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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Sorry.... I do the includes server side so the <NOSCRIPT> getssent to the browser.</FONT>
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<P><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. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>It's been fun....so long!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Bob Filipiak</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>(Contractor)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Hassan Schroeder [<A HREF="mailto:hassan@webtuitive.com">mailto:hassan@webtuitive.com</A>]</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>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> "Filipiak, Bob (Contractor)" wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> AFAIK Even if the browser has JavaScript disabled the code still downloads.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>OK, that didn't seem logical -- what would be the point? -- so I </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>tested it. </FONT>
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<P><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>
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<P><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 ... </FONT>
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<P><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>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> If the term "include" is being used as in</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> <script type="text/javascript" src="mystuff.js"></script></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> rather than a server-scripting-based include --</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> 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>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>FWIW!</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>H*</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Hassan Schroeder ----------------------------- hassan@webtuitive.com </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Webtuitive Design === (+1) 408-938-0567 === <A HREF="http://webtuitive.com" TARGET="_blank">http://webtuitive.com</A></FONT>
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