The problem is somewhat harder than it first looks: We have millions and millions of URLs, and some substantial fraction of them won't be able to reached at any given time, but are not actually gone or whatever. So I'm hoping to avoid reinventing a lot of this and are working on using the parts of Yahoo Search that are relevant for this. But a great deal of work remains. (Plug: We're always hiring developers, if you're in or can work in Silicon Valley.)
Joshua > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alexander Skwar > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 12:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ydn-delicious] Link checker for del.icio.us? > > Michael Feher schrieb: > > > > > > This is a feature I have requested and have not heard back > about. As it > > is, I am going through over 1,800 links to check > > each one. > > :( > > > > The best way would be an automated tool that checks each one > > and if it cannot connect, gives you the option > > to pick up a redirect, discard the link, or retry - > something like that. > > Nah, that's not what I'd want - I don't want an interactive > tool. I've got like 3000 links and it would be a real pain > to step through these 3k links manually, even if it were, let's > say, "guided". That's why I'd like to have something, which > checks and then automatically does something. In the "spirit" > of del.icio.us, "does something" should be "add tags". > > Alexander Skwar > -- > Zoidberg: This letter has to be very personal, so I'm > writing it in my own ink. > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
