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Re: Site Finder

  • From: Robert Boyle
  • Date: Thu Oct 16 21:48:03 2003 
At 09:27 PM 10/16/2003, you wrote:

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.




The Internet Explorer Administration Kit has enabled this functionality for
many years. We changed our default search page to Google about 3 years ago
for all of our users who install our branded IE and dialer CD.



-Robert





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