[64203] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Site Finder
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Boyle)
Thu Oct 16 21:46:29 2003
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 21:40:12 -0400
To: Michael Moscovitch <michaelm@citenet.net>, nanog@merit.edu
From: Robert Boyle <robert@tellurian.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0310162109230.66495-100000@dev01.citenet.net
>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
At 09:27 PM 10/16/2003, you wrote:
>I agree that an application level solution at the edge is the best.
>
>I like the idea of having a user configurable parameter in the client
>browser to allow the ``finder'' URL to be set. The browser
>``manufacturer'' would of course put their own default and the ISP would
>be able to ``configure'' their own defaults and the
>end user could ``change'' it to suit their preferences.
>This would allow competing ``URL finder'' type services, allow ISPs to
>fine tune the interface for their customers and allow end users to
>customize their own interface to the ``web''.
>
>Maybe its time for some ``finder'' API specifications,
>mozilla patches, and ``finder'' reference implementations.
The Internet Explorer Administration Kit has enabled this functionality for
many years. We changed our default search page to Google about 3 years ago
for all of our users who install our branded IE and dialer CD.
-Robert
Tellurian Networks - The Ultimate Internet Connection
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