At 09:27 PM 10/16/2003, you wrote:

I agree that an application level solution at the edge is the best.

I like the idea of having a user configurable parameter in the client browser to allow the ``finder'' URL to be set. The browser ``manufacturer'' would of course put their own default and the ISP would be able to ``configure'' their own defaults and the end user could ``change'' it to suit their preferences.

This would allow competing ``URL finder'' type services, allow ISPs to fine tune the interface for their customers and allow end users to customize their own interface to the ``web''.

Maybe its time for some ``finder'' API specifications, mozilla patches, and ``finder'' reference implementations.

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