Disable MS Smart Tags

[Clovis]

Heres the code to disable MS smart tags

<textarea name="textfield" rows="1" cols="60"><meta name="MSSmartTagsPreventParsing" content="TRUE"></textarea>



[This message has been edited by Clovis (edited 06-26-2001).]

[Gemini]

I'm being dumb... what is this and why do we want to disable it if we are building the page? (never have seen this happen in any pages we build etc)

[TwilitesZone]

Smart Tags is MS's way of redirecting your traffic. When the person looks for a particular site it picks up keywords and sends them to a place "they" think the surfer would rather go.

Someone always nows bettert ::sigh::

The Regiser

Twilite




------------------
Check out the addition to Get Noticed!

Stop Hiding... Submit your Galleries Here!

Get Noticed! A Search Engine Submission Site

[Gemini]

I'm still being dumb. If the surfer comes to *our* page how can they get redirected to somewhere we don't want them to go?

I guess I'm missing something here which is normal.

[richard123]

It's not implemented yet, and it may never be. My guess (which is as good as anyones) is they won't implement it (except maybe as an opt-in rather than an opt-out) so we won't have to even think about this (I hope).

Let me add the URL: http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories...772297,00.html

[This message has been edited by richard123 (edited 06-26-2001).]

[DamageX]

I wouldn't be so sure that Microsoft would leave out the smart tags. I suppose it would also depend on the ruling of the appeal court on their anti-trust case. But then again, I might be wrong. Anyway, smart tags could be a HUGE money-maker for Microsoft and partners, but they could also be the drop to make the glass spill over and 'cause traditionally loyal Microsoft-products users to leap over to a open source OS. Just my .02.

------------------
Respect,
DamageX