Yeah - but where do you store these tinyurls? On the server? In a database?
+1 for making it configurable, -1 for making it the default ;) regards, Martin On 1/31/06, Matthias Wessendorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Regardless of the solution we use, we should abstract the creation of > > the url so one can replace it with its own implementation. > > +1 an abstract *layer* sounds good > +1 for tinyurl like urls! > > -Matthias > > > I see three types of them: > > > > *) plain - pass through (so hackable) > > *) encryption (leads to become too large for a GET) > > *) leases - I have done this in one of my projects. The user is able to > > bookmark a page but only gets a lease-ID. The server stores the correct > > url for this lease (something like tinyurl) - not hackable, repeatable, > > and no size limit - we just need a parameter to let a lease die if not > > used for a couple of month > > > > > > --- > > Mario > > > > > > > -- > Matthias Wessendorf > Zülpicher Wall 12, 239 > 50674 Köln > http://www.wessendorf.net > mwessendorf-at-gmail-dot-com > -- http://www.irian.at Your JSF powerhouse - JSF Consulting, Development and Courses in English and German Professional Support for Apache MyFaces
