Zeger Knaepen wrote:

> > But isn't that what I am already doing with the links collection at povray.org ?
> >
> Oh.  I thought you always linked to the main-page of the site.

Out of self defense I am starting to but originally I tried to link to the
relevant page where the resource was located. The problem is that when people
do work on their web pages they have a nasty habit of renaming their sub
pages and in consequence breaking my link to it. This has caused me a lot
of work having to go back and trying to locate the correct address for the
resource I am listing. I have almost given up on this and instead just list
the entry page so I don't have to work as hard to maintain the links in working
order. You will still find a large mix of links in the collection, some that
take you to the resource page, and others to the main page instead.

I guarantee you will run into similar problems if you try linking directly
to the resource pages at the various sites. I have another advantage over
you. As the links page maintainer at povray.org I am pretty well known now.
When people change the contents, or address, of their site they take the time
to send me an e-mail notifying my of the change. Until I was given that
special distinction I seldom was warned when a resource was moved or changed.
It has really helped keeping the links active and up-to-date.

-- 
Ken Tyler -  1300+ Povray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html http://www.povray.org/links/

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