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SelfProtection · 02-07-2008, 21:11

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Originally Posted by Dephormation

I have looked into it. There is a way to block individual IPs (if I recall correctly) but not a whole IP range... without writing a bit of ASP code.

There must be an MS guru out there who might chip in with something more insightful/accurate. If so, I'd be interested too.

Otherwise if you have a up market hardware router/firewall you might be able to lock BT out with a set of firewall rules, or you might be able to configure rules in a software firewall on your wintel box.

I have no personal knowledge but this link might help if you want to block certain IP ranges.
http://forums.devshed.com/iis-97/blo...0t-161146.html

warescouse · 02-07-2008, 21:22

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Originally Posted by bluecar1

is there any equiv for IIS 6.0?

peter

Check out this post
http://www.west-wind.com/WebLog/posts/59731.aspx

Rchivist · 02-07-2008, 21:52

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Originally Posted by OldBear

I didn't think she would have an answer for that one.

Still, the replies she has given you over the months, AND her constant unwillingness to address certain issues you raised, just show how dodgy this whole scheme is. So much for transparency.

Thanks for a brilliant effort, Robert.

OB

I've sent a final farewell email saying I will respect her wishes and not contact her again, but meanwhile could she look at the BT Broadband Office blog page and also the http://www.ipo.gov.uk/crime.htm site and imagine being cross examined on their content in a criminal trial for copyright abuse. It seemed a nice thought to finish on.

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Originally Posted by bluecar1

hammy to be absolutely correct

04-05-07
"Online advertising firm 121Media Inc has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of newly-formed holding company Phorm Inc following a reorganisation, Phorm said."

that is create a new umbrela company, absorb the failing company whose public image and how it is perceived by the public means it cannot continue to trade (oh and don't forget the various legal agencies in the US taking a close interest in 121media due to peopleonpage and the root kit )

all this to try and get away from a tainted image, unfortunately this has been rumble and all the money spent rebranded has been for nothing

shame that, how is your mate kent feeling due to the low share price

din't he take out loans to buy them? or was it used them as security for loans?

with the current credit crisis would be a shame if the loan was called in O:-)

peter

Look I have to take issue with that scurrilous accusation. Phorm did NOT waste lots of money rebranding. They nicked the logo, and the name of the company and they nicked the name of the product. After all they were already in use on the internet, so that made them fair game. The logo and the company name was copied from a very decent design company in Sheffield/Barnsley, and the product name was nicked from the BBC. I don't think any of their names/logos are copyrighted for that very reason - they were already nicked.

So you see your accusation that they wasted money on rebranding is very very unfair. They did it on the cheap. Virtually free in fact. Cool.

Dephormation · 02-07-2008, 21:56

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Originally Posted by warescouse

Check out this post
http://www.west-wind.com/WebLog/posts/59731.aspx

Now I think about it I did something similar in PHP for the Parasites team... (Its running on Wintel but has PHP).

Its very easy to do with pattern matching (if you're into regular expressions like me);

// Set banned IP range
// Phorm Comcast; 71.224.0.0-71.225.255.255 (71.225.148.61)
// Phorm HT Systems; 78.110.48.0-78.110.55.255 (78.110.48.130)
$targetAddr = array ("^71\.22[45]\.","^78\.110\.4[89]\.","^78\.110\.5[012345]\.");

foreach($targetAddr as $var)
{

if (ereg($var, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']))
{
echo "<html><head>";
echo "<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='2;url=http://www.google.com/search?q=fleas'>";
echo "<title>Scratch that itch!</title></head><body>";
echo "<p><img src='/images/flea.png' align='middle'><br/>Sorry, there seems to be a bug in our code.<br/>Thanks for jumping by.</p>";
echo "</body></html>";
exit;
}

}//End banned IP range

bluecar1 · 02-07-2008, 22:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by SelfProtection

I have no personal knowledge but this link might help if you want to block certain IP ranges.
http://forums.devshed.com/iis-97/blo...0t-161146.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by warescouse

Check out this post
http://www.west-wind.com/WebLog/posts/59731.aspx

those don't help me a my site is hosted and i do not have access to iis manager, to make things a bit worse the site is html only, i can use scripts on the site as it has fp extension

if not i make have to bring it inhouse at home and then i can do what i want

may be a short term solution to get the point over to BT, i have dyndns setup so i can port forward to a server

peter

peter

---------- Post added at 22:06 ---------- Previous post was at 22:01 ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by R Jones

Look I have to take issue with that scurrilous accusation. Phorm did NOT waste lots of money rebranding. They nicked the logo, and the name of the company and they nicked the name of the product. After all they were already in use on the internet, so that made them fair game. The logo and the company name was copied from a very decent design company in Sheffield/Barnsley, and the product name was nicked from the BBC. I don't think any of their names/logos are copyrighted for that very reason - they were already nicked.

So you see your accusation that they wasted money on rebranding is very very unfair. They did it on the cheap. Virtually free in fact. Cool.

rob i did not say they spent a load of money, just "the money they spent" the logo and name came cheap but what about the time of " 5 PR AGENCIES" that would have been more than a round of drinks

peter

02-07-2008, 22:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluecar1

hammy to be absolutely correct

04-05-07
"Online advertising firm 121Media Inc has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of newly-formed holding company Phorm Inc following a reorganisation, Phorm said."

that is create a new umbrela company, absorb the failing company whose public image and how it is perceived by the public means it cannot continue to trade (oh and don't forget the various legal agencies in the US taking a close interest in 121media due to peopleonpage and the root kit )

all this to try and get away from a tainted image, unfortunately this has been rumble and all the money spent rebranded has been for nothing

shame that, how is your mate kent feeling due to the low share price

din't he take out loans to buy them? or was it used them as security for loans?

with the current credit crisis would be a shame if the loan was called in O:-)

peter

Not quite accurate I'm afraid. The statement at the top of your post is taken from Phorm's application to AIM and only reflects a temporary state as at April 2007 during the transition from 121Media to Phorm. 121Media's shares - listed at the time as OTO and OTOM - have all been renamed in keeping with the change of the company's name and 121Media has been legally renamed as Phorm. There is no umbrella company.

Rchivist · 02-07-2008, 22:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluecar1

rob i did not say they spent a load of money, just "the money they spent" the logo and name came cheap but what about the time of " 5 PR AGENCIES" that would have been more than a round of drinks

peter

Naa - the PR agencies were cheap too. Very cheap. I've seen their work. Not worth more than a tenner. Would you want the Phorm account in YOUR PR portfolio?

Tarquin L-Smythe · 02-07-2008, 22:16

There you go now you are disagreeing over HW's posts, Just what we need.

OldBear · 02-07-2008, 22:20

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Originally Posted by Tarquin L-Smythe

There you go now you are disagreeing over HW's posts, Just what we need.

If I'm not mistaken, I think Robert is actually joking.

Tarquin L-Smythe · 02-07-2008, 22:22

Did not mean Robert

Rchivist · 02-07-2008, 22:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tarquin L-Smythe

There you go now you are disagreeing over HW's posts, Just what we need.

Bluecar1 and I are just messing around. We get on really. And it was an opportunity for a reminder of the ethics "level" of Phorm when it comes to intellectual property belonging to others. Subterranean. They seem to want to occupy the ethical and moral low ground that their "wholly owned subsidiary" 121Media was so familiar with.

bluecar1 · 02-07-2008, 22:30

might have found a solution to my iis ip blocking

*******
You have to just use this script in your default webpage so it will redirect to the site.

<script language="javascript">
var ip = 
if (ip <= '24.55.255.255') {
alert("STOP! You are not authorized to access this page!");
alert("Do not attempt to return, or your computer will begin a self-destruct sequence!");
if (confirm("Please leave now Or you will be forceably removed!"))
{location.href="http://www.google.com" } else { ("OK your choice, doesn't matter to me! SeeYa!"); {location.href="http://www.getalife.com" }} }
</script>
************

that useful to you as well pete, i will try and test this later as the hotel i am in has bt spyband

peter

Dephormation · 02-07-2008, 22:32

I thought I'd apply the Turing Test to 'Ask Emma', see if I could tell whether it was really Emma or just automated replies.

I believe it passed;

I think I'd get the last one framed if I were Rob

Tarquin L-Smythe · 02-07-2008, 22:33

I can read the humour and did not mean that.

bluecar1 · 02-07-2008, 22:36

just seen this on iii BT page,

*******
This morning there was a report on Bloomberg that BT are going to expand their business in the Far East. They had a discussion with a senior BT manager from that part of the world and the whole outlook seemed very promising.

That is probably a major factor in today's price rise.
******

is this how phorm are going to expand around the world on the back of BT?

mind you i would not like to cross the law in some of those countries, seen on the web how they punish theives and adulteresses, let alone data pimps!!!!