URL exists?

[Shari]

>How do you define "very very slow"?  When I use:
>
>  get url "http://www.blablabla.com/index.html"
>  answer it
>
>...on a DSL connection, the answer is near instantaneous, especially with a
>bogus domain/address.  If you think about it, how else can you determine if
>a url exists without actually trying it?
>
>I have seen delays occur when there's heavy data to be returned.  And I
>would expect a dialup connection to be even slower.  But it seems you could
>put up some kind of notice (ie "checking url - one moment...") to provide
>feedback while the check takes place.
>
>

I have a dialup connection.  When looking up several addresses, "get" 
is painful to sit and twiddle and wait watching the beachball 
slooowly go 'round.  Unless I find a faster solution, this would be 
something I'd have to tell it to do when I'm off watching TV.  Not my 
choicest preference.
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