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What is jump.cgi ?
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lugnet.admin.general
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Date:
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Sun, 11 Jun 2000 12:07:58 GMT
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When you link to an outside page now in FTX, it goes through 'jump.cgi', eg
linking to "http://www.google.com/" would create the
URL "http://www.lugnet.com/jump.cgi?http://www.google.com/" when the FTX is
converted into HTML.
Is it some sinister tracking device, or is it to stop people linking to places
you don't want, or doing something illegal?
It probably deserves a bit in the FAQ! :)
Richard
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| (...) It is a tracking device but not sinister and not intended to stop anything. It's simply to be able to count outgoing click-throughs. The jump.cgi script does simply rewrites the URL and outputs a new HTTP 'Location:' header. Then the httpd (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jun-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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