Woops, I stepped into that one big time. Sorry you are right.
Some things are not as simple as they look. ;-) > 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 >> >
