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NCMan · May 23, 2007

Hi!

In searching:

http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Movies/History/

I came across the following issues I wanted to bring to your attention:

Redirected to a parking page

Cinema Britain - A site devoted to the British film industry in the 1950s and 1960s when family films gave way to genre films aimed at young adult audiences.

Regards,
NCMan

NCMan · May 23, 2007

Hi!

In searching:

http://www.dmoz.org/Business/Marketing_and_Advertising/Advertising/History/

I encountered the folowing issue I wanted to bring to your attention:

Dead Link I think the correct URL is http://www.hatads.org.uk

History of Advertising Trust - Preserves the best of British advertising for posterity. Site contents include an archive of work and current exhibition details

Regards,
NCMan

Artisands · May 23, 2007

#3178 is Done
#3179 is Done
#3180 is Done
#3181 Site seems to be working now
#3182 is Done

Thanks

NCMan · May 24, 2007

Hi!

In searching:

http://www.dmoz.org/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Clothing/Casual/

I encountered the following issues I wanted to bring to your attention:

Dead Link

Amtranet Group - Bangladesh. Makes and exports men's, ladies and children's woven and knitted shirts, pants and pullovers. Includes a message from the chairman, a company profile, product details, technical information, fabric sources and an inquiry form.

Dead link

BAM Group - Sri Lanka. Versatile manufacturing company, active in textiles, rubber, plastics, jewelry and information technology. Woven and knitted casual wear for men, women and children.

Hijacked link. Link hijacked to some sort of specialty search engine

Bis Garment Workshop Ltd. - China. Produces and exports men's, ladies and children's casual apparel and sportswear. Features a company profile and product photos.

Hijacked link. Link hijacked to some sort of specialty search engine

Bonatex Limited - Manufacturer and exporter of ladies' silk blouse, casual wear, outerwear, denim wear, and sweater.

Dead link/Page under construction

Casual Tops, Inc - Canada. Design and manufacture of collections of casual and business wear for men and women. Private label manufacturing.

Google cache:

http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cach...ps.com/+"casualtops"&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us

Hijacked link/Site inappropriate for category. A chemical company

Chemical Three - Australia. Creator and wholesaler of urban style clothing for young girls and boys

Redirected to pay per click parking page

Gazebo Couture - Thailand. Manufacturer and exporter of children wear, T-shirts, and casual wear men and women

Parking page

Hempino International Pty.,Ltd - China. Manufactures, exports and wholesales natural body care products and men's and women's clothing made from hemp. Includes a product catalog and a company profile. [Chinese and English]

Dead link

L2R - UK. Designs, manufactures and distributes licensed men's and ladies t-shirts, denims and jackets. Includes product photos and a list of stockists

Parking page. Account suspended

More Core Division - Australia. Provides clothing to the street and surf market such as shirt, tees, women top and bottoms.

Dead link

Vertex Garment - China. Manufacturer and exporter of garment such as T-shirt, jeans, casual wear, and outerwear.

Regards,
NCMan

NCMan · May 24, 2007

Hi!

In searching: (May 23)

http://www.dmoz.org/Shopping/Clothing/Fur/

I encountered the following issues I wanted to bring to your attention:

Bait & Switch. All links index to Ebay sales items. Nothing category related here. Randomly select a few links and they’ll take you to an Ebay sale page.

The Fur Place - Shopping for the finest furs, shearlings and accessories. Ask your question about fur in Real time chat.

Regards,
NCMan

NCMan · May 24, 2007

Hi!

In searching:

http://www.dmoz.org/Shopping/Clothing/Fur/

I encountered the following issues I wanted to bring to your attention:

Bait & Switch. All links index to Ebay sales items. Nothing category related here. Randomly select a few links and they’ll take you to an Ebay sale page.

The Fur Place - Shopping for the finest furs, shearlings and accessories. Ask your question about fur in Real time chat.

Regards,
NCMan

NCMan · May 24, 2007

Hi!

In searching

http://www.dmoz.org/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Clothing/Fur/

I encountered the following issues I wanted to bring to your attention:

Hijacked link

Ruihuajianye Fur & Leather Co. Ltd. - China. Manufacturer and exporter of fur garments, accessories, pelts and plates, offering mink, fox, rabbit, rex

Regards,
NCMan

Artisands · May 24, 2007

#3184 is Done
#3185/86 is Done
#3187 is Done

Thanks

NCMan · May 24, 2007

Hi!

While searching:

http://www.dmoz.org/Business/Publishing_and_Printing/Printing/History/

I encountered the following issues I wanted to bring to your attention:

URL changed. Message indicdates URL changed several years ago

Melbourne Museum of Printing - A working and teaching museum located in Australia. Specializes in the preservation of letterpress printing.

URL changed. The original URL is redirected to the homepage. I can't find this Piccalo museum on this site.

The Piccolo Printing Museum,Inverness, Scotland - Offers pictures of the resident presses as well as listing the hours of operation and directions. Part of Piccolo Press.

Page under construction for over 4 years! LOL Message says page under construction since before 3/2003

William Clowes Ltd Printing Museum - Contains printing and binding equipment. Gives a history of the aforementioned printer and his printing concern. Hours of operation,and directions to the museum.

Regards,
NCMan

NCMan · May 24, 2007

Hi!

While searching:

http://www.dmoz.org/Shopping/Publications/Books/Used_and_Rare/Search,_Off-line/

I found the following issue I wanted to bring to your attention:

Page under construction since 4/2004. Wayback shows page under construction since 4/2004

Used Books Finder - Find out-of-print, rare, and antiquarian books by completing an on-line form.

From April 2004 Wayback

http://web.archive.org/web/20040402183727/http://www.usedbooksfinder.com/

Regards,
NCMan

NCMan · May 24, 2007

Hi!

While searching:

http://www.dmoz.org/Shopping/Publications/Books/Used_and_Rare/Search,_On-line/

I came across the following issue I wanted to bring to your attention:

Message says site no longer online

Wantedbooks.com - Comparison search capabilities for finding rare, used and out-of-print books from many independent sellers.

Regards,
NCMan

NCMan · May 24, 2007

Hi!

In searching:

http://www.dmoz.org/Recreation/Collecting/Books/Autographs/

I encountered the following issue I wanted to bring to your attention:

Site no longer operating. Wayback shows it inactive since 5/2005

My Book House - Author Signatures - Scans of authors' autographs

Wayback from 5/2005

http://web.archive.org/web/20050509081056/http://home.earthlink.net/~criswell/authors/agraphs.htm

Regards,
NCMan

photofox · May 25, 2007

#3189 - 3192 are done. Thanks

NCMan · May 25, 2007

Hi!

While searching:

http://www.dmoz.org/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Sporting_Goods/Fitness_Equipment/

I encountered the following issues I wanted to bring to your attention:

URL changed

ABslide - Manufactures abdominal exerciser, a fast but effective way to tone your abs.

Parking page

Compact Fitness - Importer and distributor of space-saving fitness equipment for retail and commercial outlets such as flat bench, and dumbbell systems.

Duplicate back to back entry in same category

Jih Kao Enterprise - Manufacturer of sports equipment covering exercise bikes, treadmills, ellipticals, spinning bikes, gym, physical trainers, steppers, and related products.

Jih Kao Enterprise - Manufacturer and exporter of exercise equipment such as sports equipment, physical trainers, magnetic exercise bikes, treadmills, riders, and air walkers.

Dead link

No Cheat Abs - Manufacture and market abdominal exercise equipment.

Parking page

Workout & Fitness Flensburg - Workout equipment such as bikes, rowing machines, treadmill machines and benches. Online order.

Blank page

Yi-Koug Enterprise - Manufacturer of fitness equipment, such as exercise treadmill, exercises bikes and upper body workout products.

Regards,
Frank.

shadow575 · May 25, 2007

Item #3194 has been dealt with.

Thanks.

NCMan · May 25, 2007

Hi!

While searching:

http://www.dmoz.org/Health/Fitness/Advice_and_Guides/

I encountered the following issue I wanted to bring to your attention

Dead link

President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports - Promotes, encourages and motivates Americans of all ages to become physically active and participate in sports. Includes details of the President's Challenge award programs for students, and the Presidential Sports Award Program for ages 6 years old and up

Regards,
NCMan

photofox · May 25, 2007

#3196 - http://www.fitness.gov/ is working fine for me.

NCMan · May 25, 2007

photofox said:
#3196 - http://www.fitness.gov/ is working fine for me.

Hmm? With cache disabled, I just tried it again using IEv6 and it's still a dead link. I then tried Firefox and the page loads. Ok. Sorry to bother you with a browser compatibility issue.

Regards,
NCMan

shadow575 · May 25, 2007

That url is working fine for me in FireFox, IE and Opera.

photofox · May 25, 2007

Sorry to bother you with a browser compatibility issue.

No bother at all.

Thanks for all the links you are reporting.

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