metrics.apple.com

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metrics.apple.com

If I am using firefox every time I go to the login page I get this message

Also if I am using safari I do not get any security alerts. What does this mean, and what is metrics.apple.com?
Thanks for your help

iBook G4 14" 1.42 GHz 60GB 768MB Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Posted on Jun 9, 2006 4:47 PM

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Eme

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Jun 10, 2006 1:29 AM in response to maciscool

Hi Maciscool

What does this mean, and what is metrics.apple.com?
Thanks for your help

There were many hits when i googled it this was one but the page would load with 0 on it.

http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macosxhints/2005/08/saveitunes_music_storevideos/index.php

SuperStats - Web site analysis and hit counting tools
Offers customized web site traffic analysis tools for detailed hit counting and
visitor profile reporting.
http://102.112.2o7.net/ -

I am not sure this helps.

Regards
Eme

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maciscool Author

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Jun 10, 2006 4:32 AM in response to Eme

I was just wondering because it started to happen a couple of days ago, and I had never seen it before.

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Eme

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Jun 10, 2006 5:34 AM in response to maciscool

I have never seen it before, perhaps you need to delete your apple cookies ?

eme

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maciscool Author

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Jun 10, 2006 6:48 AM in response to maciscool

I reset firefox, and I do not get that message anymore. Then I ran tcpflow to see what I was downloading when discussions loaded. And every time I load a page at discussions.apple.com my computer loads something from metrics.apple.com. So them I did a ipwhois lookup of metrics.apple.com and found that it is associated with a company named internap. So I don't think there is anything to worry about, I was just being curious.

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Eme

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Jun 10, 2006 7:32 AM in response to maciscool

Yes, curious , i can relate !

Is this it http://www.internap.com/ i think it is some kind of visitor counter
or something like keeping tabs that kind of thing .

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maciscool Author

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Jun 10, 2006 7:52 AM in response to Eme

after doing some more googling I found this about internap.

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Eme

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Jun 10, 2006 8:22 AM in response to maciscool

mmh yes, the same one as I found if you look at the right sidebar.
on the page you found it is a match interesting page, eh ? 8~[)

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Eme

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Jun 10, 2006 9:29 AM in response to Eme

Time for a A little Snitch

Eme

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maciscool Author

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Jun 11, 2006 3:49 AM in response to Eme

That looks like a nice little program for a pretty good price, I might think about buying it.

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Eme

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Jun 11, 2006 8:14 AM in response to maciscool

That looks like a nice little program for a pretty good price, I might think about buying it.

I agree i am going to buy it soon ! Look at these Essential Mac apps. Fun stuff.

Eme;~[)

btw, thanks for the helpful star, ( i like yellow, like the Sunday we finally have !! )

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