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Re:Agreed!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-11-26 14:05 · Score: 0 · on Dotless Top Level Domains?

For obvious reasons, this is AC. Who is the idiot that allowed localhost.net and localhost.com to be registered? "localhost.net." pops up when I type "localhost" in my browser unless I explicitly put "domain ." in my /etc/resolv.conf.
I strongly suspect the former domain's holder of phishing. Have you ever used webmin and typed https://localhost:10000/ into your browser and entered your administrative password without a second thought? If you had a fast internet connection you would never even notice.
This screws up localhost, too by spike2131 · 2004-02-10 01:57 · Score: 1 · on Verisign Considers Restarting Sitefinder

This annoys the crap out of me... especially in regards to localhost. If I'm testing a web server on my local machine, and I'm screwing with the configurations so for whatever reason the localhost is down.... and I type in "localhost"... I would like to get an error message. Instead, Firebird I get directed to the extremely obnoxious website at http://localhost.net.au - which is a shill for search engine optimization software. I don't want to go to this stupid site, but it happens to be the number one site for a search on localhost for google. I guess their SEO software works....

If we have to be redirected - and I don't like THAT at all - I'd much prefer to go to http://www.localhost.com, which at least has a service to automatically redirect you back to 127.0.0.1.

One way to solve this, I think, is to knock the parasitic localhost.net.au from its top ranking for google "localhost" searches. To that end, please indulge me for a little bit of civic minded google bombing... localhost localhost localhost localhost localhost.

Mind you, I'm not associated with http://www.localhost.com, but I certainly appreciate their service!
This screws up localhost, too by spike2131 · 2004-02-10 01:57 · Score: 1 · on Verisign Considers Restarting Sitefinder

This annoys the crap out of me... especially in regards to localhost. If I'm testing a web server on my local machine, and I'm screwing with the configurations so for whatever reason the localhost is down.... and I type in "localhost"... I would like to get an error message. Instead, Firebird I get directed to the extremely obnoxious website at http://localhost.net.au - which is a shill for search engine optimization software. I don't want to go to this stupid site, but it happens to be the number one site for a search on localhost for google. I guess their SEO software works....

If we have to be redirected - and I don't like THAT at all - I'd much prefer to go to http://www.localhost.com, which at least has a service to automatically redirect you back to 127.0.0.1.

One way to solve this, I think, is to knock the parasitic localhost.net.au from its top ranking for google "localhost" searches. To that end, please indulge me for a little bit of civic minded google bombing... localhost localhost localhost localhost localhost.

Mind you, I'm not associated with http://www.localhost.com, but I certainly appreciate their service!
This screws up localhost, too by spike2131 · 2004-02-10 01:57 · Score: 1 · on Verisign Considers Restarting Sitefinder

This annoys the crap out of me... especially in regards to localhost. If I'm testing a web server on my local machine, and I'm screwing with the configurations so for whatever reason the localhost is down.... and I type in "localhost"... I would like to get an error message. Instead, Firebird I get directed to the extremely obnoxious website at http://localhost.net.au - which is a shill for search engine optimization software. I don't want to go to this stupid site, but it happens to be the number one site for a search on localhost for google. I guess their SEO software works....

If we have to be redirected - and I don't like THAT at all - I'd much prefer to go to http://www.localhost.com, which at least has a service to automatically redirect you back to 127.0.0.1.

One way to solve this, I think, is to knock the parasitic localhost.net.au from its top ranking for google "localhost" searches. To that end, please indulge me for a little bit of civic minded google bombing... localhost localhost localhost localhost localhost.

Mind you, I'm not associated with http://www.localhost.com, but I certainly appreciate their service!
This screws up localhost, too by spike2131 · 2004-02-10 01:57 · Score: 1 · on Verisign Considers Restarting Sitefinder

This annoys the crap out of me... especially in regards to localhost. If I'm testing a web server on my local machine, and I'm screwing with the configurations so for whatever reason the localhost is down.... and I type in "localhost"... I would like to get an error message. Instead, Firebird I get directed to the extremely obnoxious website at http://localhost.net.au - which is a shill for search engine optimization software. I don't want to go to this stupid site, but it happens to be the number one site for a search on localhost for google. I guess their SEO software works....

If we have to be redirected - and I don't like THAT at all - I'd much prefer to go to http://www.localhost.com, which at least has a service to automatically redirect you back to 127.0.0.1.

One way to solve this, I think, is to knock the parasitic localhost.net.au from its top ranking for google "localhost" searches. To that end, please indulge me for a little bit of civic minded google bombing... localhost localhost localhost localhost localhost.

Mind you, I'm not associated with http://www.localhost.com, but I certainly appreciate their service!
This screws up localhost, too by spike2131 · 2004-02-10 01:57 · Score: 1 · on Verisign Considers Restarting Sitefinder

This annoys the crap out of me... especially in regards to localhost. If I'm testing a web server on my local machine, and I'm screwing with the configurations so for whatever reason the localhost is down.... and I type in "localhost"... I would like to get an error message. Instead, Firebird I get directed to the extremely obnoxious website at http://localhost.net.au - which is a shill for search engine optimization software. I don't want to go to this stupid site, but it happens to be the number one site for a search on localhost for google. I guess their SEO software works....

If we have to be redirected - and I don't like THAT at all - I'd much prefer to go to http://www.localhost.com, which at least has a service to automatically redirect you back to 127.0.0.1.

One way to solve this, I think, is to knock the parasitic localhost.net.au from its top ranking for google "localhost" searches. To that end, please indulge me for a little bit of civic minded google bombing... localhost localhost localhost localhost localhost.

Mind you, I'm not associated with http://www.localhost.com, but I certainly appreciate their service!
This screws up localhost, too by spike2131 · 2004-02-10 01:57 · Score: 1 · on Verisign Considers Restarting Sitefinder

This annoys the crap out of me... especially in regards to localhost. If I'm testing a web server on my local machine, and I'm screwing with the configurations so for whatever reason the localhost is down.... and I type in "localhost"... I would like to get an error message. Instead, Firebird I get directed to the extremely obnoxious website at http://localhost.net.au - which is a shill for search engine optimization software. I don't want to go to this stupid site, but it happens to be the number one site for a search on localhost for google. I guess their SEO software works....

If we have to be redirected - and I don't like THAT at all - I'd much prefer to go to http://www.localhost.com, which at least has a service to automatically redirect you back to 127.0.0.1.

One way to solve this, I think, is to knock the parasitic localhost.net.au from its top ranking for google "localhost" searches. To that end, please indulge me for a little bit of civic minded google bombing... localhost localhost localhost localhost localhost.

Mind you, I'm not associated with http://www.localhost.com, but I certainly appreciate their service!
This screws up localhost, too by spike2131 · 2004-02-10 01:57 · Score: 1 · on Verisign Considers Restarting Sitefinder

This annoys the crap out of me... especially in regards to localhost. If I'm testing a web server on my local machine, and I'm screwing with the configurations so for whatever reason the localhost is down.... and I type in "localhost"... I would like to get an error message. Instead, Firebird I get directed to the extremely obnoxious website at http://localhost.net.au - which is a shill for search engine optimization software. I don't want to go to this stupid site, but it happens to be the number one site for a search on localhost for google. I guess their SEO software works....

If we have to be redirected - and I don't like THAT at all - I'd much prefer to go to http://www.localhost.com, which at least has a service to automatically redirect you back to 127.0.0.1.

One way to solve this, I think, is to knock the parasitic localhost.net.au from its top ranking for google "localhost" searches. To that end, please indulge me for a little bit of civic minded google bombing... localhost localhost localhost localhost localhost.

Mind you, I'm not associated with http://www.localhost.com, but I certainly appreciate their service!
Re:Mail their own spam back to 'em by Anonymous Coward · 2001-01-18 03:47 · Score: 1 · on Spammer Gets Spammed

BE CAREFULL!
Not all email programs regard localhost as 127.0.0.1. Some (read: M$) may add .com after the host name, in the name of helping out the user. As Localhost.com can tell you, they get tons of mail delivered to them because someone puts 'localhost' as an email address.
Re:I've done field service for ZapMe!!! :( by fu_man · 2000-11-03 13:10 · Score: 1 · on Computers-for-Student-Eyeballs Scheme Goes Under

Of course, the people didn't put in real information probably because it was fun, rather than because they were worried about privacy...

well, I guess thats probably also true. Guess I was just the neieve kid in elementry school, I've learned my lesson now though.
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Whoops by Your_Mom · 2000-06-06 20:55 · Score: 2 · on Taking On A Spammer

Im sorry, but this sounds like John Markoff wrote this. I really don't believe it. Also, This is not the first time a domain controller sued a Spammer, Matt Seidl from localhost.com sued a spammer for using his domain name in their spam. Which I hate to say, was thrown out.
Re:We already have laws against phone harrassment by Yardley · 2000-04-18 05:42 · Score: 1 · on On DDoS, SPAM, Telemarketing And Harrasment?

I followed http://localhost which Netscape turned into http://www.localhost.com/.

Eventually, after reading about localhost's anti-spam lawsuit, I got to a nice resource about what to do if you have received spam:

http://www.spamfree.org/victims/