[WEB4LIB] RE: Domain name lapsed

[almag]

In addition to this disclaimer, the publisher could offer a link to
their site with updates as this type of "turn over" is known.  



"Masters, Gary E" wrote:
> 
> All:
> 
> How about a disclaimer message that web addresses do change with time and
> some new links may offend?  This seems to be an adult product in the
> original sense of the words.  I don't see people dying if they see a flash
> of porn.
> 
> Go ahead and use the CD.
> 
> Just my opinion.
> 
> Gary
> 
> Gary E. Masters
> Librarian (Systems)
> CDRH - FDA
> (301) 827-6893
> 
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   Tripp, Tim [SMTP:tim.tripp at uhn.on.ca]
>         Sent:   Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:28 PM
>         To:     Multiple recipients of list
>         Subject:        [WEB4LIB] RE: Domain name lapsed
> 
>         This seems to be a growing trend.  This is the third instance I've
> run
>         across in the last few months where this has happened.
> 
>         The previous one was also this week - a breast cancer information
> site for
>         patients has now gone the same route.  The unfortunate thing is, a
>         multimedia publisher we work with to create CD's of patient related
> cancer
>         information was including web links on the CD's, and is now in a
> quandry as
>         to how to deal with this - especially the packaged copies of the
> discs that
>         they've already got in stock...
> 
>         Cheers,
> 
>         Tim
>         --
> 
>         Tim Tripp
>         Clinical Decision Support, Senior Project Manager
>         University Health Network
>         Suite 201, 700 Bay Street
>         Toronto, ON Canada M5G 1Z6
>         http://www.uhn.ca/
>         Voice : (416) 340-5266
>         Fax : (416) 340-3391
>         Work : tim.tripp at uhn.on.ca
>         Home : tim at timtripp.com
>         http://www.timtripp.com/
> 
>         > -----Original Message-----
>         > From: Glynis Andersson [SMTP:gandersson at bctf.bc.ca]
>         > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 12:11 PM
>         > To:   Multiple recipients of list
>         > Subject:      [WEB4LIB] Domain name lapsed
>         >
>         > Just wanted to alert as many as possible that EduRock
> (www.edurock.com) -
>         > known as being a search engine that maintains a database of
> educational
>         > related and family oriented sites is now a very obtrusive porn
> site. This
>         > is very unfortunate as a search in Google indicates many
> educational
>         > institutions are still linking to it. In particular, there are
> sites that
>         > are geared towards children that are still linking to it, e.g.
> UCLA,
>         > Fullerton Children's Center.
>         >
>         > Glynis
>         > B.C. Teachers' Federation
>         > http://www.bctf.bc.ca

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