Compiled by Andrew C. Bulhak.being a Guide on the usage of HTML as an offensive weapon.
NOTE: Due to time constraints, I will probably not be adding to or revising this web page.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for purposes of humour and entertainment only. Use of the techniques described here may make the web pages in question unreadable to the majority of web users. The author will not be liable for any injuries or damages incurred as a result of using these tactics.
This page is of NO RELATION to the "Terrorist's Handbook", and contains NO information whatsoever on explosives, firearms or similar matters. The title of this work was selected for satirical purpose. The author does not know where the abovementioned information may or may not be found, and requests for this information will not be answered. (Most readers probably won't need this warning, but you'd be surprised at how many pieces of email I get requesting the "Terrorist's Handbook".)
<HTML><HEAD> . . . </HEAD> <BODY> <BLINK> . . . your page goes here . . . </BLINK> </BODY> </HTML>This will ensure that all text on your page will blink when viewed using Netscape.
Warning: this tactic has been known to really piss off Netscape users, and if you use it, you can expect a lot of abusive mail. For hard-core anti-Netscape monkeywrenchers only.
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="5; URL=http://foo.bar.com/~me/timesup.html">This will cause the page http://foo.bar.com/~me/timesup.html to be automatically loaded into Netscape after 5 seconds. (Substitute your own URL for the page, but make sure that it is fully qualified.)
Note that, for some reason, some people actually regard this feature positively and use it to create "slide shows" of Web pages.
<FRAME> Unfortunately, your browser is not compatible with the <STRONG>Noframes</STRONG> extension.<P> Please upgrade to a <STRONG>Noframes</STRONG>-compliant browser (Lynx or Mosaic, for example) to access this page. </FRAME>
<FRAMESET COLS="*,*">Sorry, we don't support frames-compliant browsers. <FRAME src="/noframes.html"> </FRAMESET> <NOFRAMES> .... your HTML page goes here .... </NOFRAMES>
<!-- > Anything here will be interpreted by Netscape but not by some other browsers < -->As you can imagine, this can be used for making pages behave (or misbehave) differently on different browsers.
<HR><H3>Transfer interrupted!</H3>If placed at the end of your page, this will make it appear as if your page had been truncated in transfer, prompting the user to try to reload it. (This trick may be useful if you wish to inflate your hit count.) For extra effect, precede the code sequence above with a paragraph of text which is interrupted abruptly.
This trick becomes more annoying if the user believes there are links past this line. This can be done by having a table of contents at the start of the document, with links to sections later on in the document, and leaving the link in the last line of the TOC broken.
If you thought Netscape was evil and oppressive, wait 'till you have a look at Microsoft's unilateral additions to HTML. They make Netscape look thoughtful and enlightened by their sheer barbarity.
<BGSOUND SRC="<a href="hostname/SmurfSong.wav">SmurfSong.wav</a>" LOOP=infinite> (google the smurf song or some other equally obnoxious sound and put in the correct host name)La, la, lala, la laaa, la, lala, la laaa
<HTML><HEAD> . . . </HEAD> <BODY><FONT FACE="Wingdings"> . . . your page goes here . . . </FONT></BODY></HTML>And, presto, anybody viewing your page with Explorer or Netscape 3.0 or later under Windows will see nowt but a mass of funny symbols.
<MARQUEE LOOP=INFINITE> . . . your page goes here . . . </MARQUEE>For more fun, try some of the other MARQUEE options. <MARQUEE DIRECTION=RIGHT> will cause the text to scroll rightward from the left, making it even harder to read. (I have not been able to test this, so I'm not sure how well it works.)
See also http://www.microsoft.com/ for Microsoft's documentation for the MARQUEE tag for more ideas.
<IMG SRC="put a giant picture link here, say 3000 pixels or more wide" ALT="never mind...">
Update: I have heard that some versions of Netscape crash when faced with such wide inline GIFs. Furrfu...
<a href="file://put a fake file name here">Click here</a>Adapt as required to your target operating system. Contributed by Alec Muffett
<a href="javascript:1/0">It is also possible to use JavaScript and the like to open and close browser windows, change presented content, move about in the history list and such. See relevant documentation for more details.