Re: External link checks

["Halliday,Paul" <Paul.Halliday () NSCC CA>]

You could probably hobble something together pretty quick using wget:

 

http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html

 

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Jenkins, Matthew
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 3:27 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] External link checks

 

Does anyone know of a tool that would scan a website for external links,
and then check each of those links to a specified depth for specific
content?

 

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.

 

Thanks all,

 

Matt

 

Matthew Jenkins
Network/Server Administrator
Fairmont State University
Visit us online at www.fairmontstate.edu <http://www.fairmontstate.edu/>