TSGL: Bookmark checker needed

Mon Mar 24 08:08:01 EDT 2008

Thanks, Merna

Tilman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric and Merna Bitter" <embitt at westnet.com.au>
To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 5:02 AM
Subject: Re: TSGL: Bookmark checker needed


> Tilman,
>
> You're very welcome.
>
> No further research, but I just came across this link while surfing.  It 
> may
> or may not be helpful.
>
> http://www.veign.com/application.php?appid=103
>
> Merna
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tilman Brandl" <tbrandl2 at chello.at>
> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 12:36 AM
> Subject: Re: TSGL: Bookmark checker needed
>
>
> Merna,
>
> while I didn't expect anybody to saddle him/herself with extensive 
> research,
> I appreciate your endeavours. Thanks!
>
> As you can imagine, I've done some research myself, and did tests with AM
> Dead Link (who must have a great marketing guy in their team). The problem
> with AM DL is that it only works with the full list of favorites (I'm
> checking my ca. 3500 IE favorites), there's no access to single 
> subfolders.
> Meaning that I can't move selected & checked links somewhere else, which I
> need to do. At least I haven't found a way ...
> As to copying or moving links, this only works for single links, not
> selected blocks..
>
> In my case, it appears that possibly a third of all my links are
> inaccessible (they are old too), so it's difficult to check them all at
> once. In quite a few cases I want to find out about e.g. redirections that 
> I
> could use as a replacement, etc. Btw - I've got a lot of duplicates too.
>
> Linkman looks like it might do what I want, otherwise it does MUCH more 
> than
> that, so could be overkill. But I'll check this out.
>
> Finally, Bookmark Master looks like a newcomer in the market. I've tried 
> it,
> and may end up with using it since it allows bulk deleting or moving of
> links.
>
> Thanks again for your tips
>
> Tilman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric and Merna Bitter" <embitt at westnet.com.au>
> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 4:29 AM
> Subject: Re: TSGL: Bookmark checker needed
>
>
>> Tilman,
>>
>> I enjoy surfing and searching.  However, Googling various combinations of
>> the words "bookmarks," "favorites," "dead links," "valid links," 
>> "verify,"
>> "duplicate," "freeware," "hard drive," and/or "software" has revealed 
>> that
>> there are many, many, many, many ...................possible programs
>> available.
>>
>> It has also revealed that AM Deadlink pops up in many, many, many, many
>> ...................places.  I have not downloaded or tried it but have
>> noticed the following (or words to the same effect) in several search
>> results:  "If a Bookmark has become unavailable you can verify it in the
>> internal preview and delete it from your Browser."
>>
>> You have indicated  you would like to save some for further checking.  I
>> don't know what that internal preview shows; but if  there are only a 
>> few,
>> is it possible with that internal preview to copy and paste them 
>> somewhere
>> or to manually write them down for later checking before deleting the 
>> bulk
>> of dead ones?
>>
>> I have spent a couple of (enjoyable) hours on this exercise, which is why
>> I
>> became so aware of the repeated appearance of AM Deadlink.
>>
>> Here are a couple of others I noted which may or may not be of 
>> assistance:
>>
>> Linkman at 
>> http://www.outertech.com/index.php?_charisma_page=product&id=5.
>> (following quote from about halfway down the page)
>> "You can evaluate Linkman for 30 days.
>> In order to get a Linkman license you must register and obtain a serial
>> number (registration fee starts with $39/EUR30 for single workstation).
>> All Linkman 7.x updates will be free (at least 3 feature updates).
>> Alternatively you can sign-up with one of our affiliate partners and they
>> will pay the registration fee on your behalf. See the Trialpay page for
>> details."
>>
>> Bookmark Master (free) at http://www.qksoft.com/.
>>
>> Merna
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tilman Brandl" <tbrandl2 at chello.at>
>> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
>> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 10:11 AM
>> Subject: Re: TSGL: Bookmark checker needed
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> thanks for your tips, guys.
>>
>> Link Sleuth - if I'm not mistaken - is for checking links on websites
>> somewhere on the internet, not for checking my local list of bookmarks.
>> But
>> I'll have another look ....
>>
>> The /Tilman/ part of that link is indeed coincidental - believe it or not
>> ;-)
>>
>> I've checked out AM DeadLink, and it's well done. Unfortunately, it
>> doesn't
>> offer an option to save away a list of dead links for later checks. I can
>> of
>> course always delete the bulk of them, but would like to check a few 
>> links
>> more thoroughly, since the once were/still are important sites.
>>
>> Haven't found a way to do this from AM DeadLink.
>>
>> The program I once had offered to simply move them ino a special folder
>> named 'BrokenLinks'. Something similar is what I would like to see ...
>>
>> Thanks again
>> Tilman
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tilman Brandl" <tbrandl2 at chello.at>
>> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <List at tsgserver.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 4:08 PM
>> Subject: TSGL: Bookmark checker needed
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> in the past I've had a nice bookmark/favorites checking program. Can't
>>> find it now. I've spent an hour meanwhile with testing different progs,
>>> but most of them aren't exactly what I need for cleaning up my 3500
>>> favorites..
>>>
>>> What I want:
>>> Should check all my bookmarks and allow to move dead links to a 
>>> different
>>> place/folder ... Should also find duplicates. That's it ;-)
>>>
>>> Any experience with a good one anybody? Freeware preferred, but I would
>>> also buy one if necessary.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Tilman
>
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