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URLsYou should enter this web site by using the URL http://www.savazzi.net (or alternatively, http://www.savazzi.com or http://www.savazzi.org). If you bookmarked a different URL, please change your bookmarks to one of the above URLs. Any other URL may be temporary, and may change without notice. Individual pages within this site can be reliably bookmarked after entering this site through one of the above URLs. Please note that parts of this site may be hosted at different Internet locations, and that their geographical locations may change at any time. The URLs above are the only permanent way to reach my web site.
AdsI used to display ads on my pages, albeit not currently - it simply does not generate enough money to have any practical impact, takes space on the pages and is distracting to visitors. If you see any ads on my pages at present (other than in the Google site search pop-up), your ISP is adding them, or you have malware on your computer that does so. Alternatively, you may be visiting my pages through frames of another site. In this case, use one of the above URLs to visit my site instead. The site search functionality on the home page of this site is provided by Google. Google may choose to display ads and links to sponsored sites in the pop-up that contains the site search results. I have no control over the contents of these ads or their relevance to the contents of this site, and I don't endorse any of the linked sites in these ads.
Updated and changed contentsI usually indicate new pages with a I mark updated pages with an
Required web browsersThis web site requires a modern web browser (e.g., Firefox v 73 or later, Microsoft Edge v 80 or later, or equivalent browsers). This site requires JavaScript, does not function properly without it, and no longer attempts to display a warning if JavaScript is unavailable. HTML 5 makes JavaScript obligatory, and this site now conforms to several HTML 5 requirements in order to remain future-proof. I used to have a couple of Java applets on this site, but continuously changing security requirements and continuously evolving security threats made it too bothersome to keep these applets updated and safe. There are at present no Java applets on this site, and therefore no requirements for a Java runtime environment. I have tested, and found the current version of this site to work, with Firefox version 73. Other versions and other browsers may work, but are not tested. In 2015, I converted this site to a mobile-friendly format.
Site historyI started this web site in 1990, hosting it on a Windows PC under my desk in my university office. It is currently hosted by a US-based web provider and its contents are in accordance to and protected by US laws (in particular, by their strong protection of freedom of expression). I am physically resident in Sweden, which grants a similar freedom of expression. This web site was hacked just once, on May 17, 2000 (when it was running under Microsoft IIS on another host). The home page was substituted with this. For a free, and very likely more reliable, multi-platform alternative to Microsoft Internet Information Services, see the Apache web server. Over 10 years ago I stopped using my own web server, and since then I have been running this web site on servers provided by hosting companies in the United States.
Hardening against hackingThis web site contains only static HTML pages, so it is extremely unlikely that hackers will find anything interesting to do here. There are no databases and no web CMS to break into, no web application to break, no user comments or bulletin board to harvest or troll, no way to upload anything through the web interface, and no server-side languages to exploit. Just plain old HTML and client-side Javascript. All content creation, templating and styling is done offline at a remote location before uploading the HTML to the server. If a hacker should succeed in altering or deleting this web site, I can simply upload an exact copy of the original within minutes on this or another web server.
CookiesSee cookie policy.
Ad blockersThis site will never ask you to switch off your ad blocker. In fact, I do recommend that you always use an ad blocker, period. Using an ad blocker on this site makes no difference because there are no ads on this site (with the possible exception of sponsored links on the Google search results page, which is generated by Google).
Policy of this site concerning web linksThe lawIn accordance with EU law, I can link to your (or any other) publicly accessible web site without asking your permission and regardless of whether the materials I am linking to are copyrighted. Cross-linking to images and other media on another site to make it appear as a part of the linking site is explicitly allowed by EU law, regardless of whether the link target is copyrighted. For example, I am allowed to link to a picture on your web site and present the picture to a visitor of my web site to make it appear like the picture is a part of my web site. I rarely do this, and only with good reasons. I always add a link to the picture that leads back to the original source or web site of the picture. However, be advised that I am under no legal obligation to do this. Many other countries or states have similar laws. Links from my web site to other web sitesI choose which links to other sites to publish on this site, based on a single criterion:
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Links from other web sites to my web siteYou are free to link to my web site, or to specific pages or materials on my web site, as you see fit. You do not need my permission to link to my site. However, please note:
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