[Imc-bristol-tech] Re: [IMC-bristol] front page issue

[Jamie Lokier]

arclightfire at hushmail.com wrote:
> This is appearing in the Bristol Indymedia site:
> 
> PIPEX
> 
> You have been diverted to this Web page because there is currently an
> issue with your PIPEX Internet connection. 
> 
> Please login here with exactly the same details as you normally use to
> connect to the Internet. This will help us to quickly diagnose the problem
> with your connection and offer appropriate help. 
> 
> Your login must be complete with realm (the part after the "@") and will
> normally be in a format like zzz99 at dial.pipex.com or xxxx99 at xtreme3.pipex.net
> (PIPEX Xtreme ADSL customers should note that your network login is not
> the same as your PIPEX email address.) 

Assuming PIPEX are used by BIMC, I would _telephone_ PIPEX at this point.

It could be a scam -- somebody could have hacked the site or hijacked
the IP address -- in order to harvest peoples' PIPEX passwords.

It's probably legitimate, but best to be sure.

-- Jamie