Re: External link checks

[Valdis Kletnieks <Valdis.Kletnieks () VT EDU>]

On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:26:58 EDT, "Jenkins, Matthew" said:

> Example use:  Someone has a weblink on the organization's website.  The
> page the weblink points at is compromised and malware, inappropriate
> content, etc. are placed on the site.  If there was a tool to scan the
> external links to check content, this would be caught and an
> administrator noticed so the link could be removed from the
> organization's website.

It may matter *why* you're trying to do it, and exactly what content
you're looking to block.  It's one thing if you're trying to prevent
spambots from putting links to malware/etc on blogs you host.  It's
something else if a VP got rick-rolled and is yelling Something Must
Be Done...

And you might want to take a pass by your Legal Eagles - in a university
environment, it may be difficult to prevent *links* to "inappropriate
content".  You *may* be able to get away with saying "blog spam is illegal",
but if a student intentionally posts a link to something "inappropriate"
on his blog, that can quickly end up as the sort of lawsuit that would
be a Phyrric victory at best...

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