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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> javascript-admin@LaTech.edu
[mailto:javascript-admin@LaTech.edu]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>josh@urbicon.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 22, 2002 1:46
PM<BR><B>To:</B> javascript@LaTech.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Javascript] How
can search engines see a js include for navigation?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Ok, so
I'm getting the sense that it is not possible to do a Javascript include for
navigation that will also be understandable by a "user agent" (i.e. the search
engine can't follow the links)<BR><BR>Next question: can a user agent follow the
links within navigation code placed in an SSI? I'm not so familiar with SSI.
Resources on implementing this if it does in fact work?<BR><BR>- josh
draper<BR><BR><BR>on 22-03-02 19.39, Filipiak, Bob (Contractor) at
filipiab@atsc.army.mil wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR><FONT size=2>Sorry.... I do the includes server side so the
<NOSCRIPT> getssent to the browser.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=2>If you
have to worry about lynx and other non-scripting browsers then jsut do every
thing important server side and only use client side JavaScript for cosmetic
stuff that doesn't matter wherethere the visitor sees it or not.
<BR></FONT><BR><FONT size=2>It's been fun....so long!</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT
size=2>Bob Filipiak</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>(Contractor)</FONT>
<BR><BR><BR><FONT size=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>From: Hassan Schroeder [mailto:hassan@webtuitive.com]</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 1:12 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>To:
javascript@LaTech.edu</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Subject: Re: [Javascript] How
can search engines see a js include for</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>navigation?</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=2>> "Filipiak, Bob
(Contractor)" wrote:</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> <BR>> AFAIK Even if the
browser has JavaScript disabled the code still downloads.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT
size=2>OK, that didn't seem logical -- what would be the point? -- so I
<BR>tested it. <BR></FONT><BR><FONT size=2>Neither Moz0.9.7/Win nor IE5.5/Win
with scripting off display the</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2><noscript>
content from an external *.js file.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=2>And more
relevant to the question -- re' /search engines/ following</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>JS menu links -- Lynx doesn't see the <noscript> content either
... <BR></FONT><BR><FONT size=2>So I'd bet there's a high probability that
most search engines do</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>/not/ follow external JS
references ...</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=2>> If the term "include" is being
used as in</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> <BR>> <script
type="text/javascript" src="mystuff.js"></script></FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>> <BR>> rather than a server-scripting-based include --</FONT>
<BR><FONT size=2>> <BR>> Why would a user agent that doesn't understand
JavaScript follow a</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> script source link to a file
that has <noscript> tags in it? :-)</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT
size=2>FWIW!</FONT> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BODY></HTML>