On Mon, 2008-01-07 at 08:03 -0700, Tony E - Jaraeth wrote:
> It appears to be redirecting to a URL via a HTTP GET statement (?dlurl=)
> and then passing the referral URL along (the original link with Boingo
> in the name) then again redirecting back, and forward again, etc. Yes,
> it looks odd. Chances are the URL was programmed to receive a
> particular variable, and when it didn't receive it via Firefox, it
> redirected back to the original referrer, which in turn
> re-forwarded/redirected it back, and on and on into an endless loop.
> I'd guess that the site may possibly work with Internet Explorer, or was
> just bugged at that time.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tony E
Thanks to Tony and Eric for their replies. I know that the person
sitting at the next table was also having a problem connecting using a
MAC. I should have asked which browser he was using.
Dennisk
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