Re: Can Lynx Save Individual Site Passwords?

I am in no position to speculate.
speaking personally, given how personal personal computers can be, there 
could be any number of goals Chime has in mind.
Best,
Karen



On Tue, 18 Mar 2025, [email protected] wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 17 Mar 2025, Chime Hart wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> 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
>
>