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August 7th 09, 03:14 AM
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Error looks like Greek to me
I entered the following URL:
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/...&page_id=11166 I got he following notice: "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost." What the... I know I'm slow about networking, but this one REALLY puzzles me. What has the one to do with the other? -- JimL 
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August 7th 09, 08:40 AM
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Error looks like Greek to me
This looks like a link-tracking site - is it listed in your HOSTS file by any
chance? c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts If so leave it there, the objective is to stop nasty snoopers. "JimL" wrote: I entered the following URL: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/...&page_id=11166 I got he following notice: "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost." What the... I know I'm slow about networking, but this one REALLY puzzles me. What has the one to do with the other? -- JimL
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August 7th 09, 08:40 AM
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Error looks like Greek to me
This looks like a link-tracking site - is it listed in your HOSTS file by any
chance? c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts If so leave it there, the objective is to stop nasty snoopers. "JimL" wrote: I entered the following URL: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/...&page_id=11166 I got he following notice: "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost." What the... I know I'm slow about networking, but this one REALLY puzzles me. What has the one to do with the other? -- JimL
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August 7th 09, 03:02 PM
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Error looks like Greek to me
Hm, you're probably right. I don't know _what_ handled it. It isn't in my
hosts file and my firewall works in a completely different way. The reference back to LOCALHOST is a puzzler. Unless the site itself is just playing around. Maybe it attempted to access my computer and ZA blocked it - whereupon it issued a bogus error ... In that case I'd ask, "Who's laughing now?" I'd love to apply the Louisville fix to some of these morons. Thanks "Anteaus" wrote in message ... This looks like a link-tracking site - is it listed in your HOSTS file by any chance? c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts If so leave it there, the objective is to stop nasty snoopers. "JimL" wrote: I entered the following URL: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/...&page_id=11166 I got he following notice: "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost." What the... I know I'm slow about networking, but this one REALLY puzzles me. What has the one to do with the other? -- JimL
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August 7th 09, 03:02 PM
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Error looks like Greek to me
Hm, you're probably right. I don't know _what_ handled it. It isn't in my
hosts file and my firewall works in a completely different way. The reference back to LOCALHOST is a puzzler. Unless the site itself is just playing around. Maybe it attempted to access my computer and ZA blocked it - whereupon it issued a bogus error ... In that case I'd ask, "Who's laughing now?" I'd love to apply the Louisville fix to some of these morons. Thanks "Anteaus" wrote in message ... This looks like a link-tracking site - is it listed in your HOSTS file by any chance? c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts If so leave it there, the objective is to stop nasty snoopers. "JimL" wrote: I entered the following URL: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/...&page_id=11166 I got he following notice: "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost." What the... I know I'm slow about networking, but this one REALLY puzzles me. What has the one to do with the other? -- JimL
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