PHP Language - Re: |OT| Speed Bumps

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Re: |OT| Speed Bumps

Chung Leong

2006-05-13, 6:57 pm

John Dunlop wrote:
> You're trying to slow down the people who are "leaving" by
> second-guessing them? (Metaphors are fun but can mislead: I can
> follow an external link without "leaving" your page.) In a world where
> people are always in a rush, standing in their way could well earn you
> a punch in the nose!

It's a common practice for government sites. The idea is that people
need to know they will no longer be looking at official information.

There is also a security dimension. Such a page helps ensure that
you're not leaking sensitive information through the HTTP referrer
field.

ah@me.com

2006-05-13, 6:57 pm

In article <1147537539.810484.165090@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>,
chernyshevsky@hotmail.com says...
> John Dunlop wrote:
>
> It's a common practice for government sites. The idea is that people
> need to know they will no longer be looking at official information.
>
> There is also a security dimension. Such a page helps ensure that
> you're not leaking sensitive information through the HTTP referrer
> field.
>
>

Just one more example of what an appaling incompetent mess the HTML world
is.

sigh.

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