Re: Hiding URL ?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 16887
interpreted = N
texte = >So is there any way that anyone can think of that would allow the hiding >of the location that a link really points to (other than using aliases) ? > The alternative that comes to mind would be to automatically rename the >file on a pretty regular basis, but that would get kind of messy. > >I've also thought of using a REALM to guard the aliases from being >replicated (which would keep each alias from creating yet another copy of >the target file) but I think that means that the local copy of the file >would be served, not the one cached at the trunk line. IOW, the alias >resolution is done at the Finder level, not under the control of FireSite. > >I'll be asking the FireSite folks for help too, but kind of hope that one >of them might be lurking here.You could use the Welcome Plugin (http://welcome.digitalfarmers.com) to modify the path even before FireSite sees it. This feature is called Dynamic URL manipulation and redirecton.Welcome does virtual hosting and stats and other things as well, but you could turn these features off or simply ignore them if you like.Hope this helps,Andreas Pardeike - NEW MAIL ADDRESS: pardeike@digitalfarmers.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Pardeikes Welcome Plugin -
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>So is there any way that anyone can think of that would allow the hiding >of the location that a link really points to (other than using aliases) ? > The alternative that comes to mind would be to automatically rename the >file on a pretty regular basis, but that would get kind of messy. > >I've also thought of using a REALM to guard the aliases from being >replicated (which would keep each alias from creating yet another copy of >the target file) but I think that means that the local copy of the file >would be served, not the one cached at the trunk line. IOW, the alias >resolution is done at the Finder level, not under the control of FireSite. > >I'll be asking the FireSite folks for help too, but kind of hope that one >of them might be lurking here.You could use the Welcome Plugin (http://welcome.digitalfarmers.com) to modify the path even before FireSite sees it. This feature is called Dynamic URL manipulation and redirecton.Welcome does virtual hosting and stats and other things as well, but you could turn these features off or simply ignore them if you like.Hope this helps,Andreas Pardeike - NEW MAIL ADDRESS: pardeike@digitalfarmers.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Pardeikes Welcome Plugin - Virtual Hosting and Dynamic URL Manipulations with Search/Replace
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