Comments on: December stats are here http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/ A blog about and from PhishTank, a collaborative clearinghouse for data about phishing. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:45:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Astral http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-3252 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:15:49 +0000 http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-3252 Wow! Site performance has gotten sooooo much better. I can really fly through the verification process today. Keep up the good work. Wow! Site performance has gotten sooooo much better. I can really fly through the verification process today.

Keep up the good work.

]]> by: JustaPerson http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1466 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:57:25 +0000 http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1466 Since this seems to be the only place to discuss performance issues, I would like to also comment on the submission process. When the online edits fail to work during a phish submission (it's happening now and was happening 9 hours ago), I stop submitting and wait for it to be corrected. I find it wasteful for everyone when submitting dulicates that are accepted and then we all need to vote on them multiple times. I have also noticed that many phish submissions were submitted twice, once with the last slash (/) and once without the slash. Since it doubles our verification efforts, I am wondering why it is done. And, if it is needed, then maybe the Phishtank software can block both slash and no slash when a phish is verified without requiring the input of both URLs. I hate to raise these issues here but I haven't noticed another place to do this. Let me know if I should be doing this somewhere else. Mike Since this seems to be the only place to discuss performance issues, I would like to also comment on the submission process.

When the online edits fail to work during a phish submission (it’s happening now and was happening 9 hours ago), I stop submitting and wait for it to be corrected. I find it wasteful for everyone when submitting dulicates that are accepted and then we all need to vote on them multiple times.

I have also noticed that many phish submissions were submitted twice, once with the last slash (/) and once without the slash. Since it doubles our verification efforts, I am wondering why it is done. And, if it is needed, then maybe the Phishtank software can block both slash and no slash when a phish is verified without requiring the input of both URLs.

I hate to raise these issues here but I haven’t noticed another place to do this. Let me know if I should be doing this somewhere else.

Mike

]]> by: JustaPerson http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1453 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:03:16 +0000 http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1453 The “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage” error happens occasionally (every 10 minutes or so)and has always registered my vote on the first try. The "internal server" error has not occured at all tonight. Good job! The “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage” error happens occasionally (every 10 minutes or so)and has always registered my vote on the first try.

The “internal server” error has not occured at all tonight.

Good job!

]]> by: JustaPerson http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1452 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:18:48 +0000 http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1452 I am using OpenDNS and often get “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage”. I will keep track as I go through right now. 11:09pm eastern “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage” verifying a phish 71565. hit back and says "I said a phish" - so the vote processed. 11:15pm “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage” verifying a phish 71565. hit back and says "I said not a phish" - so the vote processed. (meant to hit "is a phish" - it's distracting). I am using OpenDNS and often get “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage”.

I will keep track as I go through right now.

11:09pm eastern “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage” verifying a phish 71565. hit back and says “I said a phish” - so the vote processed.

11:15pm “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage” verifying a phish 71565. hit back and says “I said not a phish” - so the vote processed. (meant to hit “is a phish” - it’s distracting).

]]> by: John Roberts http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1438 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:45:35 +0000 http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1438 JustaPerson, can you provide more details? That sounds like a very different type of error. What you describe is not something we've seen or heard about before with PhishTank. That error is usually either a DNS error or the connection was refused by the server. JustaPerson, can you provide more details? That sounds like a very different type of error. What you describe is not something we’ve seen or heard about before with PhishTank. That error is usually either a DNS error or the connection was refused by the server.

]]> by: JustaPerson http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1435 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:42:02 +0000 http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1435 John, I am still getting these pretty often. It really does cut down on the amount of time I spend on the site. "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage" This just happened on a verify. Mike John, I am still getting these pretty often. It really does cut down on the amount of time I spend on the site.

“Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage”

This just happened on a verify.

Mike

]]> by: John Roberts http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1411 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:30:33 +0000 http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1411 Mike made a notable change this morning which should have eliminated the internal server errors altogether. Mike made a notable change this morning which should have eliminated the internal server errors altogether.

]]> by: Astral http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1410 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:23:06 +0000 http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1410 Thing have gotten a little better, not quite so many server errors. Seems like we must have a large verification backlog because the last 15 or so I've submitted still say Unknown even thought the sites are up and its been nearly a week for some of them. Thing have gotten a little better, not quite so many server errors. Seems like we must have a large verification backlog because the last 15 or so I’ve submitted still say Unknown even thought the sites are up and its been nearly a week for some of them.

]]> by: buaya http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1376 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:42:06 +0000 http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1376 Whenever I run into the internal server error, I would first try to "refresh" the page. If the error persists, then I would hit the "back" button. Somehow, going "back" seems to get the vote through more frequently than just refreshing the page. If it returns to the vote page, I would just re-vote and repeat the steps again. Whenever I run into the internal server error, I would first try to “refresh” the page.
If the error persists, then I would hit the “back” button.
Somehow, going “back” seems to get the vote through more frequently than just refreshing
the page. If it returns to the vote page, I would just re-vote and repeat the steps again.

]]> by: JustaPerson http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1333 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 05:49:54 +0000 http://www.phishtank.com/blog/2007/01/04/december-stats-are-here/#comment-1333 I'm getting way too many "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage" while trying to verify a phish. I am trying for the fourth try right now. There are far too many phishes to verify to get errors and slow repsonses. I also stop trying when the edits stop working since it is a waste of time to submit and verify duplicates. I’m getting way too many “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage” while trying to verify a phish. I am trying for the fourth try right now.

There are far too many phishes to verify to get errors and slow repsonses.

I also stop trying when the edits stop working since it is a waste of time to submit and verify duplicates.

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