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| Thread ID: 94610 | 2008-11-05 05:29:00 | Stop browser redirecting from .com to .co.nz | CCF (6760) | Press F1 |
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| 717621 | 2008-11-05 05:29:00 | Hello Just want to ask if it is possible to stop FF and IE from redirecting .com sites to .co.nz when typed into the address bar. For example every time I type in yahoo.com, FF automatically redirects to nz.yahoo.com . Or Google.com get redirected to Google.co.nz The only by pass that I have found is to use a oversea proxy in FF, and as some of you guys would agree...oversea proxies are very slow >_<. So I was wondering if there are any settings or changes that I can do locally that prevent this redirecting annoyance. Suggestion would be highly appreciated :) |
CCF (6760) | ||
| 717622 | 2008-11-05 05:33:00 | With google and most other sites, you can just click to 'Go to google.com' link. Another option for google is going to: www.google.com I dont think there are any other possible ways other than using a proxy, but almost every site has a link to the global site (.com) Hope this helps.. :) |
esayolay (13857) | ||
| 717623 | 2008-11-05 07:48:00 | Thanks for the suggestion :) , I did notice that most site do have a link to their parent site/.com site but typing it in the address bar then having to click on a link feels...unnecessary and almost an annoyance to do so :S However a thought occurred that if by clicking enable me to go directly to the actual .com site, is it possible to modify (script wise) the address bar to treat its entries like links-clicked? If you guys get what I mean ^^ |
CCF (6760) | ||
| 717624 | 2008-11-05 18:21:00 | If you have Firefox you can download the iMacros (addons.mozilla.org) addon and make a script with that. The only problem is you would have to wait for the .co.nz and the .com page to load, which could take a while on advanced sites if you dont have fast internet. There is probably a way to send a script straight to the server that would take you to the .com site, but i am unsure of what you would type. Also with some sites (i think), if you use the global site often, they give you a cookie telling it not to redirect (i think this is the case with google). Hope this helps :thumbs: |
esayolay (13857) | ||
| 717625 | 2008-11-05 19:39:00 | Can I ask why you need to do this? Google.co.nz is pretty much the same beast as Google.com, just with the option of using local searches if you choose. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 717626 | 2008-11-05 20:27:00 | With Google at least, its the site that redirects you to the local site, not Firefox. Google looks up your IP, sees that you are in NZ and sends you off to the NZ site. | autechre (266) | ||
| 717627 | 2008-11-05 22:36:00 | If you go to sony.com you can have the option to save your preference to go straight to sony.com instead of sony .com. This gives you a cookie named: 'GeoPreference08' with the content 'US' Proof of my cookie theory :D |
esayolay (13857) | ||
| 717628 | 2008-11-05 22:41:00 | If you go to sony.com you can have the option to save your preference to go straight to sony.com instead of sony .com. This gives you a cookie named: 'GeoPreference08' with the content 'US' Proof of my cookie theory :D Not really it gives you a cookie simply as a bypass. IIRC, most sites do it via where your IP address is registered. That's where proxy's come in handy. sony.com instead of sony .com. Difference other then a misplaced space? |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 717629 | 2008-11-06 03:49:00 | Not really it gives you a cookie simply as a bypass. .... Difference other then a misplaced space? I meant: 'sony.com instead of sony.co.nz' ...obviously. I was under a time limit and had to go, so just cut me some slack :D. From my post all i meant that it was a bypass of having to click the global link every time. I don't know what your idea was... |
esayolay (13857) | ||
| 717630 | 2008-11-06 04:23:00 | Why would you care though? They're all the same site, just more relevant to you... I don't get it. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
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