On Fri, 11 Sep 2009, Norman Gray wrote:
> ...again.
>
> If you google for "starlink java repository", the FIRST TWO LINKS are to
> dev.starlink.ac.uk and www.starlink.rl.ac.uk/java/java.htm, which describe the
> brand spanking new 2004 software release. Browsing around, _all_ of the pages
> are unchanged from that time, as if in a timewarp:
>
> > You can download the latest stable release of the whole Starlink Software
> > Collection from our2004 Release Download Page.
>
>
> Cool URIs don't change, and all that, but if these web servers were wiped and
> these returned 404s, or if these two names were removed from the DNS, or even
> if someone went at those machines with an axe, that would _still_ be an
> improvement.
I have no attachment to dev.starlink.ac.uk or www.starlink.rl.ac.uk,
but please don't do anything which will prevent the redirects
from www.starlink.ac.uk (e.g. http://www.starlink.ac.uk/topcat/) from
continuing to work as they currently do.
Mark
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