In article <[log in to unmask]>, "Kevin Hock" <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> Is there a way that I can make a "link" in a web directory that points to
> the actual file in another directory, account or server?  For example, could
> I use a friend's picture that he has one his site without actually copying
> it to my directory, but rather just "link" to it?  This would be very handy
> to be able to cross-reference files without copying them multiple times and
> would save typing paths for a different directory or server.
>
> Fictitious example: Could I somehow use "pics/myfriend.jpg" and the
> myfriend.jpg file is just a link to (for example)
> "www.osu.edu/~USERID/pics/mypic.jpg"

Sorry for taking so long to respond to this...I've been pretty busy lately.

Symbolic links cannot cross over to other systems.  The server has the
ability to do this, but it must be setup by an administrator.

About the best option you have is to use the <meta> tag.  For example,

  <meta http-equiv="refresh"
    content="0;url=http://www.osu.edu/~USERID/pics/mypic.jpg">

This will force the page to refresh in 0 seconds (actually, most systems
will wait at least 1 second) and then go to the URL specified.

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                                     Kent Covert, Software Coordinator
                                     Miami Computing and Information Services
                                     Miami University, Oxford, OH
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