Comments on: Creepy stuff http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/ dispatches from Canada's capital Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: anon http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-18948 anon Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:53:02 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-18948 netrank.co.uk netrank.co.uk

]]> By: Milan http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-4758 Milan Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:46:12 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-4758 The Vroomfondel people seem to have no trouble getting past the htaccess settings above. They continue to crawl through my site without explanation. The Vroomfondel people seem to have no trouble getting past the htaccess settings above. They continue to crawl through my site without explanation.

]]> By: Milan http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-3379 Milan Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:24:24 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-3379 I sent a question to NatWest, to see if they know anything about Vroomfondel.co.uk. I got the following less than informative message back:<blockquote> Dear Mr Ilnyckyj Thank you for your message received via our web site. The comments you have made have been passed to the appropriate department for further investigation. If you have any specific concerns regarding your accounts, I would recommend that you send details of them either via the feedback form on the NatWest.com site or directly to your branch. Yours sincerely J Holmes OnLine Banking Technical Team</blockquote> I sent a question to NatWest, to see if they know anything about Vroomfondel.co.uk. I got the following less than informative message back:
Dear Mr Ilnyckyj

Thank you for your message received via our web site.

The comments you have made have been passed to the appropriate department
for further investigation.

If you have any specific concerns regarding your accounts, I would recommend
that you send details of them either via the feedback form on the
NatWest.com site or directly to your branch.

Yours sincerely

J Holmes
OnLine Banking Technical Team

]]> By: DBT http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-3347 DBT Sun, 13 Aug 2006 13:32:00 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-3347 To me, it seems more likely that some ad firm they hired is doing this, if it even has anything to do with NatWest. To me, it seems more likely that some ad firm they hired is doing this, if it even has anything to do with NatWest.

]]> By: R.K. http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-3344 R.K. Sun, 13 Aug 2006 06:54:03 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-3344 When it comes to basic psychology, these people seem a bit lacking. I mean, who puts up <a href="http://www.vroomfondel.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">a banner on a site they are trying to hide</a> that says 'this is not here?' If you really wanted to make sure nobody would take a second look, just put a spam blog there. When it comes to basic psychology, these people seem a bit lacking. I mean, who puts up a banner on a site they are trying to hide that says ‘this is not here?’

If you really wanted to make sure nobody would take a second look, just put a spam blog there.

]]> By: R.K. http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-3342 R.K. Sun, 13 Aug 2006 06:11:39 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-3342 Their <a href="http://www.vroomfondel.co.uk/robots.txt" rel="nofollow">robots.txt</a> file also tells all search engines to stay away. Their robots.txt file also tells all search engines to stay away.

]]> By: R.K. http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-3341 R.K. Sun, 13 Aug 2006 06:09:03 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-3341 They are running Apache/1.3.27 Server if that helps at all. They are running Apache/1.3.27 Server if that helps at all.

]]> By: Milan http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-3343 Milan Sun, 13 Aug 2006 01:24:30 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-3343 You can also access their server via secure shell (ssh) at 212.104.147.114, port 22. Furthermore, that IP has <a href="http://www.ripe.net/whois?form_type=simple&full_query_string=&searchtext=212.104.147.114&do_search=Search" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">further address information</a>. James Tyrrell c/o Eclipse Internet Portland House, Longbrook Street Exeter, Devon EX4 6AB +44 1392 333309 jim@eclipse.net.uk That said, I think Eclipse Internet is just the company that whoever runs vroomfondel.co.uk is buying hosting from. You can also access their server via secure shell (ssh) at 212.104.147.114, port 22.

Furthermore, that IP has further address information.

James Tyrrell
c/o Eclipse Internet
Portland House, Longbrook Street
Exeter, Devon EX4 6AB
+44 1392 333309
jim@eclipse.net.uk

That said, I think Eclipse Internet is just the company that whoever runs vroomfondel.co.uk is buying hosting from.

]]> By: Milan http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-3339 Milan Sun, 13 Aug 2006 00:45:18 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2006/08/13/creepy-stuff/#comment-3339 I asked the same question earlier <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/52785#1359541" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here</a>. A post related to my concerns is <a href="http://deconsumption.typepad.com/deconsumption/2006/06/trolling_for_do.html#comment-20988051" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I asked the same question earlier here.

A post related to my concerns is here.

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