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Subject: Re: protecting archives from harvesters (was test messages)
From: JC Dill <inet-list @ vo . cnchost . com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:44:51 -0700
To: list-managers @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <200105290448.f4T4mIh12130@plaidworks.com>
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On 09:56 PM 5/28/01, Chuq Von Rospach wrote:
 >
 >On Monday, May 28, 2001, at 08:39 PM, JC Dill wrote:
 >
 >> Do you remember the following post?  I found it to be quite
 >> interesting, and marked it as "important" in my list archives.  I'm
 >> curious if/why you find this approach to be unacceptable.
 >
 >I don't remember it, but I've thought about it myself, and simply
 >haven't had time to try implementing it. I think it's a nice approach,
 >although one reason I haven't done it is because of the case where
 >someone has a direct URL into the archives (like I posted yesterday into
 >mine); I haven't found a way to cleanly intercept that, authenticate,
 >adn then take them back where they wanted to go in the first place, at
 >least not without more work than I've had time for.

I think there's a server hack that would prevent the archive page from 
being displayed/linkable except through the form button.  Can't remember 
how, though.

jc




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