Mailing the story:

A month on the command line, Day 6: Blog posting without a GUI

  • Click; By Steven Rosenberg (Posted by on CST)
  • Story Type: News Story
Blogging from the command line without a GUI -- and no e-mail gateway -- can be done ... almost. Using the command-line, text-only Elinks browser to post blog entries -- or to complete Web forms in general -- is a lesson in trial, error and frustration. But disciplined use of keystrokes -- and a little dumb luck -- allows these browsers to post to Movable Type blogs such as this one.
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What is your E-Mail address?

What is the email address of the recipient?

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