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Re: Accessibility of redirects

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From: Keith Parks
Date: Mar 6, 2007 11:20AM

On Mar 6, 2007, at 9:11 AM, Jared Smith wrote:

> here's my opinion.
> The pages should redirect to the page that directly corresponds with
> the old destination. This should be done with a server-side redirect
> that sends a permanent redirect message to the web browser and search
> engines.
>
>> Should it be instant or delayed?
>
> Instant. Why bother the user with an error message when they've done
> nothing wrong? If you use the correct server redirects, it will be
> totally seamless to the user and search engines will be updated with
> the new location very quickly.

How does this method affect the browser's BACK button function?

My problem with client-side instant (zero delay) redirects is that it
can be nearly impossible for users to "back" past the redirect page
(unless they use the drop-down History list, which I find few people
seem to know about).


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San Diego State University
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