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Offline Leftie

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April Fool or Highjack?
« on: April 01, 2008, 10:00:46 pm »
OK,

Today started fine, read the story about flying penguins, thought maybe.

Did some forum posting in the afternoon and replied to a PM.

Had dinner about 7pm and washed dishes, yes washed them in the sink.

Clicked IE on computer, the favourites, the clubarnage as usual only to get this...................




It has taken me half a frigging hour to get where I want to be.

So is this the annual CA practical joke (because I've had it before but can't remember when) or is this browser jacking or whatever they call it?
At my age, it takes me all night to do what I used to do all night!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: April Fool or Highjack?
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2008, 10:10:29 pm »
My god Leftie.  Look at all those toolbars and dross you've got running in internet explorer!
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Re: April Fool or Highjack?
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2008, 10:15:00 pm »
My god Leftie.  Look at all those toolbars and dross you've got running in internet explorer!


That's what my pc looks like when the kids have been left alone with the internet for 5 minutes  >:(

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Re: April Fool or Highjack?
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2008, 10:21:41 pm »
can us plebs have the Janet and John explanation as to what happened.

Hi Peter,

see my latest thread

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Re: April Fool or Highjack?
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2008, 10:28:40 pm »
can us plebs have the Janet and John explanation as to what happened.

Basically  the Domain expired last night even though it had been renewed. 

So once your dns cached records expired you couldn't get to the site any longer.

So someone fouled up  but it was not anyone we know.

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Re: April Fool or Highjack?
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2008, 12:21:40 am »
many thanks for that explanation, I understood every word, txt msg from smokie as well, perfect service.

So is it sorted now?  We have service and the registration continues?

Well done the techies for sorting it for us all so quickly.

FS

I second that, many thanks guys.

It had me going though............

Leftie
At my age, it takes me all night to do what I used to do all night!!!!!!!!!!!
Then, growing old is compulsary, but growing up is just optional.

I don't do GREEN, I've got a 4x4