Re: Web hijacking by router - a new method of advertisement by Belkin

[Dave Stewart <dbs () dbscom com>]

At 11:42 PM 11/7/2003, Kee Hinckley wrote:

> It appears that they've learned their lesson.  This is tacked at the 
> bottom of the front page at Belkin.
>
> > Important message from Belkin:
> > We at Belkin apologize for the recent trouble our customers have 
> > experienced with the wireless router/browser redirect issue.  We will be 
> > offering firmware fixes available for download early next week. We do not 
> > have exact details yet but we can tell you now that each router's 
> > firmware that incorporates Parental Control as an option will be changed.
> >
> > Please expect more detailed information to follow early next week.  Thank 
> > you.

Imagine that... they listened to the community.

Should they actually follow up on this and remove this abomination from 
their firmware, I'd suggest they should earn back some respect.