Re: [Nolug] Cox HTTP hijack

From: Michael Walker <doublethrow_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:15:57 -0600
Message-ID: <CAPaj19XKF4d82BYqSWxGGea8PLJOfGG7+JBOuNjWma1ZuiMkuA@mail.gmail.com>

I received the popup on my mobile device. If I had been doing
development at the time, I would have been pretty upset at the
intrusion.

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Mike Walker
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On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> On 12/15/2012 07:38 PM, Joey Kelly wrote:
>>
>> Guys,
>>
>> I just got this popup. Fine, it is helpful for folks that use Cox email,
>> but
>> it's also a little worrisome. Do I doubt for a minute that Cox runs web
>> and
>> other proxies? Nope, but I would have thought that mangling content would
>> be
>> something they'd stay away from.
>
>
> Based on the gcide/1913 Webster definition, I'd disagree that they mangled
> your content.
>
>>
>>
>> http://joeykelly.net/hacks/coxhttphijack.jpeg
>>
>
> Slashdot mentioned the same thing.  Strange, though, because I use Cox and
> didn't get any such pop-ups.  I thought it was because I use FF + ABP, but
> now don't know, since you also use FF+ABP.
>
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