[TriLUG] newbie browser link

[Tanner Lovelace]

On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 08:42, Michael Mueller wrote:
> Saw this link.  THought it might be good for the newbie manual being 
> assembled.
> 
> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Linux/FAQs/browsers.html

Rock!  As one of it's browsers it lists

telnet port 80.

Pro: This actually is a useful way to find out if a web (or other
     service) is running. Good way to memorize the HTTP protocol.
     RARELY, IF EVER, CRASHES.
Con: Nobody but nobody writes readable HTML anymore. Though,
     surprisingly, raw form is sometimes more readable than the rendered
     stuff, particularly at news sites where copy is often just
     <p>-tagged straight text plugged into and utterly fscked-up page.

[Emphasis added]

Karsten Self generally has a good clue and this page is no
exception, even if it is a bit dated.

Tanner
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