On 20/03/2010 9:53 PM, Mark Martinec wrote: >>> try it, pretend you are looking for sa332. >> >> Again, I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to be directed to a mirror >> unless it has updated. Although a plain 404 would be better. >> >>> with all the problems lately, fake search pages, legit (yahoo search, >>> doubleclick, etc) serving up malware laden ads, its just too fishy. >> >> I don't think anything is fishy and I'm still not convinced that the >> original owners of the domain have lost control of it. > > To my taste, ASF mirrors should not be allowed to hijack nonexistent > URLs within a mirror directory. Such practice should cause an immediate > ban/drop of such site from a list of official mirrors.
I don't disagree (which is why I brought the issue up on infra@). However, I do not believe that there is any fishiness going on or that the authenticity of the downloads are at question. I see no evidence that the site has been compromised. Daryl
