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A Big IE7 Problem on the Web - Update: Sitemeter Responsible?
Little Green Footballs ^ | 1 August 2008

Posted on 08/01/2008 8:09:31 PM PDT by concretebob

I’ve confirmed that there’s some kind of problem on the Internet, that only seems to affect users of the Internet Explorer 7 web browser. Attempting to browse to many sites results in an ‘Operation Aborted’ error. No information about the problem elsewhere yet ... stay tuned.

UPDATE at 8/1/08 7:20:27 pm:

It appears to be related to Sitemeter.com — browsing to their web site with Internet Explorer 7 produces the error too.


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KEYWORDS: ie7; lgf; lowqualitycrap; microsoft; sitemeter
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1 posted on 08/01/2008 8:09:31 PM PDT by concretebob
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To: concretebob

It’s a wonder people still use MSIE.


2 posted on 08/01/2008 8:10:53 PM PDT by FoxInSocks (B. Hussein Obama: The Paucity of Hope)
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To: concretebob

We’ve also encounterd problems with various right of center sites and milblogs, including several I have admin priveliges on.


3 posted on 08/01/2008 8:11:09 PM PDT by concretebob (Don't assume I'm on your side.)
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http://digg.com/software/Sitemeter_Crashing_Web_Sites_Using_Internet_Explorer_on_Augu

This supposed “bug” is actually code from the developers of Firefox — this will surely help to increase that marketshare beyond 40%!!

http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en&client=news&ie=UTF-8&q=sitemeter&btnG=Search+Blogs


4 posted on 08/01/2008 8:12:00 PM PDT by js1138
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To: FoxInSocks

It’ll be interesting how many blogs are still using sitemeter next week.


5 posted on 08/01/2008 8:13:09 PM PDT by js1138
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To: ShadowAce

For those still stuck on stupid....


6 posted on 08/01/2008 8:14:06 PM PDT by KoRn (CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
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To: KoRn

That would be anyone who continues using sitemeter after it brings down half the blogs on the internet, and still hasn’t been fixed half a day later.


7 posted on 08/01/2008 8:15:56 PM PDT by js1138
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To: js1138

As of 1800 hours today my DCProtestWarrior site has been unlocked.
Confederate Yankee has some info up. I just tried to open the site and couldn’t. I also could not open Michelle’s blog nor could I open, (without logging in) United Conservatives.
Patterico is not opening. The Talon is not opening.

The number of sites affected is growing steadily. At last count, there were 40 sites confirmed affected.

At 10:33 PM last night, I received an email from Boston Maggie, saying that her blogspot site had been locked due to a spam report. She had posted some things about Jawn eF’n sKerry, (who served in Viet Nam, BTW) and she assumed it had upset some Taxachusetts liberals, who responded by hitting the “Flag This Site” button.

At 10:34 PM I received an email from Blogger telling me that MY blogspot site had been locked for the same reason. Someone had hit the “Flag This Site” button on my site as well.

Text of email from blogger:

Your blog at: http://dcprotestwarrior.blogspot.com/ has been identified as a potential spam blog. To correct this, please request a review by filling out the form.

Your blog will be deleted within 20 days if it isn’t reviewed, and you’ll be unable to publish posts during this time. After we receive your request, we’ll review your blog and unlock it within two business days. If this blog doesn’t belong to you, you don’t have to do anything, and any other blogs you may have won’t be affected.
We find spam by using an automated classifier. Automatic spam detection is inherently fuzzy, and occasionally a blog like yours is flagged incorrectly. We sincerely apologize for this error. By using this kind of system, however, we can dedicate more storage, bandwidth, and engineering resources to bloggers like you instead of to spammers. For more information, please see Blogger Help: http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=42577
Thank you for your understanding and for your help with our spam-fighting efforts.
Sincerely,
The Blogger Team
P.S. Just one more reminder:
Unless you request a review, you won’t be able to use your blog.

I have followed the instructions contained in the email from blogger, as has Maggie. We will keep you updated on the progress. I feel certain that the issue will be resolved in our favor.

I have also emailed blogger support and informed them of my suspicions.


8 posted on 08/01/2008 8:15:59 PM PDT by concretebob (Don't assume I'm on your side.)
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To: FoxInSocks
"It’s a wonder people still use MSIE"

Don't you have to use IE to download patches to M$ software?

9 posted on 08/01/2008 8:16:04 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Huma for co-president! (it ain't over 'til it's over))
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To: Paladin2

Anyone who releases server software without testing it on the major browsers is simply incompetent. Sitemeter has screwed its users, thousands of them, and still hasn’t fixed it or posted a notice they are working on it.


10 posted on 08/01/2008 8:18:53 PM PDT by js1138
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To: concretebob

I switched to mozilla firefox. its working.its free.


11 posted on 08/01/2008 8:22:48 PM PDT by ncalburt
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To: FoxInSocks

No. It’s a wonder that a company as well saturated as Sitemeter would put out a product with out fully testing it with the largest Internet browsing software in the world.


12 posted on 08/01/2008 8:24:42 PM PDT by aft_lizard (One animal actually its eats its own brains to conserve energy, we call them liberals.)
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To: concretebob
1. Open menu item: Tools...Options
2. Click "Security" tab
3. Select "Restricted Sites"
4. Click "Sites" button
5. Under "Add this website to this zone", enter "*.sitemeter.com" without the quotes
6. Click "Add" button
7. Close windows using "Close" or "OK", not "Cancel".

This works

13 posted on 08/01/2008 8:34:48 PM PDT by concretebob (Don't assume I'm on your side.)
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To: js1138

Actually, now that I think about it, I use IE6 to get my updates and download .net et al B$ when loading W2k on newly built computers not running Linux.


14 posted on 08/01/2008 8:39:49 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Huma for co-president! (it ain't over 'til it's over))
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To: concretebob
Huge H/T and KUDOS and Bravo Zulu's to Sethery on LGF
Comment #266

YOU are the MAN!!!!!!!!!!

15 posted on 08/01/2008 8:41:09 PM PDT by concretebob (Don't assume I'm on your side.)
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To: concretebob

I just check our company web page which uses sitemeter. All pages have sitemeter, and work in IE 7, except one. But the one that doesn’t work in IE7 works in Firefox.

All pages have the exact same sitemeter code.

Weird.


16 posted on 08/01/2008 8:43:00 PM PDT by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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To: concretebob

Just get Firefox already.


17 posted on 08/01/2008 8:48:03 PM PDT by B Knotts (Calvin Coolidge Republican)
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To: concretebob

Cool. What does this do exactly?


18 posted on 08/01/2008 8:49:09 PM PDT by js1138
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To: stinkerpot65

Post #13 works and is easy.


19 posted on 08/01/2008 8:49:47 PM PDT by js1138
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To: concretebob
Sitemeter.com is delivering buggy JavaScript code.

To fix IE7: Click on the menu Tools -> Internet Options. Click on the tab Security. Click on the icon Restricted Sites. Click on the button Sites. Type the text '*.sitemeter.com' (without quotes). Click the Add button.

That will fix the problem.

20 posted on 08/01/2008 8:50:37 PM PDT by Gideon7
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