What on earth are you talking about?! It is an open redirect! I'd love for them to have a few choice words for me. Here try this:
http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/blahblahwhateveryouwant/www.slashdot.org How is that link NOT ZDnet's fault for being abused? --Chris >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 12:52 PM >To: Rosenbaum, Larry M. >Cc: users@spamassassin.apache.org >Subject: Re: ZDNET redirecting to spammer websites? > > >Let's try this again... My first response got lost in the ether. > > >If you right click on that link you will see the real URL which is.. > >http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/supposedtoallow/fdl.viags.com/p/b/kmioa > >"fdl.viags.com" > >The stuff in front is just to hide the real url and to >re-direct your effort. > >So I would not give zdnet too hard of a time, else they my have a few >choice words for you. > > > > > >> We received a drug spam containing the following URL: >> >> http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/supposedtoallow/fdl%2ev%69%61%67%73.co%6d/p/b/k mioa > > This URL will actually take you to fdl.viags.com (which then goes to > www.simply-rx.net). As far as I know, the SA SURBL check will check > zdnet.com, not the spammer domain viags.com. What is going on here, and > what should we do about it? > > Larry >
