On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:05:06 +-0100XYZ(nWxst), Neil Parks wrote:
> The Expedia site provides driving directions for going from place to
> place within North America.
> After it gives directions, it offers an option of showing "turn by turn"
> maps.
> Arachne 1.60 beta 1 doesn't seem to deal with that option correctly. If
> the URL is very long (depending on the detail with which the start and end
> points
> are described), then Arachne just refreshes the driving directions page.
> If the URL is shorter, then Expedia sends just a logo saying I must have
> got there by direct link. It suggests I should read a help page, which talks
> about cookies. Expedia sends lots of cookies. Maybe Arachne isn't
> receiving all of them properly.
Results attached are for shortest route:
from---- 11429 mahoning ave, north jackson oh 44451 (my current address)
to------ compton ct, deland fl 32720 (my "old" address)
530 compton ct could not be found.
(maybe because compton ct is a "dead-end" street)<g>
Total length of URL generated by
http://maps.expedia.com/drivingdirections.asp .... 255 characters.
[Attached file: oh2fl-sh.txt] (File "oh2fl-sh.txt" (type TEXT/PLAIN, size 18 KB))
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