Message-Id: <199602080343.VAA10237@library.wustl.edu> Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:39:40 +1000 From: Renato Iannella <mailto:renato@DSTC.EDU.AU> Subject: Re[4]: URLs To: Multiple recipients of list WEBCAT-L <mailto:WEBCAT-L@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU>
Linda J Jacobs <mailto:Linda_J_Jacobs@NBS.GOV> wrote: > But if there is software out there to check on URLs to make
> sure they are valid, wouldn't this be a feature of the new
> digital catalog....of course we would need an official URL
> problem resolver in our catalog department.
Yes, there is software that can check that a URL is valid.
The problem then is, do you disregard the URL forever (the network could have been out, for example) ? Ideally, you would like to contact the URL-owner (after a few attempts) - but this info is not available from a URL.
Cheers... Renato _______________________________________________________________________ Dr Renato Iannella http://www.dstc.edu.au/RDU/staff/ri Research Data Network CRC phone/fax: +61 7 3365 4310/11 DSTC Pty Ltd, Gehrmann Laboratories urn:dstc.edu.au:renato:home University of Queensland, 4072, AUSTRALIA email: mailto:renato@dstc.edu.au