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[Craig Sanders]

On Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 06:58:18AM +1000, Howard Lowndes wrote:
> Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>> document.write('<SCR');
>> document.write('IPT
>
> This,
>
>> document.write('</SCR');
>> document.write('IPT>');
>
> and this, tell me that they are attempting to do some deliberate 
> obfuscation which is sus, to say the least.

it's deliberately cache-busting too (the randomised URL, and the comment
about cache-busting is a dead giveaway). bad behaviour. there's only a
few reasons for doing that here and the two most likely are: forcing
another hit on their server for their web stats, and to assist in
tracking users. neither of which are of any benefit to the user (in
fact, they're detrimental).

it's also obviously just ad-serving code. and since it's javascript
rather than just a graphic, that code probably does some form of
user-tracking too. may as well just block it. no loss.

craig

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craig sanders <cas at taz.net.au>