Need help, I'm having a problem with a web page button and softwarefirewalls.

[Dave Satchell]

I have a web page that I'm haveing a problem with. One of the buttons on
the page doesn't want to appear on machines that have a firewall
enabled. The web page is http://www.nonsubscribers.com/the_forum.htm and
the button is the one in the center of the page at the bottom under the
cartoon image. It says "Enter the Forum". If you can't see it then
disable your local software firewall such as Norton and then do a hard
refresh (ctrl-refresh I think) and it will appear. The code is very
standard and simple and is as follows:

<p align="center">
<a target="_blank" href="http://nonsubscribers.blogspot.com">
<img border="0" src="images/enter_the_forum.gif" width="263"
height="90" alt="Click here to Enter the Forum"></a>
</p>


But with a local software firewall enabled it look like this:

<p align="center">
<a target="_blank" href="http://nonsubscribers.blogspot.com">

</a>
</p>

All of the image definition is missing.

Anybody have any ideas?

Dave.

 

[E. T. Culling]

Yes, you need to fix this problem .... no one will want to disable their
firewall... don't even ask!
Eleanor

 

[Dave Satchell]

Yes I realize I need to fix this but I don't know how. I don't even
understand what is going on. I mean look at the source file, the image
info isn't just being removed. It is being replaced with blank spaces.
This isn't part of a script and it isn't any different than any other
hyperlink with an image tag and it is just a standard GIF file. Yet it
happens happens to the same button every time and it is repeatable. I
would prefer to solve this rather than putting a text link below the
button but that is my only option if I can't get this resolved but then
I feel like I need to worry about what else it will affect that I'm not
aware of right now.

Thanx, Dave.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Create the link as a text link.

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[Steve Easton]

Try renaming the file and remove the word enter so it's just: the_forum.gif


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[Dave Satchell]

I changed the name of the gif file and that didn't work. Additionally, I
made the cartoon image above the button into a link and it started
acting the same way; image/button code is removed when a firewall is on.
But turn the firewall off and hit ctrl-refresh and it works fine. I also
put in a text link and that works either way so it only happens when
there is either a GIF (the button) or JPG (the cartoon) file involved.

Any ideas?

Thanx, Dave.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Sound like you have a problem with your firewall application / configuration, not an FP related
issue.

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[Stefan B Rusynko]

I have no problem seeing it w/ my NIS firewall enabled

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| I changed the name of the gif file and that didn't work. Additionally, I
| made the cartoon image above the button into a link and it started
| acting the same way; image/button code is removed when a firewall is on.
| But turn the firewall off and hit ctrl-refresh and it works fine. I also
| put in a text link and that works either way so it only happens when
| there is either a GIF (the button) or JPG (the cartoon) file involved.
|
| Any ideas?
|
| Thanx, Dave.
|
| Steve Easton wrote:
|
| > Try renaming the file and remove the word enter so it's just: the_forum.gif
| >
| >
|

 

[Sparky Polastri]

Try re-making the button as a jpg and see what happens.

A lot of the new "security" software is brain-dead garbage that does nothing
but exploit the pocketbook of Mr. Joe Average. It's probably mistakenly
blocking the GIF file due to some recent IE exploits.

Also try in a different browser, see if that changes anything.

There's no other reason that a random image would be blocked like that...
its only the image that's getting blocked, which makes no sense.