Suspicious forum notifications/ website
Posted: 2016-09-03 02:21
I got an email notification of topic reply which asked me to log in when I clicked the link. I did so and it took me to the forum. However shortly afterward I noticed the actual address was shown as IP address in the URL bar, not "forums.debian.net" as usual. Is this suspicious?
The address is http://217.196.43.138/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12131.... etc.
It resolves to
The address is http://217.196.43.138/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12131.... etc.
It resolves to
whereas debian.net isIP Address : 217.196.43.138
Location : Netherlands (95% accuracy)
Host Name : tartini.debian.net
I guess it's just a mirror but just wondering why it doesn't resolve the IP address. Another topic notification email I got at the same time resolved normally.Host Name : debian.net
IP Address : 5.153.231.4 and 128.31.0.62 and 130.89.148.14 and 140.211.15.34 and 149.20.20.22
Location : United States