Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
I wonder if you could intercept it with an entry in your /etc/hosts file:
viglink.com 127.0.0.1
Originally Posted by
Zaphod Beeblebrox
That would send any external link you click in BF to your computer's default localhost page. So yes you'd intercept it but then you wouldn't go anywhere else.
The link skimmer sends your link to viglink.com who then forwards your request....so if you intercept viglink.com you won't get anywhere.
I just tried it and it doesn't work the way you describe -- the link goes directly to the final target. The javascript must have a failsafe to bypass viglink if/when the viglink site is unreachable.