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connection to planet labs IP when viewing certain threads

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  • 23-07-2008 12:35pm
    #1
    Rebeller
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    Hi,

    When I click through to this thread in the legal discussion forum I receive an alert from "little snitch" (firewall for mac) that firefox is trying to connect to a server hosted by Planet Labs (IP: 208.117.131.115).

    The Exact address and IP changes but it's always a Planet Labsrelated server

    Screen shots below:

    planetlabconnectionatteno5.th.png

    planetlabs2qr2.th.png

    I'm running firefox 3.0.1. on a mac.

    This has happened once or twice on previous occasions with other threads and involving a completely different remote IP.

    Any ideas? Is boards running some sort of analysis tool? Or is it just a coincidence that it happens when viewing boards threads?

    It hasn't happened to me on any forums.


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    #2
    CuLT
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    It's probably an image linked in someones signature.


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    #3
    Rebeller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 271 ✭✭Rebeller


    CuLT wrote: »
    It's probably an image linked in someones signature.

    Thanks for the reply.

    Probably that alright. One of the poster's sigs was not being displayed whenever I denied the connection. It appeared if the connection was allowed.

    Mystery solved.

    Merci buckets:D


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