No
- IMHO a waste of time
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| Thanks for the info Stefan.
| I got it to work and the results look like my web site, except without the
| graphics; just the text.
| Since Google recommended you use Lynx to check out your site, I was
| expecting to see some great revelations that I wouldn't have noticed without
| using Lynx.
| So what's the big deal about using Lynx? A person (webmaster) can pertty
| easily visulize what their site would look like without the graphics.
| Do you have any idea why Goolgle thinks this is such an important thing to
| do???
|
| "Stefan B Rusynko" wrote:
|
| > Why not just compare it at
| >
http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.html
| >
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| >
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| > _____________________________________________
| >
| >
| > | Hi again Chris.
| > | I've still had no luck in trying to get to the Poodle Predictor tool.
| > | Grit's link is still not working. I sent them an email, asking if they are
| > | keeping their site up todate.
| > | I found another site that has a SE text similulator.
| > |
http://www.stargeek.com/crawler_sim.php
| > |
| > | I tried it out and it works OK.
| > | Did you ever try out the Poodle tool when it was working? (Assuming it was
| > | at some point.) Just curious if the Stargeek tool gives results like the
| > | Poodle tool did or are we talking "apples and oranges"?
| > |
| > | Thanks for your help.
| > |
| > | "Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Hi Don,
| > | > I think this is the page:
| > | >
http://www.gritechnologies.com/tools/links_poodle.html
| > | > but it seems their site is down.
| > | >
| > | > HTH
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > Chris Leeds,
| > | > Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
| > | >
| > | > ContentSeed: great tool for web masters,
| > | > a fantastic convenience for site owners.
| > | >
http://contentseed.com/
| > | > --
| > | > | > | > > Thanks Chris.
| > | > > I'd much rather be able to go to a web page and just type in an address,
| > | > > than to have to download, install, do the setup and debug, and try to
| > | > figure
| > | > > out how Lynx works.
| > | > >
| > | > > I did go to the poodle page of
| > | > > gritechnologies.com/tools/spider.go?q=evolt.org
| > | > > Have you visited their site? I'm just getting a blank page from this
| > | > > address. I assume they are just down at the moment.
| > | > >
| > | > > "Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage" wrote:
| > | > >
| > | > > > do a google search for "poodle predictor" it'll show you what lynx will
| > | > show
| > | > > > you.
| > | > > > the best of my recollection is lynx is a very old browser that's rarely
| > | > used
| > | > > > by anyone anymore.
| > | > > >
| > | > > > HTH
| > | > > >
| > | > > > --
| > | > > > Chris Leeds,
| > | > > > Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
| > | > > >
| > | > > > ContentSeed: great tool for web masters,
| > | > > > a fantastic convenience for site owners.
| > | > > >
http://contentseed.com/
| > | > > > --
| > | > > > | > | > > > > I recently read on the Google Guidelines for Webmasters
| > | > > > >
http://www.google.com/webmasters/guidelines.html
| > | > > > > that you should use Lynx to check out your web site. I tried
| > | > downloading
| > | > > > > and installing it but have had numerous problems trying to install it.
| > | > > > I'm
| > | > > > > using Windows XP home.
| > | > > > >
| > | > > > > Does anyone have any suggestion on:
| > | > > > > What version of Lynx should I be using?
| > | > > > > Where should I get it?
| > | > > > > Is it installed under DOS or Windows?
| > | > > > > Is it really that inportant to check out your website with Lynx?
| > | > > > > Other suggestions?
| > | > > > >
| > | > > > > Thanks.
| > | > > > >
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