MS Smart Tags

[quotealex]

I just got the following message from one of my sponsors:

Smart Tags
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Smart Tags are a controversial feature in Internet
Explorer 6.0 beta that allows Microsoft to place their
links in other people's websites (yours and mine).
Basically, Microsoft would take over words on our sites
and lead traffic away to their sites. This is a threat to
affiliate marketing for all involved.

Recently, Microsoft announced that Smart Tags will be
pulled from the final release of Windows XP and IE6, but
Microsoft also said Smart Tags might be resurrected in
later versions. Smart Tags will remain a feature of Office
XP.

You can disable Smart Tag recognition in Internet
Explorer within your site by adding a Meta tag to your
Web pages.

After adding this tag, Internet Explorer will not
dynamically add new Smart Tags to your pages.
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Should I start worrying about this shit MS is trying to pull and spend the next few days adding the the tag my sponsor gave me to all my sites?

[Ludedude]

Alex, how about adding the little piece of code that prevents smart tags from working?

[viper2K1]

yes, please post the meta tag

I don't want microsoft to run away with my traffic.

[quotealex]

The code:
<meta name="MSSmartTagsPreventParsing" content="TRUE">

Ok now, how about my question?

[Ludedude]

Thanks, Alex.

The answer is most likely no. My company is a Microsoft certified solutions provider and we have lots of inside scoop regarding their products.

As it stands now, I believe that Microsoft has decided not to implement smart tags in the upcoming release of IE 6. They do have them implemented in Offics XP though, but not too likely someone will be surfing the web with MS Word.

However, all that being said, if they do decide to implement them being on as a default, rather than off, they will be able to insert hyperlinks onto your pages without your knowledge or permission, as it will happen in the browser.

My advice to all is to keep your eyes and ears open and be ready to add that tag should the need arise. It won't hurt anything to add it, so you might even consider adding it anyway.

[Muff]

Does anyone know of a simple way to add this Meta Tag like a free host adds their header?

[*Kimmykim*]

I would think if you made a macro with the insertion (depending on what you use to code with -- in Homesite it would be a snippet, in Fusion it would be part of the publishing process, etc) then you could pretty much automate it http://bbs.adultwebmasterinfo.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Muff]

http://bbs.adultwebmasterinfo.com/ubb/confused.gif

Ill talk to my hosts.

[Muff]

Thanks for trying kimmy

but I have no clue how to do what you said.