Daniel Anderson wrote: > On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 06:25, ed tharp wrote: >> On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 02:31, 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). >> >> >> I am jumping rather late into this thread, and did not get the correct >> URL, or bandwidthplace does not redirect for me either, maybe it has to >> do with what your browser sends as the OS? > > Mozilla, on this box is set to send win95. Had to do that to access my > online banking and DMV. But that doesn't explain the other boxes or > other brousers.
Nor does it explain why it didn't happen in Opera. Opera is set to send as IE5 on Win 98, yet didn't get redirected. Netscape sends the correct details. If they were looking for a specific OS, then it would be Windows, as the download can't run on Linux. If they were looking for a specific OS, then Opera would be redirected, and Netscape not... > > Thanks, > Dan >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >> Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Alex Fisher OpenOffice.org Marketing Project Community Contact, Australia
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