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    xps-wiki.com hacked? Or spammed?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Edtek, Feb 16, 2009.

  1. Edtek

    Edtek Notebook Guru

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    I just tried to go a user Wiki site from these forums and was surprised to see the site has been over run with Tripod spam links:

    http://www.xps-wiki.com/wiki/M1530_Vista_Drivers

    I can't seem to find the user it belongs to, so I thought I would post it here so that he can see what is going on.
     
    Edtek, Feb 16, 2009
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  2. Nition

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    Woah, I see what you mean. Looking at the edit hostory, it looks like this has been an ongoing problem. A user called BatBoy has removed the spam pages a few times before.

    Some of the articles, like "Gaming LCD", look like they were never actual articles in the first place and should really just be removed.
     
    Nition, Feb 16, 2009
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  3. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    LOL - yes. Those two pages have been the target of spam bots. Sadly, a risk when you base your site off of WIKI design.

    In any case, I have moved the Gaming LCD and M1530 Vista Driver pages. The old pages are still being targeted but at least the content has been preserved on a different page.

    New pages are:

    http://www.xps-wiki.com/wiki/XPS_M1530_Vista_Drivers
    http://www.xps-wiki.com/wiki/M1730_Gaming_LCD

    Working with L33 to sort this out. Future discussion on this can be done over at the forums (dont want to infringe on NBR).
     
    BatBoy, Feb 16, 2009
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  4. zero7404

    zero7404 Notebook Deity

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    can't find this site anymore, has it been taken down ?
     
    zero7404, Feb 28, 2009
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  5. psygn

    psygn Notebook Evangelist

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    Maybe someone there can moderate the changes in the wiki page before they actually happen :) Kinda like posting comments in some blogs, they will be reviewed before added.

    The site is down for me as well, bummer :(
     
    psygn, Mar 1, 2009
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  6. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yep. Sorry to say, I believe the site is gone. I sent a message to the site owner and have had no reply.

    That was the only real issue with the site - the wiki portion was a nice idea, but it needed to be locked down and changes approved. Even though XPS-Wiki is gone, you still have the best support option right here - NBR. ;)
     
    BatBoy, Mar 1, 2009
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  7. zero7404

    zero7404 Notebook Deity

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    so what thread or page can i ping to look up the latest releases for XPS software ?

    the wiki was easier than going to each vendor's web site (the old-fashioned way)....
     
    zero7404, Mar 1, 2009
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  8. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'll have something up shortly - give it a day or so. It will be very brief - but I will continue to post driver updates.
     
    BatBoy, Mar 2, 2009
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  9. Bane-o

    Bane-o Notebook Enthusiast

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    d___.

    I spent quite a few hours adding updated drivers to the M1730 Drivers page.

    Now it feels like I wasted all that time learning xps-wiki code...
     
    Bane-o, Mar 2, 2009
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  10. zero7404

    zero7404 Notebook Deity

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    so it looks like the wiki is back up and running....
     
    zero7404, Mar 7, 2009
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  11. psygn

    psygn Notebook Evangelist

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    This site needs a better hoster.
     
    psygn, Jul 16, 2009
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  12. BenUK

    BenUK Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone know where you can now get a full up to date list of all the drivers for the M1530?

    I knew I should have saved a copy of the page - after I spent ages updating it too!
     
    BenUK, Jul 16, 2009
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  13. owais

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    cant u just use dells site
     
    owais, Jul 16, 2009
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  14. Riton

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    yeah but dell doesn't always update, xps-wiki was great for that.
     
    Riton, Jul 22, 2009
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  15. griffinc

    griffinc Newbie

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    I have a saved-off copy of the wikitext for that page, from around March 2009. See attachment.
     

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    griffinc, Aug 5, 2009
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