Guest ~BD~ Posted December 1, 2008 Posted December 1, 2008 "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:uMttAhzUJHA.4472@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... <span style="color:blue"> > > I've now three links which seem to lead to the same AOL page:- > > http://www.aol.co.uk/ > http://www.aol.co.uk/?src=www.aol.com > http://www.aol.co.uk/?src=compaq-desktop.aol.com > > Fascinating! > > Dave > > -- ></span> Whilst looking similar, all are diferrent, one from another! How can I tell which one is the 'real' site? Quote
Guest ~BD~ Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:uLwXLt4UJHA.5408@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > > "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > news:uMttAhzUJHA.4472@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... ><span style="color:green"> >> >> I've now three links which seem to lead to the same AOL page:- >> >> http://www.aol.co.uk/ >> http://www.aol.co.uk/?src=www.aol.com >> http://www.aol.co.uk/?src=compaq-desktop.aol.com >> >> Fascinating! >> >> Dave >> >> -- >></span> > > Whilst looking similar, all are diferrent, one from another! > > How can I tell which one is the 'real' site? ></span> If no-one can/will answer that question, can anyone suggest the significance of '?src=' ? I have 'Googled' ...... but got 361,000,000 responses! Dave -- Quote
Guest Shenan Stanley Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 <snip> ~BD~ wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > If no-one can/will answer that question, can anyone suggest the > significance of '?src=' ? > > I have 'Googled' ...... but got 361,000,000 responses!</span> Database reference/command. Tells it what to load. (What data to pull from the database and display.) Similar to a decently created Google search... Like this one: http://groups.google.com/groups/search?as_....uk%3E&safe=off The ? starts the command and the &__ are the variables to use. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Quote
Guest almostbob Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 <?php if(issset($src)) header("Location: http://$src"); exit; ?> with appropriate validation of src similar script for asp, perl, etc -- _ _ "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:OLLYzzmVJHA.1200@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > > "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > news:uLwXLt4UJHA.5408@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green"> >> >> "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:uMttAhzUJHA.4472@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >><span style="color:darkred"> >>> >>> I've now three links which seem to lead to the same AOL page:- >>> >>> http://www.aol.co.uk/ >>> http://www.aol.co.uk/?src=www.aol.com >>> http://www.aol.co.uk/?src=compaq-desktop.aol.com >>> >>> Fascinating! >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> -- >>></span> >> >> Whilst looking similar, all are diferrent, one from another! >> >> How can I tell which one is the 'real' site? >></span> > > If no-one can/will answer that question, can anyone suggest the > significance of '?src=' ? > > I have 'Googled' ...... but got 361,000,000 responses! > > Dave > > -- > > </span> Quote
Guest Andrew Taylor Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:OLLYzzmVJHA.1200@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... <span style="color:blue"> > > If no-one can/will answer that question, can anyone suggest the > significance of '?src=' ? ></span> source equals. Quote
Guest ~BD~ Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message news:ON1MTEpVJHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > <snip> > > ~BD~ wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> If no-one can/will answer that question, can anyone suggest the >> significance of '?src=' ? >> >> I have 'Googled' ...... but got 361,000,000 responses!</span> > > Database reference/command. Tells it what to load. > (What data to pull from the database and display.) > > Similar to a decently created Google search... > Like this one: > > http://groups.google.com/groups/search?as_....uk%3E&safe=off > > The ? starts the command and the &__ are the variables to use. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html ></span> Thanks. Maybe I'll be as wise as you, one day, Shenan - maybe! style_emoticons/ I did find this item: stored response chain SRC - "A fixed sequence of instructions that are stored in a file and acted on by an interactive computer program at a point where it would normally request instructions from the user, in order to save the user the trouble of repeatedly keying the same commands for a frequently used function. Ref: http://www.answers.com/topic/stored-response-chain Quote
Guest ~BD~ Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 "almostbob" <anonymous1@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:uTkuGapVJHA.3964@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > <?php > if(issset($src)) > header("Location: http://$src"); > exit; > ?> > > with appropriate validation of src > similar script for asp, perl, etc > -- </span> Too clever for me, I'm afraid AlmostBob! style_emoticons/ I do not understand. Thanks for posting though. Dave -- Quote
Guest ~BD~ Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 "Andrew Taylor" <andrewcrumplehorn@spamcopSUBVERSIVE.com> wrote in message news:4938bc82$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...<span style="color:blue"> > "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > news:OLLYzzmVJHA.1200@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... ><span style="color:green"> >> >> If no-one can/will answer that question, can anyone suggest the >> significance of '?src=' ? >></span> > source equals. ></span> I appreciate your post Andrew - but it means nothing to me I'm afraid. Dave Quote
Guest almostbob Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 explanation, such as it is, follows in URLs anything following a ? is passed as a parameter/argument/option (think) many urls are able to take supplied arguments and do something with them, modify there own behaviour. a database language, or scripting language can be told what arguments to look for, and do something with them. the arguments can be anything, within the original programmers imagination, and do anything likewise my example took a lazy way out if the argument "src" is set change the url to that location, there is checking to make sure that the locations are acceptible, but not shown. google search urls are great for parameter examples http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=html+parameter&aq=f&oq= I like php so wrote a php script using 'src', not to suggest that is what yahoo were doing <?php //beginning of php script if(issset($src)) // if the parameter src exists header("Location: http://$src"); // change the URI to src exit; //stop processing, ignore the rest of the file ?> <head> <style></style> <body> some html images text etc </body> with appropriate validation of src similar script for asp, perl, etc Quote
Guest ~BD~ Posted December 6, 2008 Posted December 6, 2008 "almostbob" <anonymous1@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ef$PMMzVJHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > explanation, such as it is, follows > in URLs anything following a ? is passed as a parameter/argument/option > (think) > many urls are able to take supplied arguments and do something with them, > modify there own behaviour. > a database language, or scripting language can be told what arguments to > look for, and do something with them. the arguments can be anything, > within the original programmers imagination, and do anything likewise > > my example took a lazy way out > if the argument "src" is set change the url to that location, there is > checking to make sure that the locations are acceptible, but not shown. > > google search urls are great for parameter examples > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=html+parameter&aq=f&oq= > > I like php so wrote a php script using 'src', not to suggest that is what > yahoo were doing > > <?php //beginning of php script > if(issset($src)) // if the parameter src exists > header("Location: http://$src"); // change the URI to src > exit; //stop processing, ignore > the rest of the file > ?> > <head> > <style></style> > <body> > some html images text etc > </body> > > with appropriate validation of src > similar script for asp, perl, etc > ></span> Thank you for taking the trouble to help educate me, 'almostbob' - I'm afraid that I'm not a great deal wiser but deduce that what is actually happening is of no cause for any concern. Thank you. I do not understand your comment " not to suggest that is what yahoo were doing" - How did Yahoo crop up here? <scratching head> Dave -- Quote
Guest almostbob Posted December 6, 2008 Posted December 6, 2008 spell checker, have typed yahoo often, it changed ya, to yahoo <span style="color:blue"> > > Thank you for taking the trouble to help educate me, 'almostbob' - I'm > afraid that I'm not a great deal wiser but deduce that what is actually > happening is of no cause for any concern. Thank you. > > I do not understand your comment " not to suggest that is what yahoo > were doing" - How did Yahoo crop up here? <scratching head> > > Dave > > -- > > </span> Quote
Guest ~BD~ Posted December 6, 2008 Posted December 6, 2008 I think you are teasing me again! <grin> If you aren't, to which/what "ya" could you possibly be referring? Dave -- "almostbob" <anonymous1@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ewfZMf7VJHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > spell checker, have typed yahoo often, it changed ya, to yahoo ><span style="color:green"> >> >> Thank you for taking the trouble to help educate me, 'almostbob' - I'm >> afraid that I'm not a great deal wiser but deduce that what is actually >> happening is of no cause for any concern. Thank you. >> >> I do not understand your comment " not to suggest that is what yahoo >> were doing" - How did Yahoo crop up here? <scratching head> >> >> Dave >> >> -- >> >></span> > > </span> Quote
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