interesting...

[archerships]

this is very interesting.

[EDIT: The link above is apparently called a "sausage" attack. If you click it, it will post a copy of itself to your livejournal. In it's current form, it's apparently harmless, but obviously, similar code could cause problems.]

Comments

[kittenbraden.livejournal.com]

What the hell was that??? It just posted the same thing in my journal. :P

Re:

[polyanarch.livejournal.com]

sausage

Re: Thanks.

[kittenbraden.livejournal.com]

I just changed my password and cleared my cache....do I need to do anything else?

Re: Thanks.

[polyanarch.livejournal.com]

In its current form the meme is harmless

Re: Thanks.

[kittenbraden.livejournal.com]

Okay, cool. But I guess it's better to be safe than sorry ;)

[tinymammoth.livejournal.com]

Could you post a "don't click on the link" or better yet remove the link? This thing is going to be a huge plague, no reason to give it any help.

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Okay, I changed the warning. However, since this one is relatively harmless, I'll leave it up. Better that they inoculate with a harmless link, rather than find out on one that could cause more damage.

[polyanarch.livejournal.com]

my thoughts exactly

Re: Changed?

[hfx-ben.livejournal.com]

I don't think that's an effective warning.

If I had written that into the systems manual for the aircraft landing system we built, we would be seriously liable.

from the "Sausage Attack" thread (http://www.livejournal.com/community/lj_dev/641972.html) on lj_dev:
"beware that filling in the form will update your journal without your consent."

Soooo, I strongly suggest something like, "Beware, clicking the link will yada-yada ..." ... or just don't post the link (better yet).

Re: Changed?

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's why I don't build aircraft landing systems.

Re: Changed?

[hfx-ben.livejournal.com]

huh

lj_dev has become a contest to see how what sort of text would trick /the /largest// percentage of people ... buncha sadistic pervs.

;-)

[polyanarch.livejournal.com]

What is even stranger is when I replied above LJ did not open a new page but instead opened up a frame to type the reply into. Is this something new??? I've never seen it before.

[kittenbraden.livejournal.com]

I noticed that a couple of days ago....I guess it's something new, but it really caught me off guard. I rarely reply from comments directly, though, so I have no idea how long it's been like this.

[crasch.livejournal.com]

It's new within the last couple of days.

[polyanarch.livejournal.com]

It only happens in some journals and not in others. I wonder why. It certainly is faster but does not give the option to pick your avatar

[kittenbraden.livejournal.com]

Actually it does. If you click on "More Options", you can choose your icon from there.

[polyanarch.livejournal.com]

So I have to click twice to get to the same page I used to only have to click once...

Not much of an 'improvement' in my eyes! :)

[kittenbraden.livejournal.com]

Yeah I know, it's annoying, which is why I don't bother. :)

Re: Do we know anyone in Michigan who can inadvertently delete this script?

[pacotelic.livejournal.com]

Here's their domreg info:
sneak.datavibe.net = [ 198.22.65.197 ]
Registrant:
Datavibe Internet Services
1221 Bowers Box 160
Birmingham MI 48012
US
Registrar: DOTSTER
Domain Name: DATAVIBE.NET
Created on: 08-MAR-99
Expires on: 08-MAR-09
Last Updated on: 30-APR-04
Administrative Contact:
Department Hosting tech@datavibe.net
Datavibe Internet Services
1221 Bowers Box 160
Birmingham Michigan 48012
US
877 748 3467
Technical Contact:
Department Hosting tech@datavibe.net
Datavibe Internet Services
1221 Bowers Box 160
Birmingham Michigan 48012
US
877 748 3467
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.AFRAID.ORG
NS2.AFRAID.ORG
NS3.AFRAID.ORG
NS4.AFRAID.ORG
End of Whois Information

and here's the company that host's that IP: 198.22.65.197
198.22.65.197 = [ ]
OrgName: Lodden Technology Ltd.
OrgID: LTL
Address: 3790 Rohr Rd.
City: Lake Orion
StateProv: MI
PostalCode: 48359
Country: US
NetRange: 198.22.65.0 - 198.22.65.255
CIDR: 198.22.65.0/24
NetName: LODDEN-TL2
NetHandle: NET-198-22-65-0-1
Parent: NET-198-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Assignment
NameServer: TRIBBLE.LODDEN.COM
NameServer: JANICE.LODDEN.COM
Comment:
RegDate: 1992-12-03
Updated: 2000-10-10
TechHandle: JRL56-ARIN
TechName: Lodden Johnathan R
TechPhone: 1-248-393-3297
TechEmail: jrl@lodden.com
OrgTechHandle: JRL56-ARIN
OrgTechName: Lodden Johnathan R
OrgTechPhone: 1-248-393-3297
OrgTechEmail: jrl@lodden.com
ARIN WHOIS database last updated 2004-06-11 19: 10
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[auriam.livejournal.com]

Apparently it doesn't work with Opera (version 7.5, Windows) - takes you to the LJ post page and gives 'error: no username specified'. Coincidentally, the same error it gives when I try to respond using the form field in Outlook Express - I have to use the web form for 'reply at webpage'.