diff --git a/www/lynx/Makefile b/www/lynx/Makefile
index a4d729df531..221f44f5435 100644
--- a/www/lynx/Makefile
+++ b/www/lynx/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,37 @@
 # OpenBSD makefile for:    lynx
 # http://sol.slcc.edu/lynx/current/
-# Version required:     2.7.2
+# Version required:     2.8
 # Date created:         17 November 1997
 # Whom:                 gene
 #
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.9 1998/01/19 21:10:42 gene Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.10 1998/03/12 07:48:28 marc Exp $
 #
 
-DISTNAME=       lynx2-7-2
-PKGNAME=        lynx-2.7.2
+PKGNAME=        lynx-2.8
 CATEGORIES=     www
-MASTER_SITES=   http://sol.slcc.edu/lynx/release/
-EXTRACT_SUFX=   .zip
+MAINTAINER=     ports@OpenBSD.ORG
 
-MAINTAINER=     gene@OpenBSD.ORG
+NO_WRKDIR=	"no working directory"
+NO_CHECKSUM=	"nothing to checksum"
+NO_EXTRACT=	"nothing to extract"
+NO_PATCH=	"nothing to patch"
+NO_CONFIGURE=	"nothing to configure"
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=  unzip:$(PORTSDIR)/archivers/unzip
+# Override fetch, nothing to fetch
+#
+do-fetch:
+	@${DO_NADA}
 
-MAN1=           lynx.1
-EXTRACT_CMD=    $(PREFIX)/bin/unzip
-EXTRACT_BEFORE_ARGS=    -qq
-ALL_TARGET=     openbsd
+# Override build.  Nothing to build but this way the user still sees
+# ===>  Building for lynx-2.8 instead of nothing which is what we would
+# get if NO_BUILD were defined.
+#
+do-build:
+	@${DO_NADA}
+
+# Just create a symbolic link to the standard distribution lynx
+#
+do-install:
+	@${LN} -fs /usr/bin/lynx ${PREFIX}/bin/lynx
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/www/lynx/files/md5 b/www/lynx/files/md5
deleted file mode 100644
index 1dec0c28911..00000000000
--- a/www/lynx/files/md5
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-MD5 (lynx2-7-2.zip) = 5a90e47091ff9d6ac1b9a63990581972
diff --git a/www/lynx/patches/patch-aa b/www/lynx/patches/patch-aa
deleted file mode 100644
index b3cc44c20ff..00000000000
--- a/www/lynx/patches/patch-aa
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-*** Makefile.orig	Mon Jan 12 11:48:03 1998
---- Makefile	Mon Jan 12 11:52:46 1998
-***************
-*** 211,216 ****
---- 211,217 ----
-  	@echo "news-slang -- for SONY NEWS-OS 4.2.1R with color slang package"
-  	@echo "next       -- for NeXT OS"
-  	@echo "next-ncurses  -- for NeXT OS using ncurses package"
-+ 	@echo "openbsd    -- for OpenBSD"
-  	@echo "osf        -- for Alpha OSF/1"
-  	@echo "osf-slang  -- for Alpha OSF/1 with color slang package"
-  	@echo "ptx        -- for Sequent's DYNIX/ptx, version 4, (current version)"
-***************
-*** 987,992 ****
---- 988,1001 ----
-  		LIBS="-L/usr/local/lib -lncurses \
-  		$(WAISLIB) $(SOCKSLIB) $(SITE_LIBS)" \
-  		WWWLIB="../WWW/Library/next/libwww.a"
-+ 
-+ openbsd:
-+ 	cd WWW/Library/netbsd; $(MAKE) LYFLAGS="$(SITE_LYDEFS)"
-+ 	cd src; $(MAKE) all CC="cc" MCFLAGS="-O -DFANCY_CURSES -DNCURSES \
-+ 		-DNCURSESHEADER -DUNIX -DNO_CUSERID -I../$(WWWINC) $(SITE_DEFS)" \
-+ 		LIBS="-lcurses -ltermlib -lcompat \
-+ 		$(WAISLIB) $(SOCKSLIB) $(SITE_LIBS)" \
-+ 		WWWLIB="../WWW/Library/netbsd/libwww.a"
-  
-  # isc - Interactive Unix for i386 and i486 machines
-  # According to Robert Salter (salter1@mster.nsbf.nasa.gov),
-*** WWW/Library/netbsd/Makefile.orig	Mon Jan 12 11:55:09 1998
---- WWW/Library/netbsd/Makefile	Mon Jan 12 11:58:21 1998
-***************
-*** 2,11 ****
-  #
-  
-  # For W3 distribution, machine type for subdirectories
-  WWW_MACH = netbsd
-  
-  # The ASIS repository's name for the machine we are on
-! ASIS_MACH = i386/NetBSD
-  
-  
-  CFLAGS = -O -DUSE_DIRENT
---- 2,11 ----
-  #
-  
-  # For W3 distribution, machine type for subdirectories
-  WWW_MACH = $(OPSYS)
-  
-  # The ASIS repository's name for the machine we are on
-! ASIS_MACH = $(ARCH)/$(OPSYS)
-  
-  
-  CFLAGS = -O -DUSE_DIRENT
diff --git a/www/lynx/patches/patch-ab b/www/lynx/patches/patch-ab
deleted file mode 100644
index c7d3de68095..00000000000
--- a/www/lynx/patches/patch-ab
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-*** src/LYCurses.h.orig	Mon Jan 19 15:13:22 1998
---- src/LYCurses.h	Mon Jan 19 15:16:24 1998
-***************
-*** 41,47 ****
-  #  ifdef __NetBSD__
-  #    include <ncurses/ncurses.h>
-  #  else
-! #    include <ncurses.h>
-  #  endif /* __NetBSD__ */
-  # endif /* NCURSESINCDIR */
-  #else
---- 41,51 ----
-  #  ifdef __NetBSD__
-  #    include <ncurses/ncurses.h>
-  #  else
-! #    ifdef __OpenBSD__
-! #     include <curses.h>
-! #    else
-! #     include <ncurses.h> /* fallthrough case */
-! #    endif /* __OpenBSD__ */
-  #  endif /* __NetBSD__ */
-  # endif /* NCURSESINCDIR */
-  #else
diff --git a/www/lynx/pkg/DESCR b/www/lynx/pkg/DESCR
index 5d46780f5af..28345de944e 100644
--- a/www/lynx/pkg/DESCR
+++ b/www/lynx/pkg/DESCR
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 lynx is a program which allows a user to access World-Wide Web servers
 and other information servers.  It uses only ascii representation so
 that it can be used from ascii-terminals and dialin-lines.
+
+lynx(1) was added to OpenBSD release 2.3.  Therefore, it can be used
+without installing this port.  However, to maintain backward compatibility
+with those who may have hard coded the path to lynx, the port can be'
+installed.  The installation will create a symbolic link to the released
+version of lynx.  A pkg_delete of this port will remove the link.
diff --git a/www/lynx/pkg/PLIST b/www/lynx/pkg/PLIST
index 67d846dc001..5a545c08939 100644
--- a/www/lynx/pkg/PLIST
+++ b/www/lynx/pkg/PLIST
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
 bin/lynx
-lib/lynx.cfg
-man/man1/lynx.1
-@unexec rm -f %D/bin/lynx.old
-@unexec rm -f %D/lib/lynx.oldcfg