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Old 10-24-2002, 02:49 PM   #1
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There seems to be a script error in the code for salon.com's mobile site (http://www.salon.com/partners/omnisky/), and so i can't get it to convert with isilo or plucker. anybody get this to work? i'm going through withdrawal . . .
the only thing i could possibly think of would be to manually go and download the stupid site to my computer every day then have isilo or plucker convert each page, but that would just plain stink.
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You're right there is an error with that page. Invalid HTML code causes iSilo (and probably Plucker, as you said too) to abort.

Basically the salon HTTP server is returning some HTML (advertisement) before the <HTTP> headers and then sending the body of the HTML afterwards. *But <HTTP> must always come before the content.

I contacted the iSilo author about that, and he also assumes that there is a bug in Salon's server code in their that inserts the advertisements into the content. No word though if he wants to "support" that kind of bug. It would probably be easier just to contact Salon and make them aware of the problem (if they like us using non-Avantgo browsers).

Alternatively, you could probably write a small Perl script that filters out the advertisement. One good solution would be Sitescooper. Did you try that?
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Old 10-25-2002, 05:55 PM   #3
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Ok, I found a perl script that actually "debone" the original Salon.com web page.

Source is attached. You can see an example of how it works at the programmer's page, http://test.angel.net/nic/salon.cgi You can use either his url as the iSiloX link address, or, probably better, upload the cgi to your own site and use your site for parsing Salon.

It shouldn't be too hard to write a script that removes the ads from the Avantgo Salon. I will try my luck.
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Old 10-26-2002, 03:02 PM   #4
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nice. i don't think i'll be able to give it a try until tomorrow or monday. i'll post when i do. thanks!
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Old 10-28-2002, 11:37 AM   #5
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I checked it out -- that's pretty nice. Looks like my salon.com addiction can finally be satisfied on my palm.
i played around with getting the script running at my site, but i'm way too rusty and too lazy to relearn how to get that kind of stuff going agin. maybe tonight when i've got time to mess around with it i'll set it up more effectively. &nbsp;
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Old 11-19-2002, 06:32 PM   #6
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Keeza,

I've been in touch with Salon directly and we have major progress to report. Darren was able to help me out getting Salon not only to work but to be the first mobile content provider to get their Premium content to work!

Next, we're now getting them to support a repeatable, standardized URL name (right now it's based on the date so you'd need to change it daily!) so that you can get each days content easily. We hope to have that in the next few days.

You will need to Add Cookie under Cookies and fill in some data that I'll post when we get there.

They're also going to clean up the content so that it presents as nicely as it does in AvantGo.
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Very nice, Agrajag, please keep us updated when you find out a nice, working link for Salon.

For many, including myself, Salon is a favorite &nbsp;
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Well, they added the static-named page for premium content. Pulled it down last night and had a lot to read!

My question is, as a Premium member of Salon, I'm focusing on access to Premium content. We'd be the first, ahead of AvantGo, to get this access.

Is that your interest as well or are you only interested in the free non-premium stuff?
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I'd be using it exclusively for non-premium content, but i have in the past considered getting a premium account, especially if i started reading it on my palm on a daily basis.
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Well, so far the testing is working flawlessly. They switched to a static-named file for premium content and it's worked for two days in a row now. Next, they're going to organize it better and give it the same access AvantGo has (believe it or not, but AvantGo actually gets more content in a day than Premium accounts do via the mobile edition so that's being nailed right now. Of course none of the premium content is cut short as it is on AvantGo.

I must say, I'm impressed. I read a TON yesterday.
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Old 12-18-2002, 03:43 PM   #11
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So, how's the Salon update going? What's the new URL? Or is it the old one?
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Kezza (nice to see you back btw),

Check http://www.salon.com/partner/omnisky/index.html again. It works now with iSiloX. Only thing: You must use a non-Avantgo Referrer string in iSiloX. This is exactly the opposite of what I suggest you to do for all the other sites. So I admit, it kinda sucks to change that each time you want to synchronize Salon. Other solution: Use the script that was posted above.

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It's still moving forward though it's on hold at the moment for holidays and other priorities. I have a test account with them and the premium content open to everyone is being done. However, it's now been stuck that way for a few weeks with everything else going on.

I'm still in discussion with the staff and they are going to finish it so they say, including making it better than what you get with AvantGo apparently.
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not sure if anyone else has noticed this, but salon.com's wireless page is back to having advertising before the html code. grr. so, needless to say, isilox won't convert anymore.
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Any fix for this, or is http://test.angel.net/nic/salon.cgi the best way to go? the test page doesnt help too much though cause the content is still in large pages.
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