$base_url =
"http://www.something.com/angels/devils";
$base_url =~ s!/[^/]*?$!!; #strip off the subdirectory
print "$base_url \n";
$address =
"http://www.something.com/angels/devils/../faries/";
$address =~ s!.*/\.\./(.*)!$base_url/$1!eg;
### stick this in &grabLinks ###
print "$address \n";