[RefChat] Re: 2006 USSF Advice to Referees is now a free download

[Dennis talbert]

I didn't try since I was using a computer at the
library and they charge $.14 a page and was just
reading certain parts but I could see that it isn't
really friendly not to allow for easy printing of the
text.  maybe some Email complaints will change their
policy.

Best Regards,

Dennis T

--- Celso Frazao <refchat at d2sra.org> wrote:

> Yes, but are you able to print the document??
> 
> Dennis talbert wrote:
> > It does appear to be browser version dependent
> because
> > I was just able to access it okay using Internet
> > Explorer in the library and the direct link worked
> > fine.  The problem occurred on computer in a
> coffee
> > shop which I suspect had not been updated in a
> long
> > time.  If I ever return there I will send you the
> > details but as I pointed out the workaround was
> quite
> > simple.  Thanks for being a source of this good
> info
> > for refs as I have referred several of my
> colleagues
> > to
> > the site.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dennis T
> >
> > --- Steve Piercy - Web Site Builder
> > <refchat at d2sra.org> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> The original page from which I got the Advice is:
> >> <http://www.ussoccer.com/laws/index.jsp.html>
> >>
> >> What is the specific error you get?
> >>
> >> What web browser and version, and what operating
> >> system are you using?
> >>
> >> The file is large, 4.3MB in size, so it may
> appear
> >> that nothing is happening, when in fact you are
> >> downloading the file.  In addition, Internet
> >> Exploder on Windows typically has a web browser
> >> plug-in for PDF files, which exacerbates the
> issue. 
> >> Also IE on Windows is known to occasionally barf
> on
> >> URLs that lack "www".  I recommend Firefox
> instead:
> >> <http://www.getfirefox.com/>
> >>
> >> Finally, another subscriber reported that one
> cannot
> >> print the PDF because it is password protected. 
> >> It's a silly thing, because there are a multitude
> of
> >> applications that can crack, er I mean, retrieve
> >> passwords from PDFs so you can print, copy text,
> >> save them as Word docs, etc.
> >>
> >> The USSF wants its referees to be informed about
> its
> >> interpretations of the Laws of the Game, but it
> >> erects barriers to distributing these
> >> interpretations.
> >>
> >> --steve
> 
> 
>
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