Re: unofficial mirror abuse
| From: | Hannes Magnusson | Date: | Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:47:06 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: unofficial mirror abuse | ||
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On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 8:36 PM, Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Apr 2008, Philip Olson wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Today I stumbled upon the following unofficial mirror:
> >
> > - http://usphp.com/
> >
> > Is this site illegal? I ask because it alters the content so to be specific:
> >
> > - It inserts advertisements at the bottom
> > - It alters content (note the difference between it and the mirrors)
> > - The domain name is questionable
> > - It's broken (outdated user notes within updated manual pages)
> >
> > What can be done about this kind of abuse?
>
> Block their IP from rsyncing?
I don't think they are rsyncing, looks to me like they are using cvs
checkouts and building the generated files (including the news and
manual) by themselfs.
-Hannes