- From: Dave J Woolley <david.woolley@bts.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 20:37:27 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> From: Reidy Brown [SMTP:rbrown@blackboard.com] > > I'm a little surprised that no one (especially Kynn) has talked about > using > server-side logic to create customized pages based on user preferences. > It's > [DJW:] That is a lot more work that including useful <noframes> content or alt text, neither of which is commonly done. As I mentioned before, customising pages causes problems in terms of cacheability (which can be avoided by selecting from several alternative sites, rather than generating each page on demand). Customisation, in the past, has gained a reputation for being used to output please upgrade messages rather than providing support for users who don't meet the norm. It either requires new technology, to voluteer a user profile, or an established relationship with the site. The new technology isn't in the field, and most accessibility problems arise on infrequently visited sites or first visits. There are some privacy issues as well. -- --------------------------- DISCLAIMER --------------------------------- Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of BTS. >
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