FA: A Few Bits Again

Sorry people, here is the correct link.

My apologies.

http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....sort=3&rows=50

Wez.

In article <9897671d.0311062338.76192744@posting.google.com >,
wez@eclipse.co.uk says...
> Sorry people, here is the correct link.
>
> My apologies.
>
> http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....sort=3&rows=50
>
> Wez.
>
Why don't you just use one of the excellent short link utilities, such
as: http://spod.cx/s/

Dave
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> Why don't you just use one of the excellent short link utilities, such
> as: http://spod.cx/s/

Personally I prefer to see the link and where i'm going before I click on
them.

David

In article <bofksq$mpq$1@wisteria.csv.warwick.ac.uk>,
wbsdavenews@hotmail.com says...
> > Why don't you just use one of the excellent short link utilities, such
> > as: http://spod.cx/s/
>
> Personally I prefer to see the link and where i'm going before I click on
> them.
>
> David
>
>
>
even when the link is so long you get a "User ID invalid" page when
clicking on it?

Dave

Dave <capt80@home.atm> wrote in message
news:MPG.1a156a378976257f989830@news-text.blueyonder.co.uk...
> In article <bofksq$mpq$1@wisteria.csv.warwick.ac.uk>,
> wbsdavenews@hotmail.com says...
> > > Why don't you just use one of the excellent short link utilities, such
> > > as: http://spod.cx/s/
> >
> >
> >
> even when the link is so long you get a "User ID invalid" page when
> clicking on it?
>
> Dave

Thats because Ebay is usually closed for site maintenance til 11am on a
friday

Nige

In article <bofvm7$dq4$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk>,
nigel@SUNGLASSEShamlinawards.fsnet.co.uk says...
>
>
> Dave <capt80@home.atm> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1a156a378976257f989830@news-text.blueyonder.co.uk...
> > In article <bofksq$mpq$1@wisteria.csv.warwick.ac.uk>,
> > wbsdavenews@hotmail.com says...
> > > > Why don't you just use one of the excellent short link utilities, such
> > > > as: http://spod.cx/s/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > even when the link is so long you get a "User ID invalid" page when
> > clicking on it?
> >
> > Dave
>
> Thats because Ebay is usually closed for site maintenance til 11am on a
> friday
>
> Nige
>
>
>
it is?

it used to be, but that changed MANY months ago.

Dave

> > > Why don't you just use one of the excellent short link utilities, such
> > > as: http://spod.cx/s/
> > Personally I prefer to see the link and where i'm going before I click
on
> > them.
> even when the link is so long you get a "User ID invalid" page when
> clicking on it?

Well, if the page isn't there, or the wrong link was given, its going to be
given the same with a short link - just you won't be able to see the link
til after its opened.

David

David Walker wrote:
>>>>Why don't you just use one of the excellent short link utilities, such
>>>>as: http://spod.cx/s/
>>>
>>>Personally I prefer to see the link and where i'm going before I click
>>
> on
>
>>>them.
>>
>>even when the link is so long you get a "User ID invalid" page when
>>clicking on it?
>
>
> Well, if the page isn't there, or the wrong link was given, its going to be
> given the same with a short link - just you won't be able to see the link
> til after its opened.

The deal is that the link may be correct in the mail, but if it spans
more than one line your mail reader may or may not split the line in two
in an unexpected manner, possibly inserting a random line return
character. Because most of the URL is passing encoded info to the
server, this might not be obvious.

The result is that the correct URL appears on your screen, then is
pasted to your browser incorrectly. In this particular case, if the
break happens to be in the right place it truncates the ebay memberid
from 1232432235 to 12324. Ebay doesn't know who that is so reports the
error and doesn't supply the desired page.

So the original URL was correct, but truncation caused your problem.

Ben

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In article <3FABB860.2050302@the_end.not>, See@the_end.not says...
>
>
> David Walker wrote:
> >>>>Why don't you just use one of the excellent short link utilities, such
> >>>>as: http://spod.cx/s/
> >>>
> >>>Personally I prefer to see the link and where i'm going before I click
> >>
> > on
> >
> >>>them.
> >>
> >>even when the link is so long you get a "User ID invalid" page when
> >>clicking on it?
> >
> >
> > Well, if the page isn't there, or the wrong link was given, its going to be
> > given the same with a short link - just you won't be able to see the link
> > til after its opened.
>
> The deal is that the link may be correct in the mail, but if it spans
> more than one line your mail reader may or may not split the line in two
> in an unexpected manner, possibly inserting a random line return
> character. Because most of the URL is passing encoded info to the
> server, this might not be obvious.
>
> The result is that the correct URL appears on your screen, then is
> pasted to your browser incorrectly. In this particular case, if the
> break happens to be in the right place it truncates the ebay memberid
> from 1232432235 to 12324. Ebay doesn't know who that is so reports the
> error and doesn't supply the desired page.
>
> So the original URL was correct, but truncation caused your problem.
>
> Ben
>
>
Nods profusely...... use a short link and if you think someone might not
want to follow it post the full one as well underneath !!

Dave