So each link item has the following attributes: name of link url of link short description long description? date added date last verified by maintainer expiration date if not re-verified within certain time period? submitted by keyword1..n category? Corrections? Regards, Dustin <p>On Tue, 2001-09-04 at 12:00, Shannon Roddy wrote: <em>> Sinc you are already using php and ??sql for the pages, perhaps the page <em>> could simply have a search function, then only the relavent links are <em>> returned. The problem with lengthy link pages are that the links that <em>> you are looking for get lost in the jumble of links. You could have a <em>> list keywords that everything is stored with in ??SQL such as howtos, <em>> nebie docs, programming, news, etc etc. <em>> <em>> Shannon <em>> <em>> John Hebert wrote: <em>> <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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