Bad URLs on g3.net leading to deceptive portal pages

[jcompton]

I'm sure this isn't something you guys are doing on purpose, but are you aware that invalid URLs on gibberlings3.net, instead of returning a usual 404-type message, instead generate one of those "What you need, when you need it" search/portal/advertising pages?

 

Noticed this while cleaning up the modlist and validating that URLs given to me as down were really down. For instance, http://www.gibberlings3.net/crossmod/index.html gives me "Related searches" on engagement rings, psychic readings, etc. etc.

 

Presumably this is a setting at the G3 host. Perhaps you will ask them to stop doing it.