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Subject: 
Re: Pause Links
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lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general
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Date: 
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 18:53:31 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, The Doctor What <docwhat@gerf.org> writes:

On Tue, Aug 17, 1999 at 06:15:04AM +0000, Todd Lehman wrote:

GOOD LINK:  http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=6375-1   (web page)

BAD LINK:   http://www.lugnet.com/img.cgi?pause/town/lego6375b.jpg   (image)

Actually, according to the article posted to me, both are okay *links*.

Yes, both are well-formed URLs, if that's what you mean...?


Inline images are not okay, because inline images are pulled in automatically
by most browsers, causing more hits on the image, making the assumption that not
100% of the people reading the page want to view the image.

It's pedantic, but I thought it was worth clarifying.

I should clarify what I meant.  :-)

In the example labeled "good link" -- offsite links to URLs of that type are
encouraged, and will work fine.

Under the example labeled "bad link" -- offsite links to URLs of that type
are discouraged, and will not work fine whether they're given as a regular
link:

   <A HREF="http://www.lugnet.com/img.cgi?pause/town/lego6375b.jpg">pic</A>

or as an embedded/inline image:

   <IMG SRC="http://www.lugnet.com/img.cgi?pause/town/lego6375b.jpg">

In other words, any kind of offsite direct-image JPEG links are right out.

--Todd

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