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Posted by dorayme on 05/30/07 22:39
In article <5c5at0F2uukttU1@mid.individual.net>,
Bergamot <bergamot@visi.com> wrote:
> dorayme wrote:
> > In article
> > <1180508398.631947.214760@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com>,
> > David Dorward <dorward@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On May 30, 6:21 am, "Mike S." <littleboybl...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> > My website is a free one that places ads on the top of the web page.
> >> > Is there a way to provide a print option so that users can print the
> >> > pages without the ads?
> >>
> >> Since your agreement with your hosting provider almost certainly
> >> forbids removing the adverts, it is very likely that your only
> >> reasonable option is to switch to better hosting.
> >
> > I had thought, in my reply, it was ok to include a print style
> > sheet but, of course (!), this is probably unlikely to work on
> > such hosting.
>
> Why do you say that? It seems very unlikely that such a server would be
> clever enough to distinguish a print stylesheet from any other
> stylesheet, especially since it's the browser, not the server, that
> decides what rules to apply.
I said it because DD brought further to my attention that it was
a free web hosting service, and while his point might have been a
legal one, I then went on to think they would likely make
technical provisions to stop any different stylesheet from
operating to avoid their ads. I have a couple of barely used free
service and they quite often override various things I have
tried, perhaps there are cleverer ways of doing things that
escaped me.
But you make me regret the craven appearance of my retraction. My
enemies, and there are many, can take advantage of this.
Anyway, I just had a thought, as crisp in its novelty as it is
chilly this fine morning in Sydney, the proof is in the pudding,
OP might consider trying it and seeing what happens when he/she
prints and then, if all goes well, seeing if any letter from any
solicitor comes in the post or worse, several large thugs on the
doorstep.
--
dorayme
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