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Re: gcc.gnu.org and IBrowse ("spambot detected" problem)
- From: Kurt Wall <kwall at kurtwerks dot com>
- To: gcc at gnu dot org
- Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 09:52:15 -0500
- Subject: Re: gcc.gnu.org and IBrowse ("spambot detected" problem)
- References: <yam9804.1674.563876056@mail.gmx.de>
On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 11:02:33AM +0100, Christian Rosentreter took 38 lines to write:
>
> Hello,
>
> "Spambot detected.
>
> Hi, your web browser has triggered our spambot detection
> mechanism. A spambot is a computer program designed to
> scoop up e-mail addresses and bombard them with unsolicited
> advertisements.
>
> If we made a mistake, and you really are a human being,
> we apologize profusely. It just happens that your browser
> looks VERY similar to a known spambot. Please try using a
> different browser and you should have no problem connecting
> to the site.
>
> Have a good day (and die, spambots, die)"
>
> this is what I get when I browse with IBrowse (well known
> Webbrowser for AmigaOS/ MorphOS) on gcc.gnu.org.
>
> Is Internet Explorer required to visit this site now? Sadly
Of course not. I browse it constantly using Mozilla, Netscape, Firefox, and
Opera. Oh, I get it, that was hyperbole!
> I don't have a Windows compatible Personal Computer to find
> out.
Kurt
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