Re: Micro-managing External Links

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2006


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 67202
interpreted = N
texte = Why not do a trigger that looks at the 'field' that contains these http links and pull out the http data and replace it with a redirection page link and passes the real link ie http://www.gotosite.com/ -> http://www.yoursite.com/redirectwarning.tpl?link=http://www.gotosite.com/ You'll need to make sure you only find external links - ie Hideif begin with http://www.yoursite.com/redirectwarning.tpl -- Regards, Marko On Sunday, 14 May 2006 2:35 AM, Dan Strong wrote: Ok, so I have thought this through from every angle that I can see... not possible, right? There really is no easy way--besides seriously overhauling the site--to accomplish this, right? I'm thinking I might just try to convince them to put the disclaimer at the top or bottom of every page and call it good.... -Dan On Fri, 12 May 2006 10:31:39 -0700 "Dan Strong" wrote: > Client wants to be able to display a disclaimer "you are leaving this site... we do not >necessarily endorse the external source... yadda yadda..." whenever *any* external link is >clicked throughout the site. > > Different users have Control Panel access to the site to add content, so I can't easily control >the content. > > On another site that I built from scratch and am the only one who accesses the content, I've >accomplished this disclaimer scenario--easy enough: all links point to a page that then >redirects. > > Any ideas how to retro-fit something like this into an existing site given the scenario I've >explained? > > TIA, > -Dan > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Bess Ho" 2006)
  2. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  3. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  4. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Bess Ho" 2006)
  5. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( John Peacock 2006)
  6. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Sam Lewis 2006)
  7. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  8. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( John Peacock 2006)
  9. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  10. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Sam Lewis 2006)
  11. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strickler" 2006)
  12. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Stuart Tremain 2006)
  13. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( devaulw@onebox.com 2006)
  14. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Robert Sweet 2006)
  15. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Robert Sweet 2006)
  16. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Dale Lists 2006)
  17. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Stuart Tremain 2006)
  18. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Marko Bernyk 2006)
  19. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Robert Sweet 2006)
  20. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Marko Bernyk 2006)
  21. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  22. Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
Why not do a trigger that looks at the 'field' that contains these http links and pull out the http data and replace it with a redirection page link and passes the real link ie http://www.gotosite.com/ -> http://www.yoursite.com/redirectwarning.tpl?link=http://www.gotosite.com/ You'll need to make sure you only find external links - ie Hideif begin with http://www.yoursite.com/redirectwarning.tpl -- Regards, Marko On Sunday, 14 May 2006 2:35 AM, Dan Strong wrote: Ok, so I have thought this through from every angle that I can see... not possible, right? There really is no easy way--besides seriously overhauling the site--to accomplish this, right? I'm thinking I might just try to convince them to put the disclaimer at the top or bottom of every page and call it good.... -Dan On Fri, 12 May 2006 10:31:39 -0700 "Dan Strong" wrote: > Client wants to be able to display a disclaimer "you are leaving this site... we do not >necessarily endorse the external source... yadda yadda..." whenever *any* external link is >clicked throughout the site. > > Different users have Control Panel access to the site to add content, so I can't easily control >the content. > > On another site that I built from scratch and am the only one who accesses the content, I've >accomplished this disclaimer scenario--easy enough: all links point to a page that then >redirects. > > Any ideas how to retro-fit something like this into an existing site given the scenario I've >explained? > > TIA, > -Dan > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Marko Bernyk

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