Re: controlling external links

Actually, I don't mind it when you tell me that's what's going to happen.
Actually, if a link will take me away from a site where I want to stay, I
will use the right-click open in a new window option.

Kathie


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Craycroft" <bobcra19(at)mediaone.net>
To: "Coops" <coops(at)bellatlantic.net>; <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>;
<hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 6:43 PM
Subject: RE: controlling external links


> Milt,
>
> On my site (below) I put a statement that if the visitor clicks on a link
> that will take them away from my site it will open a new browser window
and
> they just need to close the new window to return to my site.
>
> I know this will draw some "comments" from others on the list and on the
> whole I would agree with them.  I don't like sites that open new windows
> needlessly.  But I did this because many sites for one reason or another
and
> one means or another blow away the history and the visitor can't return to
> their starting point and must start all over again, which may chase many
of
> py prospective visitors away by default.
>
> Bob
>
> The Craycroft and Bresnan Families
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~craycroftfamily/
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hwg-basics(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-basics(at)hwg.org]On
> Behalf Of Coops
> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 8:32 AM
> To: hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org; hwg-basics(at)hwg.org
> Subject: controlling external links
>
>
> Hello all-
>
> A client recently asked that we modify their web site to control how
people
> leave their site. Specifically, when someone clicks on an external link,
> they want them to first goto a page on their site that says something like
> "you're about to leave our website, please come again" then, after some
> delay (5 seconds or so), the browser would be redirected to the external
> link they first chose.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to do this in the cleanest,
most
> efficient manner? Your help is greatly appreciated.
>
> TIA
> -Milt
>

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