An analysis of the robots.txt files on the servers which host NFP web sites is given in Table 5. The 404 error page can be an important navigational feature for web site, especially for web sites which have long URLs which may be difficult to type correctly. A brief summary of the 404 error pages for NFP web sites is given in Table 6. As can be seen from Table 4 only the Irish NFP web site provides a tailored 404 error page - the remainder use the default server message. The results are summarised in Table 7.
Frames require a title.
Note individual frame sets not analysed. The analysis of the NFP web sites has shown that a variety of approaches have been taken. As the web becomes more sophisticated it is important that web sites are designed to facilitate automated processes, and not just for viewing by humans. Based on this survey a number of recommendations can be made. Short URLs Short URLs are desirable as they are easier to remember, cite and type than long URLs.