Re: Meta Tags

http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/global.html#edef-META

Here is a section on syntax.
Meta Information is a topic that is very broad.  My posting was on meta and
search indexing.  Yours I believe had to do with response headers.

The above link will probably generate more questions than answers, but it is
a good starting point.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Kemp" <SusanKemp(at)earthlink.net>
To: <hwg-basics(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: Meta Tags


> Bear with me here, but could someone explain meta tags?  What are they
> specifically and what would I write on a webpage to create one?
>
>
> Susan Kemp
> OCFS Internet Services
> am4030(at)dfa.state.ny.us
> (w)518-473-1085
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Captain F.M. O'Lary" <ctfuzzy(at)canopy.net>
> To: "Bryan Bateman" <batemanb(at)home.com>; <hwg-basics(at)mail.hwg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 5:53 PM
> Subject: Re: Meta Tags
>
>
> > Someone please jump in here and correct me if I'm wrong, but . . .
> >
> > I do not believe that _any_ dynamically generated pages are indexed by
the
> > spiders currently roaming the web. I'm pretty sure ONLY static pages are
> > indexed.
> >
> > If that is indeed the case, while *I* don't see any problem with
including
> > META info in the template, I don't think it will do you (or your
customer)
> > a bit of good in terms of getting you into a "respectable" place on
search
> > service returns.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Fuzzy,
> >
> > At 05:04 PM 8/29/00 -0400, Bryan Bateman wrote:
> > >I'm gonna regret this but here goes.
> > >
> > >I am creating a site that will build the pages dynamically.  Each
product
> > >will have it's content pulled from a database.  I could store the meta
> > >content in one of the database fields but that page will be unavailable
> > >unless dynamically generated.
> > >
> > >Should I put a generic meta tag on the template?  Suggestions, ideas,
> > >personal experiences welcome.
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Captain F.M. O'Lary" <ctfuzzy(at)canopy.net>
> > >To: "Courtney Carter Trautweiler" <jgf001(at)mail.connect.more.net>;
> > ><hwg-basics(at)mail.hwg.org>
> > >Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 1:39 PM
> > >Subject: Re: Meta Tags
> > >
> > >
> > >> Courtney,
> > >>
> > >> It depends.
> > >>
> > >> I would recommend putting them on each page _provided_ they are
changed
> to
> > >> reflect the unique content in/on that page.
> > >>
> > >> As a viewer myself, few things tick me off worse than getting a
'first
> on
> > >> the list' return from a search service on a page that actually has
noth
> ing
> > >> to do with the content on *that  page*.
> > >>
> > >> It really grinds my grits into powder when that happens.
> > >>
> > >> HTH,
> > >> Fuzzy :-)
> > >>
> > >> At 11:26 AM 8/28/00 -0500, Courtney Carter Trautweiler wrote:
> > >> >Hello all,
> > >> >
> > >> >Just a quick question, is it generally recommended to put Meta Tags
on
> > >each
> > >> >page of a website or can you put them all on the first page and then
> have
> > >> >the robots follow and index the rest?
> > >> >
> > >> >Thanks,
> > >> >Courtney Carter
> > >> __________________________________________________________________
> > >> Captain F.M. O'Lary
> > >> webmaster(at)canopy.net
> > >> A Life? Cool! Where can I download one of those from?
> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > __________________________________________________________________
> > Captain F.M. O'Lary
> > webmaster(at)canopy.net
> > A Life? Cool! Where can I download one of those from?
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
>
>

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