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Don't understand why mine looks different

fmmk

8:22 pm on Feb 19, 2004 (gmt 0)

I was taking the advise of a posting that said to view the source page of competitors' pages to see why they are ranking higher than you. I noticed that most of their pages look "greek" to me-don't understand much of what I am seeing. However, when you view my page--it is all laid out in Frontpage, just like when I created it and seemingly very easy for someone to just copy and make their own web page. Is there a way to "encript" my page so it looks "greek" like everyone elses? Not sure if I am making sense but hopefully someone will know what I am saying.
Thank you

bumpaw

12:57 pm on Feb 20, 2004 (gmt 0)

Could you post a small snippet of the "Greek"?

fmmk

2:01 pm on Feb 20, 2004 (gmt 0)

example:
<BODY LINK="#FFFFFFF" VLINK="COCOCO"
ALINK="#OOOOFF">

none of the pages look like frontpage-from the point that they are all done in capital letters and I use regular writing.
Is there a way to block the source page from viewers- or is this just how it is?

choster

2:17 pm on Feb 20, 2004 (gmt 0)

fmmk, the snippet you posted looks pretty normal to me. If you don't know HTML, looking at others' source code probably won't help you any.

There are ways to make it more difficult to view your HTML source, but by definition there is no way to prevent it. After all, the browser needs to be able to read it to display it.

pageoneresults

2:27 pm on Feb 20, 2004 (gmt 0)

<BODY LINK="#FFFFFFF" VLINK="COCOCO" 
ALINK="#OOOOFF"><!--MSNAVIGATION-->

Also, the code above is invalid. There are letter "O"s where there should be number "0"s.

<BODY LINK="#FFFFFFF" VLINK="C0C0C0" 
ALINK="#0000FF"><!--MSNAVIGATION-->

If you do not understand basic HTML, viewing source code will get you nowhere.

Hiding source code is a topic that has beaten to death around here. The overall consensus is that you do not need to hide your source code. And, if you found a way to do it, someone will find a way to review it.

fmmk

2:41 pm on Feb 20, 2004 (gmt 0)

Thank you for your replies.
Is there a way to legally protect yourself from a competitor putting up the same ecommerce site by copying your html? Others must be concerned with this?
The site is copyrighted.

pageoneresults

2:44 pm on Feb 20, 2004 (gmt 0)

Is there a way to legally protect yourself from a competitor putting up the same ecommerce site by copying your html?

Unfortunately we cannot offer legal advice. The best option would be to contact a lawyer who specializes in Internet legalities.

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