[webwithout-ie] work around:Fw: PayPal Problem Solution

From: "david poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <webwithout-ie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 07:37:53 -0500
This is a tip/hack/work around if you will for a broublesome issue.

Johnnie Apple Seed
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Luke Davis" <ldavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <BLIND-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 4:43 AM
Subject: PayPal Problem Solution


I don't know if anyone else using a shell account has had this problem, 
but if so, a solution for experienced users follows:

Using lynx (the cat), you go to PayPal, to buy (in my case) something, 
such as an Ebay acquired product.
You enter all payment details into the form provided as the "review 
transaction done" screen.  Really, you are reviewing a transaction that 
was already submitted by Ebay, etc., if you came in that way.
Anyway, you set everything (payment source, comments, etc.) the way you 
want, and hit the button that calls itself:

^a^a^a^a Pay! ^a ^a ^a ^a ^a

(or something like that)

But what happens?  You are sent right back to the same review page, 
containing all of your information.  This goes on for eternity.

The solution, is this:

1.  Press backslash ("\"), to get the document source.  Answer "y", to the 
question about resubmitting post content.

2.  Send the raw page source out to a file, maybe called "paypal.html", by 
pressing: "p1", enter, "paypal.html", enter.  (This assumes that you have 
numbered everything active; if not: translate accordingly).

3.  Now, either suspend lynx with control-z, or access another shell 
session (with screen if you're running it, or by opening another 
telnet/ssh connection, if you came in to your shell that way).

4.  In your suspended/new session, open your favorite text editor 
(preferably one without line wrapping enabled, but either way)--I used 
nano.  Load the file "paypal.html".

5.  Search for the word:

paysubmit

6.  On the line with "paysubmit" (it is the code for a hidden form field), 
the number zero ("0") appears.  Search for, and replace it, with the digit 
one ("1").

7.  Save and exit the file.

8.  Back in your lynx session (you need the same session, for cookie 
integrety, I think), press "g" (for goto), and type the file name you used 
(paypal.html, for example), then press enter.

You will get the same review page as in all previous attempts.
However, if you press "pay" this time, instead of a recurring groundhog 
day review page, the payment will be processed, and will hopefully 
succeed!

Warning!  There will be no further review steps for this payment.

Your mileage may vary.  Use at your own risk.  No warranty of any kind is 
provided for this information; it is provided as an "as-is" 
suggestion/service.

If you respond, keep the same subject.

Have fun; hope this helps someone.

Luke

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