Sinc you are already using php and ??sql for the pages, perhaps the page could simply have a search function, then only the relavent links are returned. The problem with lengthy link pages are that the links that you are looking for get lost in the jumble of links. You could have a list keywords that everything is stored with in ??SQL such as howtos, nebie docs, programming, news, etc etc. Shannon John Hebert wrote: <em>>Gotcha. And I was imaging just a couple dozen links to <em>>help out newbies, etc. <em>> <em>>John <em>> <em>>--- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <em>> <em>>>On Tue, 2001-09-04 at 10:06, John Hebert wrote: <em>>> <em>>>>On the problem of maintaining links: this could be <em>>>>solved through a script. A simple cron job could <em>>>> <em>>>kick <em>>> <em>>>>off a script that runs an http request to check <em>>>> <em>>>for <em>>> <em>>>>"Error: 400" or not. If true, then fire off an <em>>>> <em>>>e-mail <em>>> <em>>>>to the script maintainer. <em>>>> <em>>>You will notice one requirement I had hoped to <em>>>implement is that a site <em>>>stays on focus. That cannot so easily be solved <em>>>using a script. <em>>> <em>>>Also, maybe we should limit the number of links each <em>>>catagory holds? I <em>>>seriously can't stand list of links that are pages <em>>>long. <em>>> <em>>>Regards, Dustin <em>>> <em>>>>John Hebert <em>>>> <em>>>>--- Larry Braud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <em>>>> <em>>>>>One member thoughts on the "Links Page": <em>>>>>If possible, I think the links should be <em>>>>> <em>>>cataloged <em>>> <em>>>>>by beginner, internet, <em>>>>>networking, etc. <em>>>>>The beginners would be headed by the site John <em>>>>>Hebert sent us <em>>>>>http://rute.sf.net. It was very informative to <em>>>>> <em>>>me, <em>>> <em>>>>>even though I haven't had <em>>>>>time to finish it. <em>>>>>If I don't know what the link is about, I <em>>>>> <em>>>hesitate <em>>> <em>>>>>to try it. At this time <em>>>>>in my education on Linux, I only want the <em>>>>> <em>>>beginners <em>>> <em>>>>>sites. <em>>>>>Some of you "experts" should look at the sites <em>>>>> <em>>>and <em>>> <em>>>>>decide which ones should <em>>>>>be on the page and into which category they <em>>>>> <em>>>belong. <em>>> <em>>>>>As better sites are <em>>>>>found, maybe some of the less informative ones <em>>>>> <em>>>could <em>>> <em>>>>>be replaced. By keeping <em>>>>>the number of sites around 12 or so would help. <em>>>>>Even though I would not know what I was seeing, <em>>>>> <em>>>I'll <em>>> <em>>>>>volunteer to check the <em>>>>>sites to see if they are still good. <em>>>>>Larry <em>>>>> <em>>>>>================================================ <em>>>>>BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group <em>>>>>Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. <em>>>>>Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change <em>>>>>your subscription information. <em>>>>>================================================ <em>>>>> <em>>>>__________________________________________________ <em>>>>Do You Yahoo!? <em>>>>Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant <em>>>> <em>>>messaging with Yahoo! 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