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Subject: 
Re: Pause Links
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lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general
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lugnet.admin.general
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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(...) Actually, according to the article posted to me, both are okay *links*. 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 (...) (27 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)

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