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Offline GrahamB

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Collectobil- has it gone?
« on: August 19, 2017, 20:43:25 »
I tried a link from PlaymoDB to a Collectobil page (using Safari) and got diverted to a Career Management website. I also tried www.collectobil.com using Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer, all to no avail. Firefox warned me it was a potentially malicious site and the owner had configured the website improperly. Never had a problem before. Anyone else found this?

PS Nothing mentioned on Klickywelt so far....
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Re: Collectobil- has it gone?
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2017, 21:43:34 »
I accessed the site via playmoDB in the last few days with no problems using Firefox. A search on Google shows Norton having no problems with Collectobil but when I try to go to the site from Google Firefox warns that the site certificate has a problem, and as you describe.

I think Richard who now owns Collectobil was/is in career guidance/management in some way so maybe he has tried to bring Collectobil under that banner.
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Re: Collectobil- has it gone?
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2017, 23:26:17 »
I use Google Chrome and when typing www.collectobil.com, I also got a warning not to proceed with going on the website because it is unsafe, so I stayed off...

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Re: Collectobil- has it gone?
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2017, 23:34:34 »
I noticed that too, on Safari and Firefox. Hopefully it isn't gone for good! A great resource.
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Re: Collectobil- has it gone?
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2017, 02:24:25 »
Looks like it's gone. I got the warning, proceeded anyway. Something about Career Management came up and that the page requested was not there.
I specifically went to the single klicky page.

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Re: Collectobil- has it gone?
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2017, 06:34:22 »
I wonder if Richard knows what has happened?
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Re: Collectobil- has it gone?
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2017, 07:17:58 »
Anyone else found this?

Yep, same experience here.

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Re: Collectobil- has it gone?
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2017, 08:34:03 »
I wonder if Richard knows what has happened?

Is that 'our' Richard? I could PM him.
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Re: Collectobil- has it gone?
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2017, 09:45:38 »
Sounds like expired hosting to me..

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Re: Collectobil- has it gone?
« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2017, 15:25:24 »
Is that 'our' Richard? I could PM him.

Yes, that is our Richard.  :)

Besides the option of PMing him, there is some contact info for him here:  Collectobil on Whois website]
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