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Online Publisher Blocks LinuxToday Referrals

Posted by timothy on from the right-to-free-linkage dept.

MadChicken writes "This weekend, LinuxToday found that their link to an article was blocked by CMP Media LLC (publishers of Information Week). The editorial with full details is here. Could this have impact on other online news sites?"

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  1. Mozilla to the rescue by bstadil · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Regardless of how assinine this is just disable the Referer in Mozilla and the problem is solved.

    Type about:config in as url and filter using the word Refere. Once you see the Referer entry change the 2 to a 0.

    Problem solved. It is problably a good idea to have this set to 0 i.e. no info given to site as a general privacy precaution. Why would you want to tell anyone that you just came from BigJugs.com?

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  2. It is their right by www.sorehands.com · · Score: 0, Redundant
    They have the right to block anyone they want and on almost any criteria they want. Their site, their rules.


    Though they have the right to do this, does not make it a smart thing to do. They get an increase in stats which help sell the more advertising. It would be a different if there was framing involved. Or if they were just grabbing an image from the site as their own.

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  3. Re:Oh, damn that the publicity! by wmspringer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Once I get my site fully up (really haven't had time to do much with it) I'm thinking I should get an article on Slashdot and see how quickly I hit my monthly cap :-)

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  4. Re:Why bother by SpaceLifeForm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Here's a reason.

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    You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner.