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The thread on "Implementing OpenURL for simple web resources" inspired my to write an article on all the things that redirectors can be used for: http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2009/09/redirector-chain-mashup-design-pattern.html Having thought about the original problem a bit, it strikes me that going a bit farther than what ross suggests could be a nice solution. Have an onLoad javascript call your link maintenance database and then rewrite the links in your page. This could be implemented in a JSON sort of way. (and no Openurl) Here's why. There will be situations where you want to maintain the anchor text as well as the link, and this solution allows you to do it. Also, a well-crafted javascript will allow all the links to work (well, the good ones, at least) even if you link maintenace service goes down or disappears. Eric On Sep 15, 2009, at 11:47 AM, Ross Singer wrote: > Oh yeah, one thing I left off -- > > In Moodle, it would probably make sense to link to the URL in the > <a> tag: > <a href="http://bbc.co.uk/">The Beeb!</a> > but use a javascript onMouseDown action to rewrite the link to route > through your funky link resolver path, a la Google. > > That way, the page works like any normal webpage, "right mouse > click->Copy Link Location" gives the user the "real" URL to copy and > paste, but normal behavior funnels through the link resolver. > > -Ross. Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA [log in to unmask] http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/