Comments on: “Off left” banned by Google? http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/ Seeking Best Accessibility Practices Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:37:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Anthony Ettinger http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-121402 Anthony Ettinger Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:51:03 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-121402 Can you paste the offending code? Can you paste the offending code?

]]> By: Bob Easton http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-121500 Bob Easton Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:44:37 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-121500 The offending code began with: <font style=’position: absolute;overflow: hidden;height: 0;width: 0′> Then, there were about 150 links and a closing </font>. That's as much as I will offer because the links actually leveraged another "innocent bystander's" blog and I won't reveal that address. The offending code began with:
<font style=’position: absolute;overflow: hidden;height: 0;width: 0′>

Then, there were about 150 links and a closing </font>.

That’s as much as I will offer because the links actually leveraged another “innocent bystander’s” blog and I won’t reveal that address.

]]> By: Robin http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-121575 Robin Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:11:01 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-121575 That title's scary! That title’s scary!

]]> By: Mike Cherim http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-121668 Mike Cherim Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:09:10 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-121668 I remember writing/asking/worrying about legitimate uses of the offset class as I lie to call it. That was about a year ago and have since learned that Google didn't have a problem with the technique itself, rather what it was being used for. Obviously a paragraph of spam links wouldn't be well-received. Curious, Bob, how'd they get in? Sounds like an FTP or server access crack. I remember writing/asking/worrying about legitimate uses of the offset class as I lie to call it. That was about a year ago and have since learned that Google didn’t have a problem with the technique itself, rather what it was being used for. Obviously a paragraph of spam links wouldn’t be well-received. Curious, Bob, how’d they get in? Sounds like an FTP or server access crack.

]]> By: Robin http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-121805 Robin Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:34:19 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-121805 It'll almost certainly be a Wordpress security flaw. It’ll almost certainly be a Wordpress security flaw.

]]> By: Bob Easton http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-122073 Bob Easton Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:48:24 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-122073 Robin: It was not a Wordpress problem. However, the people who did the hack knew exactly what to touch. Mike: It was a security breach at the hosting service. A password file for a small segment of their servers was stolen. The hackers then infected a number of sites in various ways. I did get notification from the ISP; they did their part well. I failed to look closely enough at my own site and took no remedial action. In the meantime, the hackers updated that one file a time or two. Google appears to have caught it within 10 days of the most recent update. No other files were touched. Lesson: Don't take the notice from the ISP so casually. Robin: It was not a Wordpress problem. However, the people who did the hack knew exactly what to touch.

Mike: It was a security breach at the hosting service. A password file for a small segment of their servers was stolen. The hackers then infected a number of sites in various ways. I did get notification from the ISP; they did their part well. I failed to look closely enough at my own site and took no remedial action. In the meantime, the hackers updated that one file a time or two. Google appears to have caught it within 10 days of the most recent update. No other files were touched.

Lesson: Don’t take the notice from the ISP so casually.

]]> By: Deborah http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-122485 Deborah Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:41:50 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-122485 The title had me worried, wondering if the technique I use for providing accessibility on client's site was now "banned" by Google. Sorry to hear about the issues with your site, but glad your host caught it. If I might ask, who is your wonderful host? The title had me worried, wondering if the technique I use for providing accessibility on client’s site was now “banned” by Google.

Sorry to hear about the issues with your site, but glad your host caught it. If I might ask, who is your wonderful host?

]]> By: Bob Easton http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-122517 Bob Easton Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:33:49 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-122517 Deborah, my host is Dreamhost. Good plans, inexpensive, more bandwidth than most of us will ever use, great support.Tell them I sent you by using this url: http://www.dreamhost.com/rewards.cgi?bob-easton Disclosure: that's a "rewards" url which not only gets you low rates, but gets me a reward for bringing in another subscriber. Deborah, my host is Dreamhost. Good plans, inexpensive, more bandwidth than most of us will ever use, great support.Tell them I sent you by using this url: http://www.dreamhost.com/rewards.cgi?bob-easton

Disclosure: that’s a “rewards” url which not only gets you low rates, but gets me a reward for bringing in another subscriber.

]]> By: tedd http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-122660 tedd Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:59:50 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/#comment-122660 Hi Bob: I found it difficult to read Google's notices -- check contrast. Cheers, tedd Hi Bob:

I found it difficult to read Google’s notices — check contrast.

Cheers,

tedd

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