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Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here ONLY

 

#66001 is done

 

No. 2

US Gifts Online - Single and mulit-model varieties of wood and acrylic, sized for toy vehicles

http://www.usgiftsonline.com/

- this has a holding page saying that the site is under construction but then an auto-divert to a different URL

http://www.usgolfgifts.com/index.shtml

 

This is OK because the redirect is on the main domain. If I change it not it will probably be broken later. You can sitll order from the site - you might want to check me on the at. I am keeping this url as it is though, for now.

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mcdermc Newbie

mcdermc

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Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here ONLY

 

Hello,

 

RE: thehelper & #66001 is done

 

US Gifts Online ?

 

Your comment - "This is OK because the redirect is on the main domain. If I change it now it will probably be broken later. You can still order from the site - you might want to check me on that. I am keeping this url as it is though, for now."

 

- I wasn't sure which is why I queried it. I'm content with your approach. Thanks for the input.

 

Best Wishes

djdeeds Newbie

djdeeds

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jparris1 - fixed, thanks. For next time - there is a place on the internal forums for editors to point out errors. No need to clutter up this public forum.

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Hi,

I have a few more sites you may want to look at in this directory:

 

http://dmoz.org/Computers/Hardware/Peripherals/Printers/Supplies/

 

Title: Buerger Office Systems, Inc.

URL: http://www.notjustcopiers.com/bos/

Problem: Not sure why the dmoz link is pointing there - it seems to be an empty page with some missing graphics. notjustcopiers.com would be a better choice.

 

Title: Cartridgecity

URL: http://www.cartridgecity.com/

Problem: Not there anymore, now "Value Networks Webhosting"

 

Title: Computer Supplies International

URL: http://www.computersuppliesintl.com/

Problem: Blank Page

 

Title: Inkdrop

URL: http://www.inkdrop.co.uk/

Problem: Seems to be an 'example store' that isn't selling anything, but poses as an ink shop. In their words "This is an example store, designed to show you all the different ways you can create products using Actinic ecommerce programs."

 

Title: Inkjetbay.com

URL: http://www.inkjetbay.com/

Problem: 'Store coming soon'

 

Hope that helps...

Guest jmagnan

Guest jmagnan

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Hi,

I found some more sites in this directory:

 

http://dmoz.org/Computers/Hardware/Peripherals/Printers/Supplies/Inkjet/

 

I hope this helps.

 

Title: Access Inkjet Products

URL: http://www.inkjetdomain.com/

Problem: "Page Cannot be found"

 

Title: Acrojet

URL: http://www.acrojet.com/

Problem: "Page Cannot be found"

 

Title: Ink King

URL: http://www.inkking.homestead.com/index.html

Problem: 'Website disabled'

 

Title: Inkjetsdirect.biz

URL: http://www.inkjetsdirect.biz/

Problem: 'Page cannot be found'

Guest jmagnan

Guest jmagnan

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Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

 

Pardon me, I realized my network was having some problems and I re-checked the sites:

 

This one was fine:

 

Title: Access Inkjet Products

URL: http://www.inkjetdomain.com/

 

 

All the rest still could not be displayed or found, or whatever.

 

I know you guys check them, but I wanted to catch my mistake before you did :)

 

Sorry about that.

gckorn Newbie

gckorn

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Dead Link - Maine wineries

 

In the category below, there is 1 misdirected (not dead) link:

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Recreation/Food/Drink/Wine/United_States/Maine/

 

Cellardoor Wineries

http://www.mainewine.com/winery.html - As best as I can tell, an entity by the same name still exists, so if the URL is simply changed to http://www.mainewine.com (instead of the existing mainewine.com/winery) that should fix the problem. I've also contacted Cellardoor Winery and perhaps they can deal with this by including an ErrorDocument 404 code.

 

gckorn

gckorn Newbie

gckorn

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Dead Links - Maine Camping & RVs

 

The following category contains dead/redirected links:

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Recreation/Outdoors/Camping/Campgrounds/North_America/United_States/Maine/

 

The bad entries are as follows:

 

Big Sky Acres Campground

http://www.bigskyeacres.com - This brings up Glasier Installations, which has nothing to do with camping.

 

Loon's Cry Campground

http://www.midcoast.com/~loonscry/index.htm

The listing title is correct, but the /index.htm code is causing it to fail. If you will delete the /index.htm it will work again (I know this from my own research for my Maine site). I will also notify Loon's Cry and perhaps they can do something on their end to make it work, though they are not internet savvy.

 

Shamrock RV Park

http://www.lamere.net/shamrockrv - This link is dead.

 

gckorn

gckorn Newbie

gckorn

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Dead Links - Maine Guides & Outfitters

 

The following category contains dead/redirected links:

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Recreation/Outdoors/Guides_and_Outfitters/North_America/United_States/Maine/

 

The bad entries are as follows:

 

Adventure Travel

http://www.fitnessadventures.net/ - Is resolving to a page not found entry. Not sure why.

 

House in the Woods

http://communities.msn.com/MeGuide - The link is dead, as it goes to an MSN Groups Cannot Find page. However, I think Mr. Paul House is still around (Lee, ME) and does have a telephone number listed on Switchboard.com. I've been trying to call him to see if he can somehow work with you or MSN to correct this if he is still in business.

 

Krismark Outfitters

http://www.krismarkoutfitters.com/ - The link is dead, the domain name itself expired on January 4, 2004 and is currently in redemption period. The google cache of this site shows a telephone number that has been disconnect and is no longer in service: 888-746-CAMP. Keep an eye on this to ensure, if it goes live again, it is with proper owner.

 

Stillwater Guides

http://www.stillwaterguides.com/ - This looks like a redirect to http://www.maineguides.com The latter is great, but is it Stillwater Guides?

 

gckorn

gckorn Newbie

gckorn

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Dead Links - Maine Arts & Entertainment

 

The following category contains dead links:

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Maine/Arts_and_Entertainment/

 

These are as follows:

 

Fifth Maine Regiment Center

http://home.att.net/~fifthmaine.peaks/index.html - Resolves to an AT&T content blocked page.

 

Maine Romance Writers Association

http://www.stobiepiel.com/MERWA/merwaindex.html - Resolves to a page cannot be found page.

 

gckorn

gckorn Newbie

gckorn

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Dead Link - Maine Recreation/Sports - Sailing

 

The following category contains a dead link, which can be corrected if you wish:

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Maine/Recreation_and_Sports/Sailing/

 

The specific dead link is as follows:

 

Schooner Stephen Taber

http://www.midcoast.com/~kebarnes/ - I've researched it and this company still exists. The link should be changed to: http://www.stephentaber.com

 

gckorn

gckorn Newbie

gckorn

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Expired Domain - Maine - Society/Culture - Scouts

 

The following category contains a link to an expired domain:

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Maine/Society_and_Culture/Youth/Scouts/

 

The expired domain is:

 

Girl Scouts of Kennebec Council

http://www.kgsc.org/ - I spoke to the webmaster and they've let this lapse as they purchased a different domain. I suggested they keep kgsc.org given the DMOZ link, but the webmaster was not interested. I do not know the name of the new domain.

 

gckorn

gckorn Newbie

gckorn

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Dead Links - Maine - Rec/Sports - Summer Camps

 

The following category contains dead links (the entities may still exist, but the links go nowhere):

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Maine/Recreation_and_Sports/Summer_Camps/

 

Here are the links that do not return an active page:

 

Camp Watch

http://www.campwatch.com/

 

Central Maine Summer Sports Camps

http://www.cmtc.net/index.asp?refPage=$$content/athletics/summer_camps/index.html

 

There is another entry that still exists, but DMOZ is linking to the wrong place within:

 

Maine Residential Camps

http://www.acane-camps.org/meres.htm - Better to link to http://www.acane-camps.org/index.html

 

gckorn

gckorn Newbie

gckorn

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Dead Links - Maine - Rec/Sports - Basketball

 

The following category contains dead links:

http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Maine/Recreation_and_Sports/Basketball/

 

The entries are as follows:

 

Central Maine Sting - AAU Basketball team from Central Maine

http://www.eteamz.com/CntrlMaineSting/ - The entry returns a file not found.

 

Maine Basketball Report

http://www.mainebasketballreport.com/ - The domain itself does not expire until October, and the registrant is from Maine, so not sure why it returns a page not found.

 

gckorn

gckorn Newbie

gckorn

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Re: Dead Links - Maine - Rec/Sports - Basketball

 

Great work! Pretty amazing!

 

Will someone be attending to the following:

#66523

#66524

#66525

#66526

#66536

#66538 and

#66542

 

Thanks again!

gckorn

gckorn Newbie

gckorn

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Dead Link - Maine - Locality/Ashland/Trav/Lodging

 

The following category contains what is clearly a dead link:

 

http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Maine/Localities/A/Ashland/Travel_and_Tourism/Lodging/Hotels_and_Motels/

 

The Four Seasons Inn (with a full description of this specific inn, including how many rooms)

http://www.mainerec.com/fourinn.html - The message given on this page is "This Customer is No Longer With Us" and the user is then redirected to a page not related to Four Seasons Inn.

 

gckorn

gckorn Newbie

gckorn

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Redirected Link - Maine/Trav/Lodging/Motel

 

The following category appears to contain a redirected link:

 

http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Maine/Localities/B/Bar_Harbor/Travel_and_Tourism/Lodging/Hotels_and_Motels/

 

Aurora Motel

http://www.theaurora.com/ - The description is of a motel named the "Aurora." However, when you click on the DMOZ link you go to the Briarfield, a B&B. Also, while the URL stays the same at first, if you click on any link on the home page, you get taken to a new domain name, that for the Briarfield B&B: http://www.briarfieldinn.com

 

gckorn

gckorn Newbie

gckorn

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Dead Link - Maine/Trav/Lodg/Motels

 

The following category contains a dead link that can be fixed:

 

http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Maine/Localities/B/Brewer/Travel_and_Tourism/Lodging/Hotels_and_Motels/

 

Twin City Motor Inn (Brewer, ME)

http://www.acadia.net/twincity/ - I researched and found the Twin City Motor Inn. Their new website is http://www.twincitymotorinn.com If you could insert this new URL, then the link will work.

 

gckorn

gckorn Newbie

gckorn

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Link Not Equal To Content

 

The following category contains one link, whose content is inconsistent with the description on DMOZ:

 

http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Maine/Localities/B/Bucksport/Travel_and_Tourism/Lodging/Hotels_and_Motels/

 

Best Western Jed Prouty Motor Inn - Located on the waterfront of the Penobscot River . . .

http://www.travelweb.com/booker/AppLogic+booker.hotel.info.Start?brand=BW&iid=BW&pid=20013

 

The URL is owned by Travelweb and a click does take the user through to Travelweb (though to a different page), but the result has nothing at all to do with the Best Western Jed Prouty Motor Inn.

 

gckorn

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