#ubuntu

[ubuntu_fan]

What am I missing?

Unfortunately, my firewall at work doesn't allow IRC through.

Are there any people who frequent #ubuntu that can tell me what sort of things get discussed there?

Anyone know of a FW-friendly way (Java applet?) that does IRC?

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[lao_V]

If you want to just 'see' what sort of things gets discussed here then try the following irc log link.

http://irclog.workaround.org/ (http://http://irclog.workaround.org/)

[ubuntu_fan]

Thanks!

[JsPr]

If you want to just 'see' what sort of things gets discussed here then try the following irc log link.

http://irclog.workaround.org/ (http://http://irclog.workaround.org/)


This link redirects to microsoft. This is a joke , right???

[lao_V]

I'm not sure why it redirects (and microsoft would be the last option I would want it to redirect to), try typing it manually in the address bar

http://irclog.workaround.org/

[JsPr]

I'm not sure why it redirects (and microsoft would be the last option I would want it to redirect to), try typing it manually in the address bar

http://irclog.workaround.org/

This link works fine. Strange? Conspiracy theories anyone?? :-)

[lao_V]

Yeah, I'm actually an undercover microsoft agent. Wow that is a scary thought!

[ubuntu_fan]

This link works fine. Strange? Conspiracy theories anyone?? :-)

Yeah, the original link has two lots of 'http://' in front of it...

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[lao_V]

Oh..That's quite strange. Are you using Firefox as your browser? In firefox its redirecting to Microsfot (why microsoft?) but in IE it displays page cannot be displayed.

Is this a bug in firefox?

[ubuntu_fan]

Oh..That's quite strange. Are you using Firefox as your browser? In firefox its redirecting to Microsfot (why microsoft?) but in IE it displays page cannot be displayed.

Is this a bug in firefox?

Yes, I got the same in Firefox...

If I open a new Firefox tab and enter the url "http://http://" it redirects to MS.

Weird!

I'm wondering if it's something to do with Firefox's default protocol handlers...?

The behaviour doesn't happen with IE.

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[lao_V]

I'm registering this as a bug (maybe its not). Hope to get some resolution..Will update here

[JsPr]

fyi,
Opera redirects to http://www.http.com/.

[ubuntu_fan]

I've just ethereal'ed it...

It occurs because firefox can't find the server http. It then sends this to Google as a "I'm feeling lucky" entry.

This is the equivalent to entering "http" into a Google search box and then hitting "I'm feeling lucky" - which brings up www.microsoft.com.

It's not a bug, just that MS appears first in the search results...

[JsPr]

I've just ethereal'ed it...

It occurs because firefox can't find the server http. It then sends this to Google as a "I'm feeling lucky" entry.

This is the equivalent to entering "http" into a Google search box and then hitting "I'm feeling lucky" - which brings up www.microsoft.com.

It's not a bug, just that MS appears first in the search results...

Good, I was beginning to believe that there was a MS trojan inside firefox..

[lao_V]

I've just looked up the bugzilla for firefox..

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=231720

I find the additional comment # 39 very convincing.

[ubuntu_fan]

I've just looked up the bugzilla for firefox..

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=231720

I find the additional comment # 39 very convincing.

Hmmm... I can feel some sort of phishing attack here...

Create a dodgy link (http://bestbank), then make sure my term comes back first in a google searchfor "bestbank" and the user is automatically redirected to my dodgy site...

Not sure that it's the best behaviour. Maybe the default should be to search google rather than just taking you to the first result.

[lao_V]

The phishing vulnerability has already been covered here...

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=14527&highlight=firefox+phishing

[ubuntu_fan]

The phishing vulnerability has already been covered here...

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=14527&highlight=firefox+phishing

I'm not sure that's correct - the exploit details are here (http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt), but I think it's something different in this case?

[Jad]

for Java irc client try http://www.PjIRC.com/