--- lynx2-8-6/WWW/Library/Implementation/HTTelnet.c	2006-05-30 00:44:54.000000000 +0200
+++ lynx2-8-6/WWW/Library/Implementation/HTTelnet.c.pix	2008-07-07 02:07:08.000000000 +0200
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@
      *  *cp=0;        // terminate at any ;,<,>,`,|,",' or space or return
      * or tab to prevent security whole
      */
+	/* don't accept command line args to telnet */
+	/* notting@redhat.com, 8-25-99 */
+	for (; *host && *host =='-' ; host ++) {
+		*host = '\0';
+	}
     for (cp = (strchr(host, '@') ? strchr(host, '@') : host); *cp != '\0';
 	 cp++) {
 	if (!isalnum(UCH(*cp)) && *cp != '_' && *cp != '-' &&