hyperlinks in pub 2003

[donna]

I cannot get my hyperlinks to work on this site. I have another site that is
successful but for that one I did each page separately rather than as a
publication as this one is. I've tried just adding the hyperlinks to the
text and I also tried with html coding - neither worked. I've downloaded the
html files and the name_files in question to the ftp html folder. Can
someone offer any advise?
www.offshoretranscriptioncanada.com
The hyperlinks in question are on the 'locate a consultant' page.
appreciate any help!
donna

 

[donna]

Thanks Don, but not sure what you mean. If you go to the 'locate a
consultant' page and click British Columbia, what comes up? Is it a blank
page with just British Columbia at the top? There's nothing on these pages
yet except for the name of the province. When I go to the site and click on
them I'm directed back to the 'future home of' page. Weird! Maybe I should
delete everything from the ftp folder and then reoload it all againt? Start
fresh?Appreciate the help!

donna

 

[Ed Bennett]

www.offshoretranscriptioncanada.com
The hyperlinks in question are on the 'locate a consultant' page.
appreciate any help!

You're pointing to files on www.offshoretranscription.com, whereas your
site is www.offshoretranscriptioncanada.com

Also:
- The plural of an all-capitals initialism does not have an apostrophe
(i.e. the plural of "FAQ" is "FAQs", not "FAQ's", which would indicate
possessive).
- A trail is something you follow through jungle, desert, or anywhere
else. A trial is a period in which you try something out (or something
is tried out on you, in the case of (for instance) a drugs trial).
- If I click a link saying "Free trial", I'd normally expect some kind
of information regarding it, rather than having to request it via email.
- You're providing an email address to the entire internet. Providing
such an address without any kind of protection (for instance, JavaScript
to hide it from automated browsers, adding "NOSPAM" or similar
somewhere, or using a "Contact us" web form instead) is basically
putting out a welcome mat that says "Please spam me!"

 

[donna]

Well....I guess I have egg - and spam - on my face! I knew it was something
ridiculously simple. Working on the e-mail thing now and knew about the
trail booboo. thanks for your help. sometimes we just needs fresh eyes!
donna

 

[Ed Bennett]

Well....I guess I have egg - and spam - on my face! I knew it was something
ridiculously simple. Working on the e-mail thing now and knew about the
trail booboo. thanks for your help. sometimes we just needs fresh eyes!

Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg
bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam;
spam egg spam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam
tomato and spam...

(Courtesy of Monty Python.)

 

[donna]

Well......I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay!
donna

Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg
bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam;
spam egg spam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam
tomato and spam...

(Courtesy of Monty Python.)

 

[donna]

I've changed the e-mail link to go through the web host and forwarded. Is
this beter? I think everything else is fixed.
donna
www.offshoretranscriptioncanada.com

 

[Ed Bennett]

I've changed the e-mail link to go through the web host and forwarded. Is
this beter? I think everything else is fixed.

Vaguely - you could always switch the email address shown on the website
regularly, and let real people know your real address when they contact.
I'd still add an easily-removable phrase into the address though (for
example (e-mail address removed)).

 

[Mike Koewler]

Ed,

Just an FYI (coupled with a YMMV, Take as Directed, No warranties
implied or expressed!).

I've had the same e-mail address for over a decade and have always used
direct links in NGs, forums and web pages. No cloaks, misdirects, going
through a third party. I get some spam, but probably less e-mail than
faxes. If I don't count the messages I get from people because I publish
a newspaper and they think I really care, we are talking less than one a
day.

Mike

 

[Ed Bennett]

I've had the same e-mail address for over a decade and have always used
direct links in NGs, forums and web pages. No cloaks, misdirects, going
through a third party. I get some spam, but probably less e-mail than
faxes. If I don't count the messages I get from people because I publish
a newspaper and they think I really care, we are talking less than one a
day.

You are probably the luckiest internet user alive.