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encyclo - 8:02 pm on Jul 17, 2005 (gmt 0)
Personally, I like a standard combination of top navigation for major categories, left-hand navigation for in-category, mor specific links, and finished off with a breadcrumb system and a footer with lesser-used links and duplicates of some of the top navigation - useful especially if the page is long.
Great post mack, as always. I particularly agree about using multiple layers of navigation, each serving different purposes. I do quite like right-hand side navigation despite your reticence, but I agree that it is more unusual and not always as intuitive.