Tips For Following Hyperlinks
When you receive a link sent to you in an e-mail message, or if you click a link
that is mentioned in an online article,
if the link does not work "as is," for example...
<http://www.vinylsiding.org/install/installfaq.html
try a shortened version of it. Meaning, eliminate the "http://"
for sure,
and then drop the right most portion of the address up to and including the
"/"
www.vinylsiding.org/install <http://www.vinylsiding.org/install
This is the address of the page that the originally mentioned link stems from,
and you should hopefully be able to find the link referred to, providing the
portion dropped (/installfaq.html) is not too cryptic and is somewhat
descriptive of what you intended to find.
In this example, you are looking for an FAQ on siding installation.
(What's an FAQ? A compilation of Frequently Asked Questions.)
If that doesn't work, try an even more shortened version.
Dropping the remaining right most portion up to and including the / in this case
leaves the root domain address...
www.vinylsiding.org <http://www.vinylsiding.org
This is the ultimate location for referencing the original link...
<http://www.vinylsiding.org/install/installfaq.html
Finally, if you are sure of a link's spelling accuracy, and you receive a
"cannot find" or "DNS error," don't give up,
try a couple refreshes of the link request. ( press F5 or click refresh
tool button, or click View | Refresh)
It is possible that the web page, or the website,
or the web host hosting the website, or the web itself was not completely ready
to accept and properly deal with your request.