[Bradford] Web site bloopers

[John Leach]

Hi John,

yep, it now works in my browser! Thanks!

John.

On Mon, 2019-01-28 at 23:40 +0000, John Robert Hudson wrote:
> 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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> > > > > Bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > > > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/bradford
> 
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