diff --git a/1988/applin.c b/1988/applin.c
index 5472df672..57828a296 100644
--- a/1988/applin.c
+++ b/1988/applin.c
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
 <html>
 <head>
-<title>IOCCC Main</title>
+<title>obsolete URL</title>
 <meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="0;url=/1988/applin/applin.c"></HEAD>
 <BODY>
 Your browser should have redirected you to <A HREF="/1988/applin/applin.c">/1988/applin/applin.c</A>
+<P>
+<B>IMPORTANT NOTE: This re-direct will GO AWAY sometime in 2025.</B>
 </BODY>
 </HTML>
diff --git a/1988/applin.hint b/1988/applin.hint
index f051312b8..240a82c19 100644
--- a/1988/applin.hint
+++ b/1988/applin.hint
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
 <html>
 <head>
-<title>IOCCC Main</title>
+<title>obsolete URL</title>
 <meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="0;url=/1988/applin/applin.hint"></HEAD>
 <BODY>
 Your browser should have redirected you to <A HREF="/1988/applin/applin.hint">/1988/applin/applin.hint</A>
+<P>
+<B>IMPORTANT NOTE: This re-direct will GO AWAY sometime in 2025.</B>
 </BODY>
 </HTML>
diff --git a/1988/zsmall.c b/1988/zsmall.c
index 35924707b..33bb3c46b 100644
--- a/1988/zsmall.c
+++ b/1988/zsmall.c
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
 <html>
 <head>
-<title>IOCCC Main</title>
+<title>obsolete URL</title>
 <meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="0;url=/1988/applin/zsmall.c"></HEAD>
 <BODY>
 Your browser should have redirected you to <A HREF="/1988/applin/zsmall.c">/1988/applin/zsmall.c</A>
+<P>
+<B>IMPORTANT NOTE: This re-direct will GO AWAY sometime in 2025.</B>
 </BODY>
 </HTML>