The add-a-link script used on fatdays.com was written in Perl by Brian Marston
<webguy@fatdays.com>. It was last modified on April 18, 1997.
If you would like to use the add-a-link script on your site, e-mail me and we'll work out a deal.
Features
- The script can be distributed across multiple pages. In other words, a single copy of the script can be called from multiple
forms to create multiple add-a-link pages. The script writes the output file to the same directory in which the calling form
resides. It determines the path to this directory automatically from the HTTP_REFERER environment variable.
- The input form and thank you page are separate HTML files that can be customized to match a particular look and feel.
- Includes input fields for the user's name and e-mail address and the site's URL, title, and description
- Automatically records the date the link was made
- Preserves information entered by the user across two forms
- Produces a verification page that allows the user to make sure his or her link is correct before submitting it.
- Link counter on the output page
- Active e-mail addresses and URL hyperlinks on the output page
- Puts the newest links at the top of the list
- E-mails the webmaster to notify him or her about new links. The e-mail message includes all the information from the input
form plus the user's hostname, IP address, and browser type.
- Checks to make sure the URL, title, and description fields are filled in and produces a redo page if they aren't.
- HTML parsing subroutine converts special symbols entered by the user (e.g., quotes and ampersands) to HTML escape sequences.
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