Although I don't agree with the "patent", I just wanted to clarify that a web redirect is completely different then the implementation of a gateway redirect commonly used in most wireless gateways.
A gateway redirect spoofs the DNS and "hijacks" the intended destination page. It therefore acts as a guardian to OTHER sites' pages as opposed to a website redirect where it can only protect its own content. ~Joseph -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Kelly Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 11:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [SOCALWUG] New License Fee May Face Hotspot Operators On 26 Jan 2004 at 20:30, Ronan Higgins, Cafe.com wrote: > Surely URL "capture" predates wi-fi and wireless hotspots? Wasn't it used > in some traditional dial-up ISP NAS (Network Access Server) applications? Go to (for instance) any latimes.com story URL and it will redirect you to a login page if you aren't already logged in. I'm sure other sites have been doing something similar since very near the start of the web.
