Seconded. John Hebert --- Shannon Roddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <em>> Looks fine to me. <em>> <em>> Shannon <em>> <em>> Dustin Puryear wrote: <em>> <em>> >So each link item has the following attributes: <em>> > <em>> >name of link <em>> >url of link <em>> >short description <em>> >long description? <em>> >date added <em>> >date last verified by maintainer <em>> >expiration date if not re-verified within certain <em>> time period? <em>> >submitted by <em>> >keyword1..n <em>> >category? <em>> > <em>> >Corrections? <em>> > <em>> >Regards, Dustin <em>> > <em>> > <em>> >On Tue, 2001-09-04 at 12:00, Shannon Roddy wrote: <em>> > <em>> >>Sinc you are already using php and ??sql for the <em>> pages, perhaps the page <em>> >>could simply have a search function, then only the <em>> relavent links are <em>> >>returned. The problem with lengthy link pages are <em>> that the links that <em>> >>you are looking for get lost in the jumble of <em>> links. You could have a <em>> >>list keywords that everything is stored with in <em>> ??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 <em>> 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 <em>> be <em>> >>>>>solved through a script. A simple cron job <em>> 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 <em>> each <em>> >>>>catagory holds? I <em>> >>>>seriously can't stand list of links that are <em>> 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 <em>> help. <em>> >>>>>>Even though I would not know what I was <em>> 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>>>>>>>================================================ <em>> >>>>>>BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group <em>> >>>>>>Visit http://www.brlug.net for more <em>> information. <em>> >>>>>>Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change <em>> >>>>>>your subscription information. <em>> <em>>>>>>>================================================ <em>> >>>>>> <em>> <em>>>>>>__________________________________________________ <em>> >>>>>Do You Yahoo!? <em>> >>>>>Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant <em>> >>>>> <em>> >>>>messaging with Yahoo! 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