This 1997 guide warns that renaming files can strand bookmarks and other sites’ links. Its Apache redirects and AltaVista tips are dated; the principle is not. A website lives in a network of paths maintained by other people, so a redesign can break someone else’s way in.
Original webmaster guide: https://webtips.dan.info/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-dans-web-tips-told-authors-not-to-break-their-own-links/
#ancientweb #webdesign #linkrot #webstandards
Original webmaster guide: https://webtips.dan.info/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-dans-web-tips-told-authors-not-to-break-their-own-links/
#ancientweb #webdesign #linkrot #webstandards
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Categories: Ancient Web & Internet History [c23]