[Bradford] Web site bloopers

[John Robert Hudson]

Hi John

Further to my earlier email, I have now had an email from Google saying that 
their review has been completed and the site has been found to be clear of 
malware and so their warning messages will be removed.

John

On Monday, 28 January 2019 10:01:50 GMT John Leach wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Calling all bradlug website maintainers!
> 
> The bradlug website is still reported as containing harmful content by
> Google (and therefore by any browser using their malware blacklist, so
> basically everyone).
> 
> It's possible the problem has already been sorted out and it's just not
> been taken off the list, in which case someone needs to register the
> site with Google's webmaster tools and request that:
> 
> https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/security/hacked/use_search_co
> nsole
> 
> It's possible that the problem still remains and Google's webmaster
> tools will tell you the exact urls that are causing the problems.
> 
> But only someone who can modify the html of the bradlug site can
> register the site with Google (as they need to stick a little token in
> there from Google to prove to them you control it). See the
> instructions above.
> 
> It's dead easy to sort out!
> 
> Let me know if you need any help though.
> 
> John.
> 
> On Mon, 2018-12-17 at 21:38 +0000, John Leach via Bradford wrote:
> > My up-to-date install of Firefox reports the same. It's using
> > Google's
> > "Safe Browsing" database and bradlug.co.uk is listed:
> > 
> > "The site https://bradlug.co.uk/ contains harmful content, including
> > 
> > pages that:
> >     Send visitors to harmful websites
> > 
> > https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=https:%2F%2
> > Fbradlug.co.uk%2F
> > 
> > 
> > Whoever controls the dns can register the domain with google's
> > webmaster tools and get more information - it might tell you
> > specifically which pages have the links.
> > 
> > John.
> > 
> > On Mon, 2018-12-17 at 18:50 +0000, John Robert Hudson via Bradford
> > 
> > wrote:
> > > HI Darren
> > > 
> > > The website is not secure according to chromium but we do not use
> > > it
> > > for
> > > transactions; so the issue is whether someone could get into the
> > > website to
> > > inject malicious content or use it as a base for rogue operations.
> > > GitHub are
> > > very good about warning us about any security problems.
> > > 
> > > John
> > > 
> > > On Monday, 17 December 2018 14:40:43 GMT Darren Drapkin via
> > > Bradford
> > > 
> > > wrote:
> > > > I have been having a spot of bother with my PC due to a failed
> > > > software
> > > > update. I have been viewing the web with new eyes and old
> > > > browsers.
> > > > 
> > > > In my aged copy of firefox, Bradlug looks like it is armed and
> > > > dangerous. I
> > > > do hope that this is not the case and that you are just using the
> > > > CACert
> > > > site certificate set, or some such.
> > > > --
> > > > Yours &c.
> > > > Darren Drapkin
> > > > 
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