Re: Norton Internet Security filtering out WebDNA processsed

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2004


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = I too have had this issue. After several hours of testing with the customer I realized that NIS was blocking out a selected group of words that it deems are related to unwanted advertising. The best example I can give you is the word "promotion". NIS will block anything using that word. So if the page is names promotion.tpl or promotion.html it will not show up. Further, if you have a form with field names called promotion ( i.e. ) that field, and in some cases the entire form will get stripped out of the page. Another example is if you have a link using the word promotion ( i.e. I received reports from customers and then verified through testing > that WebCat processed pages cannot be viewed by clients who have > installed Norton Internet Security on Windows clients. > > On WinXP Home with Norton Internet Security installed and only the > "Security" function enabled (the minimum setting - no firewall, > intrusion detection, ad blocking etc.) both IE and Netscape fail to > return the page. The Netscape page is blank and IE displays the "the > page cannot be displayed" page as noted by kalin. Refreshing doesn't > change anything. > > I have plain html pages that serve fine and if I turn off WebCat > processing, .tpl pages will display the raw DNA code in the browser > window as expected. It seems that something in the WebCat processing > of pages is causing NIS to filter them out. > > I note that Phil mentioned Norton problems in his response to kalin - > any more info there? > > My server runs Win2000 Server, IIS5, WebCat 3 and has functioned well > for four years. > > I have set up test pages at > http://www.constructs.com/test.html > http://www.constructs.com/test.tpl - only contains [Time] tag > > I'm looking for a solution ASAP. > > Thanks in advance, > Rob Schmidt > rschmidt@constructs.com > > >>> On Jun 18, 2004, at 5:46 PM, kalin mintchev wrote: >>> >>>> new problem which i can not explain. >>>> since yesterday a few forms on a certain website are not longer >>>> working >>>> correctly for users on windows machines with IE6. by not working i >>>> mean >>>> that when the forms are submitted they get the lovely windows page for >>>> "the page can not be displayed". >>> > > >> From: Phil Herring >> Date: June 19, 2004 1:01:14 PM EDT >> Subject: Re: webdna+post+WinIE6 >> > ... > >> I have some users complaining of this same reload problem, although I >> have >> not tracked it down to a specific browser. I have noticed that some >> installations of Norton make pages difficult if not impossible to load. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Norton Internet Security filtering out WebDNA processsed ( Robert Schmidt 2004)
  2. Re: Norton Internet Security filtering out WebDNA processsed ( Terry Wilson 2004)
  3. Re: Norton Internet Security filtering out WebDNA processsed ( Frank Nordberg 2004)
  4. Re: Norton Internet Security filtering out WebDNA processsed ( "Sal D'Anna" 2004)
  5. Re: Norton Internet Security filtering out WebDNA processsed ( Matthew A Perosi 2004)
  6. Re: Norton Internet Security filtering out WebDNA processsed ( "Sal D'Anna" 2004)
  7. Re: Norton Internet Security filtering out WebDNA processsed ( John Peacock 2004)
  8. Re: Norton Internet Security filtering out WebDNA processsed ( Phil Herring 2004)
  9. Norton Internet Security filtering out WebDNA processsed pages ( Robert Schmidt 2004)
I too have had this issue. After several hours of testing with the customer I realized that NIS was blocking out a selected group of words that it deems are related to unwanted advertising. The best example I can give you is the word "promotion". NIS will block anything using that word. So if the page is names promotion.tpl or promotion.html it will not show up. Further, if you have a form with field names called promotion ( i.e. ) that field, and in some cases the entire form will get stripped out of the page. Another example is if you have a link using the word promotion ( i.e. I received reports from customers and then verified through testing > that WebCat processed pages cannot be viewed by clients who have > installed Norton Internet Security on Windows clients. > > On WinXP Home with Norton Internet Security installed and only the > "Security" function enabled (the minimum setting - no firewall, > intrusion detection, ad blocking etc.) both IE and Netscape fail to > return the page. The Netscape page is blank and IE displays the "the > page cannot be displayed" page as noted by kalin. Refreshing doesn't > change anything. > > I have plain html pages that serve fine and if I turn off WebCat > processing, .tpl pages will display the raw DNA code in the browser > window as expected. It seems that something in the WebCat processing > of pages is causing NIS to filter them out. > > I note that Phil mentioned Norton problems in his response to kalin - > any more info there? > > My server runs Win2000 Server, IIS5, WebCat 3 and has functioned well > for four years. > > I have set up test pages at > http://www.constructs.com/test.html > http://www.constructs.com/test.tpl - only contains [time] tag > > I'm looking for a solution ASAP. > > Thanks in advance, > Rob Schmidt > rschmidt@constructs.com > > >>> On Jun 18, 2004, at 5:46 PM, kalin mintchev wrote: >>> >>>> new problem which i can not explain. >>>> since yesterday a few forms on a certain website are not longer >>>> working >>>> correctly for users on windows machines with IE6. by not working i >>>> mean >>>> that when the forms are submitted they get the lovely windows page for >>>> "the page can not be displayed". >>> > > >> From: Phil Herring >> Date: June 19, 2004 1:01:14 PM EDT >> Subject: Re: webdna+post+WinIE6 >> > ... > >> I have some users complaining of this same reload problem, although I >> have >> not tracked it down to a specific browser. I have noticed that some >> installations of Norton make pages difficult if not impossible to load. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Matthew A Perosi

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