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Thread: What kind of URL is this?
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05-06-2001, 02:43 PM #1WHT Addict
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Hello,
I received a junk mail, a spam advertising for Human Growth Hormone. The URL it referred to was http://3633247159/SlimAWeigh.htm
What sort of URL is this? Just a number? How does it work? I dont understand. Somebody please clarify.
Thanks,
Wing.
P.S.:
And remember, hGH is a pituitary hormone that can have profound adverse effects on the body if abused, affecting multiple organ systems. Just run a search on "acromegaly" or "gigantism" on google if you wanna know more.
Dont buy that unless you already have hGH hormone deficiency- it's all I can tell you. That too, only under the prescription of your endocrinologist.
I just posted the URL for reference.
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05-06-2001, 03:17 PM #2Aspiring Evangelist
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Hi, it resolve as http://216.142.243.183/
That's what we call a dedimal address. For example, WHT in decimal address is http://3628760958
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05-06-2001, 06:29 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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It would seem to be an obfuscated URL, one of many tricks used by spammers to hide where their sites are so that most people can't compalin to their hosts and have them shut down. of course, it does no good for those like HostAB.com who know how to see through their subterfuge.
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05-07-2001, 04:42 PM #4WHT Addict
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Thank ya
Thanks Duster and HostAB,
I think that IP address lies in the super nu pyramid. I know the 216.150.*.* lies there. So that is quite possible. My dial up access is too slow today. I'll dig that address some other time.
Also, can someone tell me how to convert the normal IP address to and from decimal form?
Can we also try octal, binary or hex? Will it work? How is it done?
Thanks,
Wing.
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05-07-2001, 06:00 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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You know, that one almost fooled me.
I thought is might be part of *this* new protocol:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1149.txt
Incidentally, that should probably be required reading. I've worked with it, myself, and haven't got enough good things to say about it.
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05-07-2001, 06:22 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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lol@etLux, that made me laugh.
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05-07-2001, 06:27 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by KDAWebServices
lol@etLux, that made me laugh.
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05-07-2001, 06:35 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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I suspect many of you are already experiencing it...
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05-07-2001, 06:36 PM #9Junior Guru Wannabe
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You know, that one almost fooled me.
HAA! HAA! (wipes nose...) heeheehee! (kleenex dab to the eye) HehHehHeh! (various snorts...) Classic...
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05-07-2001, 09:38 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by thewitt
I suspect many of you are already experiencing it...
@Home is said to have begun quietly using it, exclusively, for their mail servers -- which may well be responsible for recent improvements over prior perfromance.
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05-07-2001, 10:40 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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Oh hell, I still can't get into my @home mail, of course they are the ones that can't keep any server up.....
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05-07-2001, 10:48 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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A bag of peanuts might help.