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On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Wayne E. Bouchard wrote: > > Yes, I will heartily agree with this. Having this functionality be > triggered by a wildcard in the DNS records is the wrong approach. It's > the application that should be taking care of this > > if (NXDOMAIN) > redirect(preferences->sitefinder_host, url); I agree that an application level solution at the edge is the best. I like the idea of having a user configurable parameter in the client browser to allow the ``finder'' URL to be set. The browser ``manufacturer'' would of course put their own default and the ISP would be able to ``configure'' their own defaults and the end user could ``change'' it to suit their preferences. This would allow competing ``URL finder'' type services, allow ISPs to fine tune the interface for their customers and allow end users to customize their own interface to the ``web''. Maybe its time for some ``finder'' API specifications, mozilla patches, and ``finder'' reference implementations. All of which would probably be off-topic for this forum. :) +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Michael Moscovitch CiteNet Telecom Inc. | | [email protected] Tel: (514) 861-5050 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > If verisigin wants to partner with someone to actually host the > sitefinder site but have some switch integrated into like > IE/Netscape/whatever to use that site, I have no problem with this. It > becomes a choice of the individual user to use it and the rest of us > don't get screwed by something we have no control over. > > On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 04:07:53PM +0100, Ray Bellis wrote: > > > > Quoting Rusty Lewis from > > http://verisign.com/corporate/news/2003/pr_20031007b.html?sl=070804 > > > > "We will continue to take feedback from both Internet users and the > > technical community on how we can ensure that the service is available > > for the many Internet users who clearly like it." > > > > Well that's very simple Rusty - stop screwing around with *our* DNS and > > write a plugin for IE to catch NXDOMAIN, just like the Google toolbar > > does. > > > > That'll allow 90% of the browsing population a *choice*, something the > > wildcard clearly does not. > > > > Ray > > > > -- > > Ray Bellis, MA(Oxon) - Technical Director > > community internet plc - ts.com Ltd > > > > Windsor House, 12 High Street, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 2PJ > > tel: +44 1865 856000 email: [email protected] > > fax: +44 1865 856001 web: http://www.community.net.uk/ > > --- > Wayne Bouchard > [email protected] > Network Dude > http://www.typo.org/~web/ >
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