This mod to Links 2.0 allow you to run
your own Open Directory site. (like dmoz)

Please send me your feedback....
http://www.scoutsace.org/scripts

Well the background on your page couldn't make it any more difficult to read.

Also the demo gives a 404.

at least you get a 404, Paul :-) I get a strait "cannot find server" all around, even when trying to access just "scoutsace.org" by itself.

--Philip
Links 2.0 moderator

Reading the description of it, on your site, it looks like a great mod. But, like the other people here, the demo gives a 404 Where can we see a working demo?

Andy

Andy (mod)
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The background is indeed a bit of a nuisance, but the download link works fine for me.

Oops, I stand corrected, the demo is a 404.

Sorry. Demo is'n working yet. I will upload it tonight. Keep in touch!

RedRum, I like this background, but your comments will be taken...

PerlFreak, please let me know if you still getting "cannot find server" . My provider do not give me address like scoutsace.org.

Thanks for your comments!

Sorry, don't get me wrong......I'm not saying I dislike your background. I just mean it is hard to read the black text with that specific background.

Demo is working now!

Wow, looks great! I've yet to download the code, but the demo (yep, its working...lol) looks like something many users could use.

Thanks for a great mod

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Well it is pretty hard to understand in a foreign language and as the translate select list doesn't work then I can't change it.

I don't see a difference between your mod and the original Links2 apart from the editor addon (and I believe Bmxer has already written a mod to do this as well as send private messages etc...)

Yes. Sorry. Translate list will be removed. It is part of my site only; not of the mod.

I wrote this mod just one year ago, but wasn't never reliesed. On that age, i made a careful search on forums to get something like this. I didn't find it.

I will check Bmxer mode to have ideas. Sounds good too!.

Please tell me if someone have installed this mod successfully! (And where).
I need help of someone who has editor's rights in dmoz project to give me ideas!.

Thanks all!

I've not downloaded it, but i had been planning on making an apply.cgi seperate from the admin script, as well as other dmoz like functions. So when i do i just wanted you to know i'm not mimmicking you since i just got back on the forum.
Lavon Russell
LookHard Mods
lavon@lh.links247.net

OK. You've done a good job with admin mod. I just checked it's demo but is really confused. Anyway, it could give me ideas.!
My work will be focused in the same way, but don't know how many time I will have in the near future to continue developing this mod.
The direction of this project will depends of how many enthusiast users can be involved in my personal dir and how many sites establish directories with this mod. Some cooperation can help us to improve our versions!
So, good luck!

how is my mod confusing? It utilizes basic links functions. I could turn it into an editor mod, which i might do. But now its both.
Lavon Russell
LookHard Mods
lavon@lh.links247.net

> Please tell me if someone have installed this mod successfully!

You are the best judge of the success of the mod.

Some other points:
1. I think you should take careful note of comments about the background image -- it makes the text illegible.
2. There is no obvious indication that you have complied with the ODP license at http://dmoz.org/license.html
3. Do the the links to http://www.scoutsace.org/.../dir/links/apply.cgi and http://www.scoutsace.org/...ks/admin/editors.cgi actually work?
4. You have lost some of the original ODP structure, and (I think) some of the categories, eg: http://www.scoutsace.org/..._Unidades/Argentina/ is a dead end, whereas http://dmoz.org/...mo/Grupos/Argentina/ has many links, and a symlink category http://dmoz.org/...ciaciones_de_scouts/

OK

It's my fault. But remember: MY LINKS OPEN DIRECTORY MOD ISN'T ADDRESSED TO COPY OR MIMIC DMOZ RDF INFORMATION. IT'S OBJECTIVE IS BULD INDEPENDENT DATABASES WITH DMOZ METHODOLOGY AND LINKS2.0 FORMAT.

Yes they do. But this links must be called from categories links "sea un editor" and "editar"(bottom).
Externall calls do not show forms because they need REFERER variable passed by browser.
Again, MY LINKS OPEN DIRECTORY MOD ISN'T ADDRESSED TO COPY OR MIMIC DMOZ RDF INFORMATION. IT'S OBJECTIVE IS BULD INDEPENDENT DATABASES WITH DMOZ METHODOLOGY AND LINKS2.0 FORMAT.
Next versions will have a function similar to goFetch Mod to retrieve data from Dmoz and add it to Links databases. Actually links and categories of my "Directorio Scoutsace" are added manually, no matter what structure has dmoz.

Thank you for your feedback

I'm now working to add 'odp2links' mod with Links ODP mod! I will release it soon.

I would love this!

Could you also script it so it can pull the Dmoz information from a specific category? I.E. I only want to include the Dmoz UK category with my search results http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/

Thanks!

I think Bmxers latest mod will do this.

Okay, so shoot me ;) - where is the download link for this?

Many thanks!

could do what you want.
http://lookhard.hypermart.net/...moz/gofetch-dmoz.zip
Lavon Russell
LookHard Mods
lavon@lh.links247.net

wow - thank you!

I've just woken up, and I'm taking a look!

:)

now all I need is a GOTO mod for link 2.0 ;)

Odp2links mod can be a 'rival' for gofetch (Bmxer) mod. So try it too!

yecarillo,
I'm definitely sure your mod can be a "rival" to mine, and i'm sure it does a good job. I was just posting him my download so he could see. Instead of "rival" maybe its just another solution like mine. More than one way to do something. It gives people more options.

Lavon Russell
LookHard Mods
lavon@lh.links247.net

Yes. You're right! Sorry, my english is'n good. Sincerely, I used my english/spanish dictionary to find the best match of what i was thinking, but seems to fail.

opd2links b1 mod will be released tomorrow!

Can't figure it out for sure but... what I believe this Mod does is allow for you to have "editors" to help you build your database... HOWEVER in no way shape of form pulls nor uses DMOZ results within your pages or in your site at all. So, if that is what you waant this is NOT IT. Great effort but unless you want a whole bunch of people messing with your links... I'm not sure if I would use. Then again... I may be wrong :)

I just tried this, I followed the instructions exactly and this is what I get when I try to run the script:

CGI ERROR
==========================================
Error Message : unable to open database: . Reason: No such file or directory

All permissions are set exactly and everything is exactly as directed.

Anyone any ideas?

Right. I will review the code tonight!

Thanks, I'll look forward to your answer.

OK, I tested it from a fresh installation, and all seems to be OK.
Please post the complete errror page to get more information!

Thanks.

Here is all I get back from the browser (have no telnet acces unfortunately):

CGI ERROR
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Error Message : unable to open database: . Reason: No such file or directory
Script Location : gofetch.cgi
Perl Version : 5.00503

Form Variables
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Environment Variables
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AUTH_TYPE : Basic
DOCUMENT_ROOT : /home/virtual/cybercu1/home/httpd/html
GATEWAY_INTERFACE : CGI/1.1
HTTP_ACCEPT : image/gif, image/x-xbitmap, image/jpeg, image/pjpeg, application/ms-bpc, application/vnd.ms-powerpoint, application/vnd.ms-excel, application/msword, */*
HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE: en-gb
HTTP_HOST : www.cybercult.net
HTTP_USER_AGENT : Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90)
PATH : /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
QUERY_STRING :
REMOTE_ADDR : 213.1.171.146
REMOTE_PORT : 1536
REMOTE_USER : architectus
REQUEST_METHOD : GET
REQUEST_URI : /cgi-bin/admin/gofetch.cgi
SCRIPT_FILENAME : /home/virtual/cybercu1/home/httpd/cgi-bin/admin/gofetch.cgi
SCRIPT_NAME : /cgi-bin/admin/gofetch.cgi
SERVER_ADDR : 209.224.53.101
SERVER_ADMIN : cyberpunk@callnetuk.com
SERVER_NAME : cybercult.net
SERVER_PORT : 80
SERVER_PROTOCOL : HTTP/1.0
SERVER_SOFTWARE : Apache/1.3.14 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.7.1 OpenSSL/0.9.6 ApacheJServ/1.1.2 mod_perl/1.24 PHP/4.0.3pl1 FrontPage/4.0.4.3

I've tried plugging away at it and re-doing it a couple of times but its always the same.

why is it named gofetch.cgi? i sure hope this is referring to my mod and someone didn't use it for their mod w/o telling me.
Lavon Russell
LookHard Mods
lavon@lh.links247.net

Awww ****

Sorry folks, my mix up.

bmxer its your mod I'm having a problem with, I must have got it confused with this one cause I got the url to your mod from this thread.

Was very tired when I posted and obviously wasnt pying attention, many apologies.

ok, just checking, the only thing i can think of is that dmoz.db isn't in your data folder.
but it would tell, because i checked all of the release version of gofetch.cgi and i do not see unable to open database in the error messages. I see unable to open: and thats it, and i have it printing the db names there so you should know which db it is.
Lavon Russell
LookHard Mods
lavon@lh.links247.net

I'll check again.

The db files were in the data dir and permissions set correct. Confusing.

if they are there, can you send me a pm with gofetch.cgi attached

Ok, I'll do that now, just re-did everything from scratch and still getting same.

Just sent it.

Fixed!!!!!!

Yes. Thanks for taking a look at it mate, it works a dream.

I thoroughly recommend this mod to anyone seriously thinking of building a large directory.

What mod is related this comment? Take a look of this thread topic!!!

I believe he was talking about Bmxer's mod.

you're right Paul
<edit to agree with post below>
Lavon Russell
LookHard Mods
lavon@lh.links247.net

Awww I don't think there's any harm - the mods are alike(ish).

Yecarillo was silent in this thread between 10th to the 16th anyway. Not like you were interrupting anything :)

OK. Thats' right. Nothing to talk.. It's not my mod!

Eh...what?

Sorry, I havent been back since my last post.

did I offend someone?

Kris Parish has offered help to rewite the ODP++ part of this Mod. I hope we can have good news soon!

Do you think you will have a mod for open directory that will use temps???
rexxx webmaster

Soory. No templates versions yet!

Does that mean there will be??
rexxx webmaster