Re: frames again - are they REALLY evil, or can a smart man outdo

I just read an article from Internet Day that says the following search
engines do not support frames:

Alta Vista DOES
HotBot DOES NOT
Infoseek DOES NOT
Excite DOES NOT
Lycos DOES NOT
Yahoo - Doesn't say

The article was entitled Web & Search Engine Facts You Need to Know! by
David Gikandi from SearchPositioning.com. It was posted on InternetDay
(www.internet.com newsletter) on June 28, 1999. It has excellent information
on site indexing, metatags, and registering your site.

It lists the following reference sites: www.SearchEngineWatch.com and
www.SearchPostioning.com
Hope this helps

Terry Lane
www.lanewebservices.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Laisha Designs <michelle(at)laisha.com>
To: <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 05, 1999 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: frames again - are they REALLY evil, or can a smart man outdo


> thedevil?
> Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 23:52:58 -0600
> Sender: owner-hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org
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>
>
> While I know of no search engines that actually -=ignore=- framed sites,
the
> only problem would come in on a directory like ODP, which is becoming
> increasingly important.
>
> If you have a large site and wish to have more than one page listed, you
> would run into a problem. Many -- if not most -- editors would leave the
> main page (frameset) in perhaps two or three categories, but that would be
> it.
>
> I AM obsessed by such things...which reminds me: for those of you who use
my
> search engine submission site, it has moved from the old Geocities site to
> http://www.laisha.com/search
>
>
> -------------
> For a good time, call:
>
> http://www.laisha.com/
> http://www.instantsales.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <WSherratt(at)aol.com>
> To: <hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 7:18 PM
> Subject: frames again - are they REALLY evil, or can a smart man outdo
> thedevil?
>
>
> > Thanks to everyone who responded last time with my question regarding
> frames.
> > I really do enjoy reading the postings of everyone.
> >
> > I have another question regarding frames, and search engines.
> > I am told search engines ignore sites that use frames, and this is one
of
> the
> > reasons not to use such items.
> >
> > However, if I am submitting my pages manually (or automatically via
> software)
> > to the search engines, does this not get over the problem?
> >
> > If not, could I not have the frameset as a table on the inital page, and
> then
> > as frameset in the subsequent pages? The difference to the visitor is
> nothing
> > in terms of aesthetics, the only real advantage is that the options will
> > remain at the top of the screen if frames are used. I would much rather
> this
> > be the case.
> > Do not get me wrong here, I am not an obsessive with these search engine
> > things.
> >
> > Thanks for the ideas and thoughts,
> > if all else fails, I can do quite a fast riff on the banjo - perhaps
this
> is
> > what I will need to defeat the devil.......
> >
> > Mr.Will
> >
>
> -------------
> For a good time, call:
>
> http://www.laisha.com/search
> http://www.instantsales.com
>
>
>
>
>

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