Re: More Smart Tag news...

As comforting as the information is, for the moment, a couple of things come
to mind.

1. Things change.  The default could easily be set to "on" in the first
service pack.

2. Why shouldn't web masters need to add a meta tag to turn SmartTags *on*
for their web pages?

3. See number 1.  Service packs are convenient packages. ;-)

Mind you, I've been burned trusting MS before, and don't feel inclined to
start trusting them again - so YMMV.

Justin H.

----- Original Message -----
From: <ErthWlkr(at)aol.com>
To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 5:51 AM
Subject: More Smart Tag news...


> Hi Folks:
>
> Interesting news around the 'net community in reaction to Smart Tags:
>
> 1. SmartTags will be off by default. Users will be able to toggle them on
or
> off using a toolbar button.
>
> 2. Web masters will be able to turn off SmartTags. They will do that by
using
> a metatag and users will no longer be able to override the "turn off
> SmartTag" metatag.
>
> 3. No recognizers will ship by default. This answers some folks' biggest
> concern that Microsoft would use SmartTags as "free advertising" and take
> folks off of sites without asking the site manager (and without the site
> manager having any control over the issue).
>
> These changes will take effect with the release of IE 6.
>
> The source for the info is not verified, but is credited to a "well-placed
> Microsoft developer".
>
> More of the story as it is now at:
>
> http://scobleizer.manilasites.com/2001/06/16
>
> - Jeff K.
>

HTML: hwg-basics mailing list archives, maintained by Webmasters @ IWA