always recognized, even if following an ao3 link provided via email.
>Some services have a remember me on this computer option, managing the same thing.
>Are you comfortable sharing an example?
>Karen
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>On Mon, 17 Mar 2025, Chime Hart wrote:
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>> Hi All: I realize it is not a great practice to use a same password for
>> everything, but so-far, even looking in a lynx manual, there seem no references
>> to saving site passwords. It would make certain sites a bit easier if they
>> already know who I am. Thanks so much in advance
>> Chime
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>> 
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Hi there,

I guess Chine means the similar stuff as in Chromium and Firefox?

Where the browser monitor some certain <input> tag - e.g. the ones with id and class like 'password' - then store the user input in plain text, so that could be auto-filled next time.

I myself do not use this function in any browser, and I guess lynx doesn't have this one. I would be surprise if lynx supports this.

Best wishes,
Huihang