> > try it, pretend you are looking for sa332. > > Again, I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to be directed to a mirror > unless it has updated. Although a plain 404 would be better. > > > with all the problems lately, fake search pages, legit (yahoo search, > > doubleclick, etc) serving up malware laden ads, its just too fishy. > > I don't think anything is fishy and I'm still not convinced that the > original owners of the domain have lost control of it.
To my taste, ASF mirrors should not be allowed to hijack nonexistent URLs within a mirror directory. Such practice should cause an immediate ban/drop of such site from a list of official mirrors. Mark