Re: Redirect to link nr 2 if link nr 1 is not working.
am 17.08.2007 16:06:58 von jkorpela
Scripsit kolesdz:
> My question concerns meta-tag.
Please ask the question in the message body, as clearly as possible. No not
refer to the Subject line or imply its content in the body. ObHTML: The same
applies in HTML authoring:
is necessary, <h1> is almost always <br />
essential, but neither of them should be referred to or implied in the rest <br />
of the content.<br />
<br />
So you apparently want to "Redirect to link nr 2 if link nr 1 is not <br />
working". This is not possible using <meta> tags, or any HTML tags.<br />
<br />
The conclusion is that you should probably put two (or even more) alternate <br />
links on your page, if you expect that the first one might fail often. This <br />
is quite simple - and sites that offer software for download often use such <br />
a tactics, perhaps offering the user a fairly large list of links that all <br />
do the same thing (when they work). But two, or maybe three, should normally <br />
be enough.<br />
<br />
Server-side, you could implement auto-redirect in a sense. Your <a <br />
href="..."> would then use a URL that invokes a server-side script, which <br />
accesses a URL where the content resides, and sends it to the client; but if <br />
the operation fails, it could access an alternative URL, etc. However, <br />
there's not much point in this, as a rule. It fails when the system where <br />
the script resides is not available. And if you trust that system so much <br />
that this does not matter, why don't you put the content proper on that <br />
system and use simple URLs to it?<br />
<br />
-- <br />
Jukka K. Korpela ("Yucca")<br />
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/</p>
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<h2>Re: Redirect to link nr 2 if link nr 1 is not working.</h2><span>am 17.08.2007 18:52:56 von kolesdz</span>
<p>Jukka K. Korpela wrote:<br />
> Scripsit kolesdz:<br />
> <br />
>> My question concerns meta-tag.<br />
> <br />
> Please ask the question in the message body, as clearly as possible. No <br />
> not refer to the Subject line or imply its content in the body. ObHTML: <br />
> The same applies in HTML authoring: <title> is necessary, <h1> is almost <br />
> always essential, but neither of them should be referred to or implied <br />
> in the rest of the content.<br />
> <br />
> So you apparently want to "Redirect to link nr 2 if link nr 1 is not <br />
> working". This is not possible using <meta> tags, or any HTML tags.<br />
> <br />
> The conclusion is that you should probably put two (or even more) <br />
> alternate links on your page, if you expect that the first one might <br />
> fail often. This is quite simple - and sites that offer software for <br />
> download often use such a tactics, perhaps offering the user a fairly <br />
> large list of links that all do the same thing (when they work). But <br />
> two, or maybe three, should normally be enough.<br />
> <br />
> Server-side, you could implement auto-redirect in a sense. Your <a <br />
> href="..."> would then use a URL that invokes a server-side script, <br />
> which accesses a URL where the content resides, and sends it to the <br />
> client; but if the operation fails, it could access an alternative URL, <br />
> etc. However, there's not much point in this, as a rule. It fails when <br />
> the system where the script resides is not available. And if you trust <br />
> that system so much that this does not matter, why don't you put the <br />
> content proper on that system and use simple URLs to it?<br />
> <br />
Very good idea. You solved my problem. Thanks Jukka.<br />
Yes, I have access to server I can trust.<br />
Jack</p>
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<h2>Re: Redirect to link nr 2 if link nr 1 is not working.</h2><span>am 17.08.2007 18:57:40 von kolesdz</span>
<p>kolesdz wrote:<br />
> Jukka K. Korpela wrote:<br />
>> Scripsit kolesdz:<br />
>><br />
>>> My question concerns meta-tag.<br />
>><br />
>> Please ask the question in the message body, as clearly as possible. <br />
>> No not refer to the Subject line or imply its content in the body. <br />
>> ObHTML: The same applies in HTML authoring: <title> is necessary, <h1> <br />
>> is almost always essential, but neither of them should be referred to <br />
>> or implied in the rest of the content.<br />
>><br />
>> So you apparently want to "Redirect to link nr 2 if link nr 1 is not <br />
>> working". This is not possible using <meta> tags, or any HTML tags.<br />
>><br />
>> The conclusion is that you should probably put two (or even more) <br />
>> alternate links on your page, if you expect that the first one might <br />
>> fail often. This is quite simple - and sites that offer software for <br />
>> download often use such a tactics, perhaps offering the user a fairly <br />
>> large list of links that all do the same thing (when they work). But <br />
>> two, or maybe three, should normally be enough.<br />
>><br />
>> Server-side, you could implement auto-redirect in a sense. Your <a <br />
>> href="..."> would then use a URL that invokes a server-side script, <br />
>> which accesses a URL where the content resides, and sends it to the <br />
>> client; but if the operation fails, it could access an alternative <br />
>> URL, etc. However, there's not much point in this, as a rule. It fails <br />
>> when the system where the script resides is not available. And if you <br />
>> trust that system so much that this does not matter, why don't you put <br />
>> the content proper on that system and use simple URLs to it?<br />
>><br />
> Very good idea. You solved my problem. Thanks Jukka.<br />
> Yes, I have access to server I can trust.<br />
> Jack<br />
....but I can put no more than 1k contents there.</p>
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<h2>Re: Redirect to link nr 2 if link nr 1 is not working.</h2><span>am 18.08.2007 14:35:37 von Bernhard Sturm</span>
<p>kolesdz wrote:<br />
> kolesdz wrote:<br />
>>><br />
>> Very good idea. You solved my problem. Thanks Jukka.<br />
>> Yes, I have access to server I can trust.<br />
>> Jack<br />
> ...but I can put no more than 1k contents there.<br />
<br />
so it is not really a 'server'? Are you telling us, that you have access <br />
to a server that can only keep 1024 Bytes of information? Sounds fishy <br />
to me, or maybe it's a very special server? Some sort of embedded <br />
system? I am really curious what you are trying to achieve...<br />
<br />
cheers<br />
bernhard<br />
<br />
-- <br />
www.daszeichen.ch<br />
remove nixspam to reply</p>
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<h2>Re: Redirect to link nr 2 if link nr 1 is not working.</h2><span>am 21.08.2007 00:46:05 von nigel_moss</span>
<p>While the city slept, Bernhard Sturm (sturmnixspam@datacomm.ch) feverishly<br />
typed...<br />
<br />
[...]<br />
> Are you telling us, that you have<br />
> access to a server that can only keep 1024 Bytes of information?<br />
[...]<br />
<br />
Well, that's about all my first ever computer (Sinclair ZX81) was able to<br />
store in memory, and that worked pretty well... of course it was pretty<br />
limited in terms of graphics (64 x 42 pixels if memory serves me well),<br />
colour (none, although I did tell people it had 4 colours - black, white and<br />
2 shades of grey ;-) ), sound (none - although it was strangely possible to<br />
get sound from it), and... well, the text wasn't that good either!<br />
<br />
Cheers,<br />
Nige<br />
<br />
-- <br />
Nigel Moss http://www.nigenet.org.uk<br />
Mail address will bounce. nigel@DOG.nigenet.org.uk | Take the DOG. out!<br />
"Your mother ate my dog!", "Not all of him!"</p>
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<h2>Re: Redirect to link nr 2 if link nr 1 is not working.</h2><span>am 21.08.2007 06:49:45 von Blinky the Shark</span>
<p>nice.guy.nige wrote:<br />
> While the city slept, Bernhard Sturm (sturmnixspam@datacomm.ch) feverishly<br />
> typed...<br />
><br />
> [...]<br />
>> Are you telling us, that you have<br />
>> access to a server that can only keep 1024 Bytes of information?<br />
> [...]<br />
><br />
> Well, that's about all my first ever computer (Sinclair ZX81) was able to<br />
> store in memory, and that worked pretty well... of course it was pretty<br />
> limited in terms of graphics (64 x 42 pixels if memory serves me well),<br />
> colour (none, although I did tell people it had 4 colours - black, white and<br />
> 2 shades of grey ;-) ), sound (none - although it was strangely possible to<br />
> get sound from it), and... well, the text wasn't that good either!<br />
<br />
And hey, how 'bout that little membrane keyboard, eh? :)<br />
<br />
-- <br />
Blinky RLU 297263 <br />
Killing all posts from Google Groups<br />
The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html</p>
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<h2>Re: Redirect to link nr 2 if link nr 1 is not working.</h2><span>am 21.08.2007 23:36:37 von nigel_moss</span>
<p>While the city slept, Blinky the Shark (no.spam@box.invalid) feverishly<br />
typed...<br />
<br />
> nice.guy.nige wrote:<br />
[ZX81 stuff]<br />
<br />
> And hey, how 'bout that little membrane keyboard, eh? :)<br />
<br />
Oh yes... lol! I had hours of fun prodding that membrane! Who'd have thought<br />
that the Spectrum - with a keyboard that seemed to be made out of recycled<br />
pencil erasers - would be considered "progress"??? ;-)<br />
<br />
Cheers,<br />
Nige<br />
<br />
-- <br />
Nigel Moss http://www.nigenet.org.uk<br />
Mail address will bounce. nigel@DOG.nigenet.org.uk | Take the DOG. out!<br />
"Your mother ate my dog!", "Not all of him!"</p>
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<h2>Re: Redirect to link nr 2 if link nr 1 is not working.</h2><span>am 22.08.2007 05:54:12 von Blinky the Shark</span>
<p>nice.guy.nige wrote:<br />
> While the city slept, Blinky the Shark (no.spam@box.invalid) feverishly<br />
> typed...<br />
><br />
>> nice.guy.nige wrote:<br />
> [ZX81 stuff]<br />
><br />
>> And hey, how 'bout that little membrane keyboard, eh? :)<br />
><br />
> Oh yes... lol! I had hours of fun prodding that membrane! Who'd have thought<br />
> that the Spectrum - with a keyboard that seemed to be made out of recycled<br />
> pencil erasers - would be considered "progress"??? ;-)<br />
<br />
With my Sinclair I wrote a Monopoly piece-movement sim that played very<br />
long games, to determine the most-hit squares on the board. Yes, it<br />
included the two decks of cards, because of the squares that made you<br />
draw one and the fact that some of the cards directed game piece<br />
movement. It also rolled for doubles up to three times while the piece<br />
was in jail trying to get out, and so on.<br />
<br />
And, of course, a Battleship game. :)<br />
<br />
<br />
-- <br />
Blinky RLU 297263 <br />
Killing all posts from Google Groups<br />
The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html</p>
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