RE: IE "Smart Tags" in Windows XP

by Kym Jones <kjones(at)adam.com.au>

Date:	Thu, 14 Jun 2001 03:10:10 +0930
To:	Chuck Evans <chuck.evans(at)click2learn.com>, "'Dennis Lapcewich'" <dlapcewich(at)intira.com>, hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
Cc:	"'David.Artiss(at)boots.co.uk'" <David.Artiss(at)boots.co.uk>, "Nancy J. Foster" <nancyf(at)quillandmouse.com>
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Kym

At 09:59 AM 13/06/2001 -0700, Chuck Evans wrote:
>Anyone have a link to the meta tag info needed to block the Smart Tags?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dennis Lapcewich [mailto:dlapcewich(at)intira.com]
>
> > Mmmm, yes, it doesn't look good although Microsoft are
> > naturally saying it won't be like that.
> >
> > I've tried getting some more information off of Microsofts
> > site - particularly if there are any details on the magic
> > meta-tags to control it. Sadly I can't find anything.
> > Anybody else find anything ? Although, according to what I have
> > found there is no mention that IE 6 supports Smart Tags in anyway.
> >
>Smart Tags is IE-centric (what else!).  Non-IE users cannot access Smart
>Tags.
>
>However, that is not the issue.  With Smart Tags website developers are
>*forced* to install M$ code into their pages if they don't want IE abusing
>their work.
>
>In some ways it reminds me of small business owners having to pay for
>protection just to do business.  Protection from whom?  The very people they
>are paying.  Think about it.  :)


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