RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] bizarre URL

["Ross, Matt" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I suspect you used Netscrape.  Note that the problem is the CSS file, when
netscrape can't find a CSS file that's referenced, it goes to that CSS file.
Of course it gets a 404, and in this case, the 404 referenced the CSS file
relatively, and thus went deeper and deeper looking for it.  This was a
combination of poorly used stylesheets, a stripped down site, and a bad idea
on Netscrape's part.  No script involved...

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Miller [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 10:24 AM
To: MLUG discussion
Subject: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] bizarre URL


This is strange.  I've never seen this before and I spend a lot of time
surfing the web.  I was looking for something about "complete blood count"
when I was directed to this URL by a google search:

http://www.peteducation.com/vet_proc/CBC.htm

Be very careful!  It autoforwards and the location changes constantly
adding in new subdirectories something like this:

http://www.peteducation.com/vet_proc/styles/newpic.css
http://www.peteducation.com/vet_proc/styles/styles/newpic.css
http://www.peteducation.com/vet_proc/styles/styles/styles/newpic.css
http://www.peteducation.com/vet_proc/styles/styles/styles/styles/newpic.css
http://www.peteducation.com/vet_proc/styles/styles/styles/styles/styles/newp
ic.css

And it just keeps growing!  I don't think it will stop.  It's hard to go
'back' because there are so many of URLs to get through.

Kinda funny.  I'm not sure how it works, but I'd guess it uses
autoforwarding to a relative URL that uses a symbolic link to it's own
directory, or something like that.  Maybe I'll add one to my web page for
fun and have it say "Never go HERE" where 'HERE' is linked to the booby
trap. ;-)

Mike

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