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techiem2

Feb 27, 2010
1:14 PM EST 		The link is trying to go to an Lxer registration page and gives an error.
Scott_Ruecker

Feb 27, 2010
1:39 PM EST 		Not sure how to help, I checked the link and takes me directly to the article on their site.
techiem2

Feb 27, 2010
1:43 PM EST 		When I click it takes me to:

https://secure.lxer.com/registration/?rPage=login&url=http:/...

I'll try logging out/in

edit: Nope And other links I tried work fine...

edit again: Now it decided to work.....

/me is confused.
Scott_Ruecker

Feb 27, 2010
3:38 PM EST 		Here is a copy of the link I have for it.

http://www.mercurynews.com/business-headlines/ci_14478986
nikkels

Feb 28, 2010
5:23 AM EST 		The link leads me to a blank page. :-)
lcafiero

Feb 28, 2010
6:24 AM EST 		Try this:

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_14478986 (mercurynews-dot-com-slash-business-slash-ci_14478986)

If that doesn't work, just go to

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ (mercurynews-dot-com-slash-business)

And click on the story -- if it's still on the front page by Sunday or thereafter. The Merc is a little screwy about their links. Honestly, I don't know why they'd want to make it easy to get eyeballs on their pages . . . sheesh.
nikkels

Feb 28, 2010
6:59 AM EST 		both links go to a blank page. I think they have blocked the 115.87.xxx.xxx part from the (their ) world . Has happened before with other links.

Thanks to all, and don't bother about it.
nikkels

Feb 28, 2010
9:24 AM EST 		Guess what............. all of a sudden, I got through ( after 6 blanks, a few security warnings and one freeze )

/home/nikkels is also confused.
Scott_Ruecker

Feb 28, 2010
12:40 PM EST 		You have my sincere apologies for your troubles and I am very very glad you finally got to read it..

/home/scott is confused for you..
Scott_Ruecker

Mar 01, 2010
11:43 AM EST 		There is certainly something unusual going on, but it is not on the LXer side.

The URL Quoted is fake.

https://secure.lxer.com/registration/?rPage=login&url=http:/...

There is no "secure.lxer.com" subdomain, and secondly we do not offer https ssl service.

If you want I can pull the story off the newswire.

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