Re: ads.midrange.com

I get something different:
Network error
Unable to request URL from host archive.midrange.com:80: Operation timed out

maybe the Code Red worm is blocking the route to the archives??

----- Original Message -----
From: Sean Porterfield <sporter@bestdist.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 3:25 PM
Subject: RE: ads.midrange.com


> The answer isn't good for David, but if you edit your \WINDOWS\HOSTS file
> and add
> 127.0.0.1 ads.midrange.com
>
> (or if you have 127.0.0.1, just append to the line)  The lookup will fail
> faster, but the ads will not display.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> >[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Bale, Dan
> >Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 3:50 PM
> >To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> >Subject: ads.midrange.com
> >
> >
> >I know almost nothing about how web pages work or what you call the part
> >of the URL that comes right after the http:// and before the first
> >period.  Normally this is "www", but in some cases it isn't.  When
> >trying to access any of the *.midrange.com site, and in particular
> >http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/, it seems that the browser gets
> >stuck with:
> >
> >     Connect: Host ads.midrange.com contacted.  Waiting for reply.
> >
> >which sits there for about two minutes, doing seemingly nothing.  Once
> >the "ads." message disappears, the rest of the page loads fairly
> >quickly.  I'm guessing that the ads.midrange.com is actually hitting
> >something external to David's server to fetch ads?  Is there any way to
> >speed up this page, either on my end or on David's?  Absolutely no
> >offense intended David!  I'm just not a good waiter!  ;-)
> >
> >Dan Bale
> >IT - AS/400
> >Handleman Company
> >248-362-4400  Ext. 4952
> >D.Bale@Handleman.com
> >  Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
> >  (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.)
> >
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