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Re: careful on your clicks: at least one hijacked server

From: Mark Martinec <Mark.Martinec+sa_at_nospam>
Date: Sun Mar 21 2010 - 01:53:52 GMT
To: users@spamassassin.apache.org

> > 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