Newsletter html tip

digifan · 2004-11-23, 10:41 AM

Hmm.. not sure what happened but when I clicked the HTML link, my web based email told me the link was not found on the server and forced me to relogin..

amadman · 2004-11-23, 10:55 AM

Mine shows it for an instant then disappears. |twinkle

digifan · 2004-11-23, 11:11 AM

Thanks.. I checked the source code too but in vain.

Jim · 2004-11-23, 11:19 AM

That html should not be a link.

Sorry

Cleo · 2004-11-23, 11:23 AM

An other way to have the old location point to the new location is to use symbolic links.

Telnet into your server and type:
ln -s /path/to/real/file /path/to/alias

This is how I usually do it.

Cleo · 2004-11-23, 11:26 AM

Yeah somehow Mail thinks it is a link.

I'm guessing sender error.

T Pat · 2004-11-23, 11:52 AM

Great Tip Jim
I discovered yesterday that I'm pissing away about 35 search engine hits a day

Finding out the correct way to redirect was on my todo list today

Could you please give me the second and third line of code

I don't know anything about telneting

digifan · 2004-11-23, 07:09 PM

I could use all links

T Pat · 2004-11-23, 07:20 PM

I just checked the news letter archive hopeing the complete tip was there

Come on Jim don't be a tease at least give us a link to an example that's using the meta tags

Cleo · 2004-11-23, 07:26 PM

Put this between the opening and closing head tags.

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL=http://WHEREYOUWANTITTOGO.com">

content="0 will give you no delay. You can change this number to anything you like.

Jim · 2004-11-23, 07:31 PM

Just click on Newsletter above and don't use Cleos

T Pat · 2004-11-23, 09:13 PM

thanx Jim
figured I better show you how I got the tip useing Mozzila Thunderbird (so you don't think I'm brain dead)

Renaming a Page
There are many reasons why a page may need to be moved or renamed, but just moving the file is not the end of the matter.

Any relatively busy site will have been indexed by search engines and it will take them a long time, perhaps several months before they will notice the page change. In the meantime users following a search link may hit the dreaded 'page not found' error and curse the web master.

The simplest way to phase out the page is to replace the original page with one that redirects it to the new one.

To achieve this requires just a few lines of HTML in the page using the META tags within the HEAD page section. These cause the page to auto-refresh after a short time to the new address for the page. You can use this approach for the main index page of a web site as well.

The first line tells the browser to refresh after one second to the page ./newname.html. The second line discourages robots from adding the redirection page to the index.

Have a Great Day!

T Pat · 2004-11-23, 09:15 PM

thanx Cleo

2004-11-23, 10:41 AM	#1
digifan ...and since we know an end will come it makes our living so much fun Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In your dreams, baby Posts: 3,835	Newsletter html tip Hmm.. not sure what happened but when I clicked the HTML link, my web based email told me the link was not found on the server and forced me to relogin.. __________________ Webair Rocks

2004-11-23, 11:11 AM	#3
digifan ...and since we know an end will come it makes our living so much fun Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In your dreams, baby Posts: 3,835	Thanks.. I checked the source code too but in vain. __________________ Webair Rocks

2004-11-23, 11:23 AM	#5
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	An other way to have the old location point to the new location is to use symbolic links. Telnet into your server and type: ln -s /path/to/real/file /path/to/alias This is how I usually do it. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2004-11-23, 11:52 AM	#7
T Pat You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Paridise Posts: 3,244	Great Tip Jim I discovered yesterday that I'm pissing away about 35 search engine hits a day Finding out the correct way to redirect was on my todo list today Could you please give me the second and third line of code I don't know anything about telneting __________________ How To Keep An Asshole In Suspense I'll Tell You Later

2004-11-23, 07:09 PM	#8
digifan ...and since we know an end will come it makes our living so much fun Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In your dreams, baby Posts: 3,835	I could use all links __________________ Webair Rocks

2004-11-23, 10:55 AM	#2
amadman I've been mad for fucking years, absolutely years, been over the edge for yonks.... Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: padded room Posts: 861	Mine shows it for an instant then disappears. \|twinkle

2004-11-23, 11:19 AM	#4
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	That html should not be a link. Sorry

2004-11-23, 07:20 PM	#9
T Pat You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Paridise Posts: 3,244	I just checked the news letter archive hopeing the complete tip was there Come on Jim don't be a tease at least give us a link to an example that's using the meta tags __________________ How To Keep An Asshole In Suspense I'll Tell You Later

2004-11-23, 07:26 PM	#10
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Put this between the opening and closing head tags. <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL=http://WHEREYOUWANTITTOGO.com"> content="0 will give you no delay. You can change this number to anything you like. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2004-11-23, 07:31 PM	#11
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	Just click on Newsletter above and don't use Cleos

2004-11-23, 09:13 PM	#12
T Pat You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Paridise Posts: 3,244	thanx Jim figured I better show you how I got the tip useing Mozzila Thunderbird (so you don't think I'm brain dead) Renaming a Page There are many reasons why a page may need to be moved or renamed, but just moving the file is not the end of the matter. Any relatively busy site will have been indexed by search engines and it will take them a long time, perhaps several months before they will notice the page change. In the meantime users following a search link may hit the dreaded 'page not found' error and curse the web master. The simplest way to phase out the page is to replace the original page with one that redirects it to the new one. To achieve this requires just a few lines of HTML in the page using the META tags within the HEAD page section. These cause the page to auto-refresh after a short time to the new address for the page. You can use this approach for the main index page of a web site as well. The first line tells the browser to refresh after one second to the page ./newname.html. The second line discourages robots from adding the redirection page to the index. Have a Great Day! __________________ How To Keep An Asshole In Suspense I'll Tell You Later

2004-11-23, 09:15 PM	#13
T Pat You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Paridise Posts: 3,244	thanx Cleo __________________ How To Keep An Asshole In Suspense I'll Tell You Later