Dead Links PermaThread

Subject: Dead Links PermaThread
From: Joe Offer
Date: 19 Jan 04 - 07:27 PM

This is an edited PermaThread™, and all messages posted here are subject to editing and deletion.
This thread is intended to serve as a forum for corrections and annotations to the Mudcat Links Section. Report dead or incorrect Links Section links here, and we'll correct them and delete your report message.

This thread is just for Links Section updates, not for incorrect links in the regular threads. Please don't ask to have links corrected in most thread messages. That gets a bit too burdensome. If a link in a thread is incorrect, simply post a new message in the thread with a corrected link. We will update the incorrect link if we get a chance, but we prefer not to respond to individual requests for link updates within threads.
-Joe Offer-

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If an old link is dead, go to the Internet Wayback Machine, http://www.archive.org/ and paste in the old link. It may still work.
But if the link is dead, let us know - and try to find the new URL for us.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: wysiwyg
Date: 06 Jul 04 - 11:48 AM

Random Link
Uilleann pipes
http://www.iol.ie/~npupipes/npuhome.htm
Na Pi/obairi/ Uilleann. A Dublin site with information andlinks about Uilleann piping. Also sells tutorials......

Leads to a redirect

The redirect destination is page not found

~S~

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: Joe Offer
Date: 13 Jul 04 - 03:32 PM

Got all the links updated or deleted, Susan. The above is now http://www.pipers.ie/ - a very nice site.
I'm disappointed that the eieio cowboy MIDI site is gone. I couldn't find a new URL anywhere, so I finally gave up and deleted the link.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: wysiwyg
Date: 04 May 05 - 11:18 PM

Random Link
Shar Products Company - Shar Music
http://www.sharmusic.net/home.htm
Shar is the recognized market leader in North America as a supplier of violin family instruments, bows, sheet music, cases, strings and acce...

sharmusic.net

This domain name expired on 04/23/2005 and is pending renewal or deletion.

~S~

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Shar is an established company. We've bought violin strings and bows from them, and always had good service. Their URL is sharmusic.com.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: GUEST,WYS
Date: 05 May 05 - 10:44 AM

So it was wrong as it appeared in the random link?

?S?

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: Joe Offer
Date: 05 May 05 - 03:04 PM

The random links come from our Links Section. Yes, I updated the Shar link. Many companies have reserved the *.com, *.org, and *.net domain names, and possibly others. I imagine some are discovering that they don't really need *.org and *.net.

-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: wysiwyg
Date: 05 May 05 - 03:20 PM

Checking to be sure I understand--

You mean, at some point, companies reserved domains under both .com and .net? But we have only one listing in our links, and it might be the one they gave up in favor of a .com listing?

Thanks-- that will help me track down correct URLs and submit them as suggested corrections instead of probably-gone listings.

I don't find these because I am specifically looking for the info from a link, BTW. I just check them sometimes when I see something interesting in the Random listing, to see what they are, and that's how I come across obsolete ones.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 Nov 09 - 09:22 PM

I don't know if this is the right thread for this, as the dates go back a ways, but here is a dead link I came across tonight, Joe:

http://members.aol.com/jmoul81075/ulstsong.htm

Thanks,

kat

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: catspaw49
Date: 24 Nov 09 - 09:25 PM

Oh I see.....At first I thought this was a permathread about erectile dysfunction...........


Spaw

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: Joe Offer
Date: 24 Nov 09 - 10:17 PM

Click here for an archive copy of John Moulden's "Ulstersongs" Website. Anybody know where it can be found currently?
-Joe-

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: MartinRyan
Date: 25 Nov 09 - 06:21 AM

Joe

To the best of my knowledge, John has sold on his stock and left the business.

Regards

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: Joe Offer
Date: 25 Nov 09 - 08:31 PM

Oh, what a shame. John Moulden was legendary. I take it he's in education now, and Ulstersongs is under new ownership. I wish him well.
Oh - you'll find a lecture by John Moulden here (click).

-Joe-

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: katlaughing
Date: 25 Nov 09 - 11:13 PM

Neat stuff, Joe, thanks for tracking him down.

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: MartinRyan
Date: 26 Nov 09 - 02:55 AM

Recently moved from Galway to Donegal. While the Moore Institute work referred to in that link has finished or is about to - there is little fear of John being idle!

Regards

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 26 Nov 09 - 10:58 AM

Anyone know of a website that can trawl a given page and detect broken links?
I used to use one but haven't been able to find a replacement.
I could use Dreanweaver but that does take time on dial-up.

Subject: RE: Dead Links PermaThread
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Nov 09 - 11:17 AM

I just found http://www.dnlook.com/brokenlinks.php and it does help. But finds more broken links than exist.

I link to google.com and yahoo.com which it doesn't like. They always revert to .co.uk flavours in the UK which is a clue to the failure mode. But at least I have some warnings to deal with.