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There now exist multiple linkchecker systems. Here you will find the documentation for each of them:

Linkchecker system

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Summary

• when creating mailings, often large numbers of links are included

• checking these links manually can be time-consuming and error-prone

• we created a tool to automate the checking of links, to provide an extra layer of robustness to sending out mailings

• usage of the tool will generate a Report that includes each link within the mailing, together with a ‘Status’ of the link, as well as a screenshot of the linked page, for eg:

  

How to use👇

1. send your draft email to [email protected]. It can be sent direct from the mailing service or another email address
2. you will receive an email back within ~10 minutes containing a link to your report
3. ensure that you have your VIN VPN installed & connected
4. click the link and you will be taken to the report

Limitations:

• the system was initially set up to process infrequent checking of email newsletters but as the scope has been extended to documents and the number of links within a document can apparently reach into the 100s, we are unsure of at what point it will stop functioning stably. We will start monitoring this
• we can currently process 4 reports of any kind simultaneously