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Ask Bjørn Hansen replied on April 13, 2008 17:54 to the problem "Highjacking Suspected" in Metamark:

Aye Caramba!

Ok, now it's really really fixed.

So sorry. This is by far the worst problem we've ever had with the service. :-(

I rolled out a new version of the software yesterday and it had a "subtle" bug where it'd end up sharing the database connections between different requests in a way that'd make it seem like you just got a random URL. It only happened in the production environment, sadly. :-(

I use Jabber/GTalk - my ID is ask@plys.net. Feel free to alert me there if there are still problems or if new problems come up.

- ask

Benny replied on April 13, 2008 17:34 to the problem "Highjacking Suspected" in Metamark:

12 hours ago Ask said he had it solved, but it's not, so I guess he's still working on it. I run a newsletter that has over 100 shortened URLs in it in each issues. I'm bracing myself for the complaints that I am about to get from subscribers.

danceswithboxes replied on April 13, 2008 16:45 to the problem "Highjacking Suspected" in Metamark:

Nothing's working. D:<

Van replied on April 13, 2008 16:45 to the problem "Highjacking Suspected" in Metamark:

The same for me here : I had links to pictures that became strange links including a site with "mature" content O_o" As I use it in a website PG-13 rated, it may have been a problem. Hopefully, this url was between [img] tags so no one really knows but well...

jf-astra replied on April 13, 2008 16:45 to the problem "Highjacking Suspected" in Metamark:

Yes, I have this problem too. My metamark URLs are all being routed to YouTube that shows a video advertisement for Simpsons TV show.

Last night, my metamark URLs were being routed to a company that was advertising to do online surveys; for a while, the survey company showed only Chinese text; then, this morning, the webpage showed English text.

Can the problem be fixed? Thank.

Jeff

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DB replied on April 13, 2008 16:07 to the problem "Highjacking Suspected" in Metamark:

I have just swtiched over to another redirecting system that also permits entering a name into the file. It is too bad, I have used metamark.net for years.

There are too many options out there to bother with it. I am just concerned for all those I have posted elsewhere, all redirecting to heaven's knows where.

DB

Voffka replied on April 13, 2008 15:10 to the problem "Highjacking Suspected" in Metamark:

seems to be all of admins in vacation, problem not resolved jet

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Hongske replied on April 13, 2008 12:17 to the problem "Highjacking Suspected" in Metamark:

I'm having the same problem... All of my metamark links are going to other places. I think the problem lies with metamark itself, there's probably something going on with the database...

DB reported a problem in Metamark on April 13, 2008 11:54:

Highjacking Suspected

My metamark URL appears highjacked. This is the one I created:

http://xrl.us/BolivianCuppingNotes

As you can see, it is supposed to direct to the Cup of Excellence board. http://www.cupofexcellence.org/Countr...
Instead, it is now redirecting to some image I have never seen nor visited before.

What has happened?

DB