Gene Falck wrote:
>> http://157.26.64.29/OReilly_books/books/webprog/jscript/copyrght.htm
>>
>> >http://157.26.64.29/OReilly_books/books/webprog/jscript/index.htm
>
>
>
> Shows the domain and most of the path as being the
> same as your reference indicating that they both
> come from the same source. If online copies aren't
> OK, why is O'Reilly putting out an online copy?
>
The URLs above match because they're from the same place - not because
they're in any way authoritative.
That IP address is for a server called linuxalpha1.eicn.ch which appears
to be in Switzerland.
> I understand if a publisher doesn't give freebees
> or only offers a chapter as a sample, but they can
> not expect me to believe their own online copy is
> illegal -- or can they be that silly?
>
No, they're not. The presence of a few logos does not mean it's an
O'Reilly site. Their URL is http://www.oreilly.com/ which has an IP
address of 208.201239.37
Make no assumptions, accept no substitutes ;-)
Cheers
mark
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