How does the Web work?

For your protection and ours we have established a procedure for parties wishing to introduce a link to the ATHENS 2004 website on their site.

In order to place a link embedded in copy interested parties should:

1. Use the term ATHENS 2004 only, and no other term as the text referent

2. Not associate the link with any image, esp. the ATHENS 2004 Emblem (see paragraph below)

3. Send a request letter to the Internet Department stating:

   • Short description of site

   • Reason for linking

   • Unique URL containing the link (if no unique URL than just the main URL)

   • Publishing period

   • Contact point (e-mail address)

Dear Sir or Ma'am. I'd like to post a link to the ATHENS 2004 Web site. Per your Hyperlink Policy, please find my official request below:

• Short description of site: The Daily Blog. A loose collection of technology-related ramblings from the editors at Network Computing.

• Reason for linking: To poke fun at the absolutely insane hyperlink policy in place on the ATHENS 2004 site.

• Unique URL containing the link (if no unique URL than just the main URL):http://blog.networkcomputing.com/daily/

• Publishing period: Sometimes Daily.

• Contact point (e-mail address):[email protected]