europeforvisitors - 2:28 am on Apr 4, 2002 (gmt 0)

>>I would have thought that if there was any doubt about whether the deep link was "legal" or the link was going to be appreciated by the webmaster of the target url/resource, then a quick email to them asking their permission is all that's needed?<<

Why encourage ignorant site owners to think they have the right (legal or moral) to grant or withhold permission for deep links?