Each link to a thread goes through Facebook?

dks · **on:** September 24, 2012, 10:05:38 AM

During the past few days I noticed, on at least 3 computers, that when I view a thread (lets say one I choose from the unread posts lists) and then want to go back to what I was looking at (e.g. the unread list) I needed to press back twice.
It seems that there was an in-between, not appearing, site between the original thread and the one I wanted to look at.

Checking on the list that comes out when I hold the back arrow on Explorer 8 I found out that though this in-between site is not actually visited, it appears as facebook.com/dialog....

What is going on then? Is this a new thing or just a problem at my end? (note that facebook is blocked by many servers so this could cause problems to people)

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #1 on:** September 24, 2012, 12:23:33 PM

There is a Facebook plugin for the forum that we have installed- there's a Like button at the top of each thread. I wonder if that's what you are seeing?

Def

dks · **Reply #2 on:** September 24, 2012, 12:36:43 PM

May have something to do with that.
Basically the links work ok, but when I need to go back I need to click twice, quickly, to go back.

From where I am now Facebook is blocked, so I do not see the "like" button, though I remeber seeing it on other PCs.

I still do not know why I have to go through the Facebbok page to go to the link I want to?
Fair enough if it adds some income to the forum, by the way

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Not a major problem, though I am worried whether multitool.org will also be blocked, if it is seen to go through Facebook all the time.

Syph007 · **Reply #3 on:** September 24, 2012, 01:14:08 PM

All facebok urls are blocked at my work too. I've have to try today to see if I get the same behavior.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #4 on:** September 24, 2012, 01:18:14 PM

I honestly couldn't tell you if that's what the issue is. Perhaps the all powerful Zuckerburg bought MTO when I wasn't looking?

Def

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dks · **Reply #5 on:** September 24, 2012, 01:21:02 PM

I seem to be the only one having this issue, though I did encounter it on 3 different computers, out of which only one has Facebook blocked

Seems to be some facebook error message page :www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth...

Maybe on non-blocked PCs I would get something different ?

Nikos · **Reply #6 on:** September 24, 2012, 01:50:26 PM

Looking through the code, there is an asynchronous connection to facebook (connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js) to check your online status and stuff. That's in order to present you with the right set of FB options (e.g., like/send, etc.). If that connection is blocked it may appear as an intermediate url in your history.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #7 on:** September 24, 2012, 03:18:55 PM

That's all Greek to me....

Thanks for the explanation though!

Def

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GNandGS · **Reply #8 on:** September 24, 2012, 03:22:42 PM

Noscript for Firefox (windows) will solve the issue

dks · **Reply #9 on:** September 24, 2012, 04:51:14 PM

Quote from: Nikos on September 24, 2012, 01:50:26 PM

Looking through the code, there is an asynchronous connection to facebook (connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js) to check your online status and stuff. That's in order to present you with the right set of FB options (e.g., like/send, etc.). If that connection is blocked it may appear as an intermediate url in your history.

... I was about to say that too !!!

Cheers Niko,