When a poster attempts to link a picture on the web to the message in eGroups, and for some reason the connection isn't made, you will find a "broken link" which looks like this:
A link is a command that connects the current window with something else, usually a picture or a page, on the web. That command is written in HTML, the language used to create a web page or add special features to an e-mail message. A Link is a favorite device of webTVers, since they don't have much space on their machine to save pictures and have to use links to display pictures.4.1. What does the command look like?
If you want to try to salvage a broken link, you should be able to recognize it. The simplest command that links the picture pic2.jpg to the message is:4.2. Why is the link broken?<img src="www.smut.com/pic2.jpg">
This command will place pic2.jpg, found at www.smut.com into the message.
If your linking a web page www.smut.com/index.html to the message the command looks like this:
<a href="http://www.google.com/">some text</a>
There are two main reasons why broken links appear in messages.4.3. Can a broken link be repaired?4.1.1. It used to be that the main reason was that the web master removed the picture between the time the URL was detected and the time that it was used in a message.
4.1.2. Nowadays the primary reason seems to be that the web master has written into his page a block that prevents any links off site. Linking of this kind is called bandwidth stealing and web masters are not happy about it.
It depends on the reason it appeared.4.4. How can you track a link back to its source?4.3.1. If the picture has been physically removed, nothing can be done.
4.3.2. If there is an off-site block, sometimes you can track the link back to the source.
These instructions are for Netscape users. I hope an Explorer user will supply the equivalent for his browser. You can find the source for a picture or a broken link this way:
4.4.1. Place the mouse arrow over the broken link. 4.4.2. Right-click to produce a drop-menu like the one you see here.
4.4.3. Click on the last option Copy Image Location
4.4.4. This action transfers the original location of the picture to the Clipboard, a location in memory where copied data is stored temporarily.
4.4.5. Left-click in the little input window of your browser next to the words Go to: to place the pointer inside the little window .
4.4.6. Now right-click and select in the drop-down menu the word Paste. The location you copied in step 4.4.3. is not transferred to the input window. 4.4.7. Hold your breath and hit the <enter> key on your keyboard. Often the picture will appear, since it is no longer linked from the message.
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