The choice of scripting language on the server doesn't mean the URLs have to be any particular way, usually. Its perfectly possible to get nice looking URLs using IIS/ASP. View-Source fans and usability bods should note that jobs.bbc.co.uk is nothing to do with the BBC technically - its managed by some external company. J
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Otu Ekanem Sent: 28 February 2007 09:25 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Coders needed for BBC Weather New Media Again Faulty URLS. Me thinks your http://jobs.bbc.co.uk guy/gal should have a read at this. http://www.mikeschinkel.com/blog/welldesignedurlsarebeautiful/ I know ASP doesn't lend itself to composing beautiful URL but there are many a solutions for working around this. On 2/27/07, Kathryn Schmitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sorry, I seem to have messed up with the tinyurls I gave in my previous post. Here are the links in their gory splendour: https://jobs.bbc.co.uk/fe/tpl_bbc01.asp?s=HqSpVAxKiZLqNnZif&jobid=13564, 2395596535&key=1658236&c=653525135614&pagestamp=sehoeqelevzzvayuna <https://jobs.bbc.co.uk/fe/tpl_bbc01.asp?s=HqSpVAxKiZLqNnZif&jobid=13564 ,2395596535&key=1658236&c=653525135614&pagestamp=sehoeqelevzzvayuna> https://jobs.bbc.co.uk/fe/tpl_bbc01.asp?s=EnPmSXuHfWInKkWfc&jobid=13563, 3448980234&key=1658236&c=653525135614&pagestamp=seyhulndvpljmxynbh <https://jobs.bbc.co.uk/fe/tpl_bbc01.asp?s=EnPmSXuHfWInKkWfc&jobid=13563 ,3448980234&key=1658236&c=653525135614&pagestamp=seyhulndvpljmxynbh> Kathryn Schmitt Senior Developer BBC Weather Centre 2026 Television Centre T: 020 82259448 M: 0771 7582482 www.bbc.co.uk/weather www.bbc.co.uk/climate -- Otu Ekanem (web) http://www.ekanem.de (talk) http://twitter.com/io2 (pics) http://flickr.com/people/doubleoh2 +44. 793. 959. 5637
