Firstly I know I promised to finish Timerton off but I'm playing that game rather more slowly than expected! In the mean time an issue has cropped up that deserves comment.
I use BT for my internet and they provide an on-line browsing security service as part of the service. For the last few years that has been MacAfee Anti-virus software but earlier this year this changed to Norton. I duly installed the software and went along as normal. However (you knew there would be a 'but' coming didn't you) I have noticed that Norton doesn't like some of the blog sites I have been reading and now flags them up with a screen telling me that they are "a known dangerous website". Annoyingly Norton doesn't say what they think is dangerous. There is a 'more details link but it doesn't show anything useful. For all I know the software doesn't like the nature of the content and considers little lead soldiers to be dangerously militaristic, although it is more likely that some nefarious person has hacked the blogsite and installed trojan or data collecting software links.
If anyone is getting similar messages for this blog please do let me know so I can sort it out, and please dear readers do run a quick virus scan over your blogsite software. As the man used to say on Hill Street Blues ' Lets all be careful out there'
I had a spate of this a few years ago - blocking my reading that is - then it stopped. It has recently started again with The Ragged Soldier blog. I manage to read the post by 'continuing without isolation' but can't look at various past comments. Very frustrating.
ReplyDeletehi Jim, sorry you have had trouble with my blog! I've no idea why that might happen, have made no changes to format myself.. would my posting on the Ukraine situation have got me in trouble, I wonder? Surely not?!
DeleteWas going to say, I have Norton and never seen anything like that, though blogger itself had a funny turn for a few days a couple of years ago and marked every other blog as suspicious. It seemed to go away, presumably when blogger's people noticed they had a bug..
Hello David. I like to look back on your campaign and people's comments from time to time, which is where the problem lies. First reading is ok if I disregard the 'isolation mode' so I still enjoy the blog.
DeleteI had it pop up a couple of times over the years, once to my own blog, but in ech case, by the next day, I can access that blog with no issue.
ReplyDeleteNo problems observed from this end matey…keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteDavid Your blog is one of those Norton doesn't like when I try to access it. I don't think it's your fault more likely Norton has it's electronic knickers in a twist. The other blog site is madaxemen so you are in good company. Might be worth contacting Norton to see what they think the issue is.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog
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