>>>>> "ABH" == Ask Bjørn Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
ABH> On Feb 3, 2006, at 7:59 AM, Uri Guttman wrote: >> a recent lead 'Perl programmer to make forums and cgi-bin scripts' >> has a >> bogus url http://devbot.pfwh.com/. that url is broken and the primary >> domain is a pet store in penn and they never heard of this (i >> called the >> number found in whois). [...] ABH> I disabled the posting on the site. (Due to the bad domain, not the ABH> dubious goals and the interesting grammar). hmm, i wonder if checking if the 'url for more info' works would be worth doing when new posts come in? i have seen a few broken ones here and there. we can't check the email address or phone numbers if given but if you post a url why not make sure it works? the page you get back from the posting form could spit out this error and have them edit it. just an idea. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------- http://www.stemsystems.com --Perl Consulting, Stem Development, Systems Architecture, Design and Coding- Search or Offer Perl Jobs ---------------------------- http://jobs.perl.org
