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Re: apmebf.com
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> Looks like part of the fix for slow-loading MacFixIt Archive pages is still there (last line).
Thanks.
I remember inserting that line way before the MFIA issue reared its ugly head (and I guess I now know why I never tripped over it) in connection, I believe, with an MFIF issue, and... Wow! I'm mystified by why it's still there, because I'm running the spawn of a recent erase and install, and I have absolutely no recollection of having messed with /etc/hosts since doing it.
I'm going to try to think this one through and figure out the exact sequence of events that got me to where I am now.
The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.
In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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Re: apmebf.com
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Update... For the past two weeks I've been aborting PayPal's redirect to PayPal Shopping, and the apmebf.com cookie has not reappeared.
The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.
In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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Re: apmebf.com
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Further update... I'm not 100% certain, but I believe this began just yesterday or today: When I log out of PayPal, I'm no longer taken to a log-out page and redirected to PayPal Shopping, rather, the page to which I'm immediately taken says "Welcome to PayPal Shops," and I do not get the apmebf cookie.
The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.
In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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Re: apmebf.com
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I just logged out of PayPal and was in the process of being redirected to PayPal Shopping, but the redirect was aborted and I was taken to this screen instead. I hope PayPal is not doing me that bad, but if OpenDNS thinks it is, I can certainly live without PayPal Shopping. Even if it's an overreaction, this casts apmebf in a highly unflattering new light.
The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.
In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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Re: apmebf.com
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Quite bizarre... The redirect to PayPal Shopping once again works, and I'm once again seeing apmebf cookies.
The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.
In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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Re: apmebf.com
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It looks like OpenDNS erroneously trapped apmebf.com as a phish, probably because PayPal takes you through that site when you log out.
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RE ... I'm once again seeing apmebf cookies.
Can you not set your browser to reject third-party cookies and/or block apmebf.com? I've done both with Firefox 8.
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RE ... I'm once again seeing apmebf cookies.
Can you not set your browser to reject third-party cookies and/or block apmebf.com? I've done both with Firefox 8. I've already got Safari set to "Block cookies: From third parties and advertisers," but neither Safari nor any of the cookie managing apps I've run across allows the blocking of individual cookies. (Thanks for the heads-up about Firefox's cookie blocking, but I like Safari, and this issue isn't serious enough to change my mind.)
The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.
In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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Re: apmebf.com
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Quite bizarre... The redirect to PayPal Shopping once again works, and I'm once again seeing apmebf cookies. And, once again, neither the redirect nor the apmebf cookie are issues...apparently some sort of holiday tracking thing.
The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.
In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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