what happened to DavisDVD?
09-22-03 | 11:07 AM
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what happened to DavisDVD?
for the past couple of days i keep getting some verisign website saying the website does not exist.. anyone know what's up? have they been shut down?
if so that's a shame.. one of the best DVD news sites i know of.
if so that's a shame.. one of the best DVD news sites i know of.
09-22-03 | 11:17 AM
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Originally posted by Grizzly
how odd.. i get some verisign page that i've never gotten before when a website can't be found.. same thing in both netscape and IE.
hmmm..
how odd.. i get some verisign page that i've never gotten before when a website can't be found.. same thing in both netscape and IE.
hmmm..
09-22-03 | 11:30 AM
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I can't get to it either. From both home and work.
09-22-03 | 11:42 AM
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I don't what's up with DavisDVD, but I can explain the verisign search page some of you are seeing.
As of last Monday, Verisign added .com and .net webpages with wildcards to the web. This means any address that get mistyped or that doesn't exist now gets redirected to the verisign webpage. Many people are upset about it because it's interfering with spam blocking software and can cause misdirected e-mail to no longer bounce back to the sender, among other things.
You can read more about it here: All Your Web Typos Are Belong To Us
As of last Monday, Verisign added .com and .net webpages with wildcards to the web. This means any address that get mistyped or that doesn't exist now gets redirected to the verisign webpage. Many people are upset about it because it's interfering with spam blocking software and can cause misdirected e-mail to no longer bounce back to the sender, among other things.
You can read more about it here: All Your Web Typos Are Belong To Us
09-22-03 | 03:29 PM
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The domain expired a few days ago. It seems it hasn't been renewed.
Worryingly it's now redirecting to a very strange place www.davisdvd.com
I'm not gonna start any conspiracy theories.
Worryingly it's now redirecting to a very strange place www.davisdvd.com
I'm not gonna start any conspiracy theories.
09-22-03 | 03:35 PM
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They better not disappear, last week I won Monty Python and Meaning of Life from them and haven't gotten it yet!
I do normally check them daily, so I hope they come back soon.
(...and send me my free dvd....)
I do normally check them daily, so I hope they come back soon.
(...and send me my free dvd....)
09-22-03 | 03:59 PM
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I started having a problem last night, and still can't get on. One of the best places for DVD news. In fact the only 3 DVD news sites I check are TVShowsonDVD.com, and DVDFile.com.
09-22-03 | 05:36 PM
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From: Charleston, SC
Originally posted by Walter Sobchak
Worryingly it's now redirecting to a very strange place www.davisdvd.com
I'm not gonna start any conspiracy theories.
Worryingly it's now redirecting to a very strange place www.davisdvd.com
I'm not gonna start any conspiracy theories.
09-22-03 | 09:01 PM
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Originally posted by JJE-187
I doubt it has to do with the Hurricane, davisdvd is located in Davis,CA
I doubt it has to do with the Hurricane, davisdvd is located in Davis,CA
09-22-03 | 09:10 PM
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Originally posted by bralph
They better not disappear, last week I won Monty Python and Meaning of Life from them and haven't gotten it yet!
I do normally check them daily, so I hope they come back soon.
(...and send me my free dvd....)
They better not disappear, last week I won Monty Python and Meaning of Life from them and haven't gotten it yet!
I do normally check them daily, so I hope they come back soon.
(...and send me my free dvd....)
09-23-03 | 01:07 AM
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Originally posted by emptyhead
I'm glad it's gone, they make way too many errors. Just so dvdfile sticks around.
I'm glad it's gone, they make way too many errors. Just so dvdfile sticks around.
I've noticed a lot of errors in their reviews too. Still, I like DVDFile, and DavisDVD, and I hope both sites stick around.
Rob
09-23-03 | 01:48 AM
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Glad you guys are back. One of the best 3-4 DVD information sites on the Web
As for errors, that's to be expected until the federal government pay you to employ 50 staff. Which I don't expect they will do.
These guys do this for the love of the format so let's cut them some slack!
As for errors, that's to be expected until the federal government pay you to employ 50 staff. Which I don't expect they will do.
These guys do this for the love of the format so let's cut them some slack!
09-23-03 | 04:44 AM
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From: Briarwood Sanatarium
I like davisdvd because they are one of the few sites that post Covers (Front & Back) & Menus for the releases. Also I was using DVDFile, but they started screwing up release dates (listing stuff as coming out on sunday, wednesday, almost any day but tuesday) & I keep track in a little folder for releases I want each tuesday & there screwing up made alot of extra work for me.