Author Topic: It’s the Summer is here Flickr, or boy that was a short Spring. (Read 34899 times)

alison m · « **Reply #50 on:** November 16, 2014, 12:00:25 PM »

Betty I must be real dunce, but I can't get any of the addresses with an (at) in them to open from past entries from Andy up even when I use the @ symbol. I just keep getting that Page Not Found Oops! Looks like you followed a bad link. message.

Alison M

Betty · « **Reply #51 on:** November 16, 2014, 01:36:31 PM »

It's working fine for me. Beware that Yahoo & Flickr use Akamai Technologies servers too. They may also have problems & generating error messages like we did. Out of 4 tries, it gave me & error message once, so I tried again, & it went through fine.

See below:

Betty · « **Reply #52 on:** November 16, 2014, 02:04:55 PM »

OK. After clicking on a lot of them trying to get a problem, I was able to replicate the error. It appears if a lot of people keep hitting the site with the wrong URL with "(at)" in it, it blocks you even when you correct it. I didn't have it happen to me at first because I only clicked on them a few times for testing just to check it, rather than clicking on a lot of them.

I suspect they may think it's some kind of bot or hack attack after they're hit with the wrong URL many times & then blocks you.

I followed your advice, & used the %40 as the anti-spam bot substitute for the "at" sign instead. It seems to work.

Perhaps in the future though we should avoid using URLs with an "at" sign in the URLs & use their URL shortening service for addresses like that. The "at" sign attracts thousands of spam bots to a site looking for e-mail addresses to spam.

Betty · « **Reply #53 on:** November 16, 2014, 02:06:44 PM »

I wonder what email will do if someone posts it:

betty%40buffalobetties.com

Well that wasn't good. Oh well, for about 20 years, it's been common knowledge that you don't post your e-mail publicly on the web. You're supposed to type it in a non-clickable form that spammers can't click on or easily read, like, "betty at buffalobetties.com"

alison m · « **Reply #54 on:** November 17, 2014, 11:38:21 AM »

Thanks a bunch Betty. The %40 certainly works. I enjoy this site for obvious reasons but I also appreciate Andy's work, his weekly Flicker and sharing his travels and art adventures with us. You have also shared a wealth of computer and server knowledge with us also. You are a very intelligent person, I do so wish you could find a way to work from your apartment. I am working an another donation for you but took a big income hit in Aug. and we are struggling to keep the house payments up. We are going to have to sell in the Spring but I sure don't want to move. I'm 68 now and nobody wants to pay an old man to work. Hugs and kisses.

Alison M

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