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Online Banking Customers Migrating To Lynx

Posted by Soulskill on from the browsers-with-character dept.

Jibbler writes "Following the recent Pwn2Own competition, in which Firefox, IE8 and Safari all fell quickly to exploits, Netcraft has observed a surge in popularity of the text-based Lynx browser. Netcraft points out that Lynx supports the latest cryptographic ciphers, and at least one online banking site has seen Lynx usage overtake that of Internet Explorer and Firefox. To boost Lynx's excellent security history, Netcraft has even developed a version of its anti-phishing toolbar for Lynx."

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  1. Is this it? by Shadin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Which one is THE April Fools story?

    1. Re:Is this it? by hack++slash · · Score: 5, Funny

      The one saying "2009 will be Year of the Linux Desktop."

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    2. Re:Is this it? by glavenoid · · Score: 5, Funny

      You have to unlock it by getting the RTFA achievement first

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    3. Re:Is this it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Man, those people on Eart are really stupid.

  2. Frist prost by Gizzmonic · · Score: 4, Funny

    And I've actually used Lynx on eComstation! OS/2 is the true 3l33t h4x0r OS!

    Mod me up!

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    1. Re:Frist prost by Richard+Steiner · · Score: 4, Funny

      Which version? There are multiple Lynx ports to OS/2, ya know. :-)

      I prefer Links under Warp 4 myself, especially the 2.xx port with the -g option.

      w00t!

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    2. Re:Frist prost by Cristofori42 · · Score: 2, Funny

      You could have totally made that up and I doubt many people would even know. Including me.

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  3. First Post by JohnHegarty · · Score: 4, Funny

    First Post (Right Arrow)

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  4. Why not? Ascii is everything. by SpzToid · · Score: 5, Funny

    Take that you GUI loving pansies!

    What? poniez too?

    Freakin' awesome. Must be my lucky day.

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    1. Re:Why not? Ascii is everything. by ControversialMatt · · Score: 5, Funny

      Pfth. You command line wussies are gonna be the next to be hit while those of us who read the packets straight from the CAT-5 laugh at your insecure browsers.

    2. Re:Why not? Ascii is everything. by notarockstar1979 · · Score: 5, Funny

      How the hell are you supposed to see the ponies if you don't have a graphical browser? ASCII art? There aren't any ASCII ponies, and if I have my way there never will be. DOWN WITH ASCII PONIES!!!

    3. Re:Why not? Ascii is everything. by notarockstar1979 · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's it. I don't want to be your friend anymore.

  5. Excellent move by Mr.+DOS · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now they just need to replace their backup systems with paper tape and punch cards for security reasons. After all, it's so much harder to steal a few cubic miles of solidified wood pulp than a cargo container.

          --- Mr. DOS

    1. Re:Excellent move by Andr+T. · · Score: 2, Funny

      Your username fits your description perfectly.

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    2. Re:Excellent move by greensoap · · Score: 2, Funny

      Mr. DOS has some good thoughts, but what does Ms. DOS have to say?

  6. OMG, try look at Slashdot in Lynx!! by neo · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's really funny guys.

    1. Re:OMG, try look at Slashdot in Lynx!! by ConfessWitch · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ive been doing this for years. The point is at a glance it looks like your working.

  7. Such an amazing time of year! by MaxwellEdison · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am always amazed by the amount of wonderful news items, each of which seem to stretch credulity, that appear every year around this time. I wonder if researchers have ever looked into a cause for this...

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  8. Re:Use the firehose by Gizzmonic · · Score: 2, Funny

    Actually, I don't think they did it last year.

    And by the way, it actually is funny. Dilute the loc-tite gripping your butthole shut and enjoy yourself WITHOUT the use of alcohol for once!

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  9. This'll never work. by quixote9 · · Score: 4, Funny

    For a text-based browser, you have to know how to read, for God's sake.

    1. Re:This'll never work. by InsertWittyNameHere · · Score: 5, Funny

      Lynx turns every website into a MUD.

      Location: www.bank.com

      You see a long line of roped off people leading to several tellers behind a glass partition. A security guard stands, seemingly day dreaming, off to one side. You sense that he would fail to stop any robbery attempt.

      What would you like to do? [MOVE, LOOK, TOUCH, SMELL, ATTACK, WITHDRAW, DEPOSIT, MORE...]

  10. My ASCII Art Collection is back in vogue by belloc1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    .--. |V|
              / \ _| /
              q .. p \ /
                \--/ //
    jgs __||__// /. _/ // \ / // ||
        \\ / \
          )\| |
        / || || |
        |/\| || |
              | || |
              \ || /
          __/ || \__
        \____/\____/

    I have long awaited the return of fixed width fonts.

    1. Re:My ASCII Art Collection is back in vogue by Nushio · · Score: 5, Funny

      It looks like shit in any browser :P

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  11. The biggest problem with Lynx... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...is getting past the captcha.

    1. Re:The biggest problem with Lynx... by Fallingcow · · Score: 2, Funny

      It'll be ASCII art.

  12. Re:-5 troll by Em+Emalb · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not flamebait, you retarded sea cow, TROLL.

    Sheesh, what the hell is wrong with you!?!? :p

    (Let's do it, +5 flamebait!)

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  13. Re:-5 troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hey, *I* am a retarded sea cow, you insensitive clod!

  14. New Browser by Chlorine+Trifluoride · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe now we'll see "Intertext Explorer", Microsoft's response to the resurgence in text-based browsers. Of course, it still won't render PNGs correctly.

  15. Re:-5 troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    And I *am* an insensitive clod! You retarded sea cow!

  16. Re:Not funny when it's obvious AND predictable by auld_wyrm · · Score: 5, Funny

    It only really makes Slashdot look utterly, pitifully pathetic.

    You must be new here.

  17. Re:-5 troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Mom?

  18. "CLUI" by Olaf+Underbridge · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's "CLUI" for Command-Line User Interface.
    "CUI" is "Curses User Interface", fsckface.

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  19. Re:-5 troll by Tycho · · Score: 5, Funny

    The power of Jesus compels you! The power of Jesus compels you! The power of Jesus compels you!

    Pretty please?

    The power of Xenu compels you! The power of Xenu compels you! The power of Xenu compels you!

    Okay, maybe not?

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  20. Re:-5 troll by hvm2hvm · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why is this +5 funny and the other -1 troll? If Xenu is funny Jesus should be as funny. Or do mods here actually believe in God and Jesus? I'm probably headed for offtopic/troll/flamebait but I would still like a discussion on this.

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