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Old 15-08-2008, 12:10   #14099
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Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

Just recording for posterity/future reference/interest

Searching BT for Webwise used to result in a link which took you to

http://www.bt.com/webwise (which in turn redirected to webwise.bt.com, the Phorm operated server). The redirection is still operational.

But now, searching BT.com for Webwise results in a link which takes you to

http://www2.bt.com/static/i/btretail/webwise/index.html (which in turn redirects to webwise.bt.com, the Phorm operated server).

Curious. 302 temporary redirect.

---------- Post added at 12:10 ---------- Previous post was at 11:36 ----------

Update, looks like there's more to that BT linkage than first thought.

This URL

http://www2.bt.com/static/i/btretail...t-warning2.gif
(www2.bt.com/static/i/btretail/webwise/images/fraudulent-warning2.gif)

results in a familiar graphic being displayed.

What this firmly suggests is that BT are holding a copy of the webwise.bt.com site on www2.bt.com, yet redirecting visitors to the Phorm owned server for some reason.
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