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not all links are created equal?

Mar 24, 2005 5:15PM PST

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obviously not :-(
Mar 24, 2005 5:19PM PST

is cnet scared of google?

http://
www.
google.
com/
search?hl=
en&q=
freeware+
partition+
manager&btnG=
Google+
Search


or is it something rediculous about "promoting the competition"?


.

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obviously not ?
Mar 25, 2005 2:59AM PST

Copy and paste the below link ? Wink

www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=freeware+partition+manager&btnG=Search.

Sounds as a bug in the url parser (someone changed that part and didn't test it). The probable intention was to automate the www to http://www but it added the reviews.cnet.com too. Also, it's in conjunction with the + (or & etc.) character.


Cetin Wink


Trying to unweave, unwind, unravel
And piece together the past and the future,


T. S. Eliot

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It's not just Google
Mar 24, 2005 8:50PM PST
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not sure if it's 'kosher', but there is a workaround
Mar 25, 2005 3:06AM PST
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That might work Jonah
Mar 25, 2005 3:40AM PST

I'm only having the problem with the URL for the one website. I had the same problem with the second definitions update for the same website, so far the rest of the links have been OK for updates I have posted and the news articles. It looks like Cetin has it figured out as to what happened. I would imagine they will fix it soon if Lee sees this before the weekend LOL

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:-) maybe they fixed it?......
Mar 25, 2005 3:42AM PST
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We added some filtering to counter the free ipod, psp. links
Mar 25, 2005 6:25AM PST

marketing methods that have plaguing the forums, so this may have an affect on some URLs that may have the word "free" listed in the them. Let me know if it becomes a huge issue and I will revisit the filters.

Thanks!
-Lee

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Lee
Mar 25, 2005 6:50AM PST

Some of the updates URL's for "free" antivirus programs have the word "free" in them. This particular one updates 2 or 3 times a day and is for "AntiVir P.E. VDF-6.30.00.47". I can still post the updates but NOT the URLs. I don't know how many people it would affect, it's not one of the most popular programs for free antivirus such as AVG or Avast is.

This URL, without the http: or the www would be

free-av.com/index.htm

with the filtering it reads

http://www.free-av.com/index.htm

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Target the referrer urls
Mar 25, 2005 4:07PM PST

If I remember correctly, pretty much all of the spam urls contain either:

?r=xxxxxx or
?referrer=xxxxxx

where xxxxx is a referrer number.

If you'll filter out the entire URL for each one that contains a referrer id, that ought to work well without interfering with legit urls.

DE

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RE:
Mar 28, 2005 1:55AM PST

1. I have this paragraph written that when posted by the forum software, it creates an invalid hyperlink (braces are left off the beginning and end of my link so it'll show):

The TechNet article "url=http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmb_tol_cnxc.asp]Application and Service Tools[/url" provides a list of tools useful for troubleshooting applications and services, and information concerning them.

2. The correct URL is that listed above but also provided below. Note that neither links will work after posting to the forum and that even means whether you copy and paste it to a new browser generation -- at least not for me. I can take the actual URL in its generic form and post it to the Address bar all day and it'll work every time -- just not when it has been posted to the forum:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmb_tol_cnxc.asp

3. The URL once restructured by the forum software and then initiated by clicking either the hyperlink in #1 paragraph above once posted to the forum or simply the #2 link, it will not work because as you may note, a %20 gets added following the "en-". Example:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-%20us/prmb_tol_cnxc.asp

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Okay I definitely have to revisit this filter.
Mar 28, 2005 6:34AM PST

Thanks~!
-Lee

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(NT) (NT) Is this going to be done with the regular changes?
Apr 1, 2005 6:54AM PST
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Not yet, because this is a global filter that effects
Apr 4, 2005 5:52AM PDT

user opinions, forums, and TalkBacks, the engineers have to do some tweaking before this changes. I'm hoping it is soon, but it may take some time because of other priorities.

I'll let you all know.

Thanks Roddy.
-Lee

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(NT) (NT) OK Lee, thanks.
Apr 4, 2005 6:04AM PDT