so I shouldn't use the W3C referer code to check my website validity? should I be using individual URL strings to validate?
What about my dynamically created pages? I don't want to edit each individual page in my site just to add a validity link checker? "Again, the best way is to use a server-side language and write out the URL of the current page dynamically on the validation link's href." Anyone out there doing this? I'd like to have a look at the code in order to implement it..... Sam -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Patrick Lauke Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 04:25 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WSG] W3C REFERER FIX? > From: Sam Hutchinson > this in itself is an example of a browser/OS affecting > accessibility. Actually, it's a good example of something else: "don't rely on any outside data that's not under your direct control". Having a system that purely relies on referers, and breaks down when they're not available, is not very flexible. In terms of accessibility, it's a prime example of what not to do (relying on referers, not the blocking of them), as you can't guarantee that they'll be present at all...similar to not relying on javascript etc. > Cheers All. Will post a workaround when i've made it. Short of changing the security settings of your machine, there's not much you can do I think (hope, as it's been implemented for a reason, and it would be ridiculous if web developers could simply override it). Again, the best way is to use a server-side language and write out the URL of the current page dynamically on the validation link's href. Patrick ________________________________ Patrick H. Lauke Webmaster / University of Salford http://www.salford.ac.uk ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
