Crap but I hate subscriber/non-subscriber links

[Tallgeese]

I'm sick of having to change URLs all the darn time so the non-subscribers don't whine incessantly about subscriber links.

So my question is...
If, when I am logged in as a Subscriber and I click on a non-subscriber link, I can be transparently redirected to the content via a subscriber server, is it possible for that process to work in reverse?

That is, if a non-subscriber clicks on a subscriber link, couldn't they be transparently redirected to the same content via a non-subscriber server.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Tallgeese
I'm sick of having to change URLs all the darn time so the non-subscribers don't whine incessantly about subscriber links.

So my question is...
If, when I am logged in as a Subscriber and I click on a non-subscriber link, I can be transparently redirected to the content via a subscriber server, is it possible for that process to work in reverse?

That is, if a non-subscriber clicks on a subscriber link, couldn't they be transparently redirected to the same content via a non-subscriber server.

Yes.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Yes.

That way will work but it requires all the non-subscribers to edit their HOSTS file. I'm a subscriber and but every link I post always has forums in it and I never have to change it manually.

What I did was edit my HOSTS file and put this entry in

168.143.107.164 forums.anandtech.com

Now when I surf the forums I go to the forums the URL in the address bar is forums.anandtech.com, if I view a thread the URL shows forums.anandtech.com...

I'm still connected to the subscriber server but it appears that I am not. This allows me to copy and paste a URL to a thread without having to worry about changing it from subscribers.anandtech.com to forums.anandtech.com

 

[Haircut]

I would have thought Zuni could implement something whereby all posts containing the string "http://subscriber.anandtech.com" have that portion of the text replaced by "http://forums.anandtech.com".
Doing it that way should solve the problem of non-subscribers having to edit their hosts file and without any major server-side changes

 

[olds]

Zuni has said he is not going to do it. The fix I posted works fine and is very easy to do.

 

[Tallgeese]

Originally posted by: aves2k

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Yes.

That way will work but it requires all the non-subscribers to edit their HOSTS file. I'm a subscriber and but every link I post always has forums in it and I never have to change it manually.

What I did was edit my HOSTS file and put this entry in

168.143.107.164 forums.anandtech.com

Now when I surf the forums I go to the forums the URL in the address bar is forums.anandtech.com, if I view a thread the URL shows forums.anandtech.com...

I'm still connected to the subscriber server but it appears that I am not. This allows me to copy and paste a URL to a thread without having to worry about changing it from subscribers.anandtech.com to forums.anandtech.com

Sweet! Thanks aves. That will fix my problem exactly.

So when are you and your lovely wife gonna break down and buy an Xbox so Skoorb and I can take you two to school in MechAssault?