On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 23:31, Alex Fisher wrote: > Daniel Anderson wrote: > > >> > Any ideas why this redirection is happening or how to fix it? > >> > >> Question here. Do you, > >> 1. Accept cookies > >> 2. Accept cookies from a 3rd party server. > >> > >> I wasn't doing either one. > >> > >> James > > > > I have disabled cookies in both konqueror and mozilla, and deleted all > > cookies and history, still the same response. > > > > Thanks, > > Dan > > It's not a cookie problem. I have the same requirement in all my browsers, > that requires all cookies to be displayed for acceptance or rejection. I > had no cookies from any site when I was redirected. > > I suspect a CGI or javascript is involved, which hijacks your connection. It > would seem that it might be browser-specific, and also have a random factor > built in to it's execution. > > What I found interesting was that the site I eventually ended up at (yes I > clicked to see where it led) wanted me to download an executable. I have no > need of windows to know what this executable does. Briefly, when you > install it, it disconnects your modem, mutes the speaker and redials to a > 1900 number. The first most users know of it is when they get a phone bill > showing a call to an overseas location, which was charged to them at a rate > of roughly $10 (US) per minute... > > I think bandwidthplace needs to check their servers (and javascript code).
Could well be a rouge man in the middle hijack. In other words it's not your browser but rather your DNS. Although I don't understand the methodology I'm told that it is possible to "fake" or otherwise override DNS so that people are redirected who don't want to be. (This may explain why I get the right site and others don't) Other option is that if they have their load balancing hosed it could be like a phone system we had. 6 lines and if line one was busy it went to 2 then 3 etc etc. And all of our numbers where sequential. One day we got a call from a gentleman. Yep, he had the next number after us, and the phone company system was sending our calls to him when all 6 numbers where busy. James
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