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Are there two PPrune URLs?

Old 25th July 2010 | 11:04
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Are there two PPrune URLs?

I am able to access a plausible PPrune site by typing (P)PPRUNE which brings up what seems to be an up to date set of forums , but when I try to add to a forum it tells me that I haven't logged in.

If I do the www.pprune.org URL it all works fine.

Whats the score with the org.uk one?

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Old 25th July 2010 | 14:40
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Thanks for pointing this out - I have passed the info on to IB.

If you have entered a username and password there I would change it on the proper PPRuNe.org - just a precaution.

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Old 25th July 2010 | 15:36
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I always assumed it to be an alternative address for the main PPRuNe site. Has it been harvesting my details?

The website there contains this:


<HTML>
<HEAD>

<title> (P)PPRUNE</title>

<meta name="keywords" content=" ">

<meta name="description" content=" ">

</HEAD>
<FRAMESET ROWS="100%,*" FRAMESPACING=0 FRAMEBORDER=0 BORDER=0>
<FRAME SRC="http://www.pprune.org" SCROLLING="AUTO" NORESIZE FRAMEBORDER=0 BORDER=0 MARGINHEIGHT=3 MARGINWIDTH=3>

<noframes>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFCB97">
<font face="verdana" color="navy" size="2">
<P>&nbsp;</p><P>&nbsp;</p><P>&nbsp;</p>
<center>
<h2>pprune.org.uk<br>
Your browser does not support frames.<BR>
To view our web site click here:<BR>
<a href="http://www.pprune.org">
http://www.pprune.org
</a>
</h2>
<P>&nbsp;</p><P>&nbsp;</p>
</center>
<P>
<b>
For more information contact
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">
[email protected]
</a>
</P>
<p>
<a href="http://www.freeparking.co.uk/">
<img src="images/fptiny.jpg" border="0">
</a>
</P>
</font>
</BODY>
</noframes>
</FRAMESET>
</HTML>
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Old 25th July 2010 | 16:51
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So who is 'Ross Williams'?
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Old 25th July 2010 | 20:40
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Curious. After reading this I hopped straight across to the .org.uk version and it welcomed me as being already logged in (as Bern Oulli). It looks exactly like this one.
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Old 25th July 2010 | 21:00
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As far as I can see, it's simply a redirection to PPrUNe.org, but it is not operated by IB.

It may well be harmless, but clever things can be done with invisible frames, so treat with caution.

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Old 25th July 2010 | 23:52
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Well they point to different IP addresses.

Results from ping and tracert show:

www.pprune.org -> 67.201.16.181

(P)PPRUNE -> 72.1.201.152 and appears to terminate in Canada.
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