It appears this was never for network discoverability, but stats instead, and a bad hostname was simply filled in: https://discussions.apple.com/message/19852289#19852289 Perhaps for testing purposes? "What happens when…
I didn't want to pay for an SSL certificate that would pass SSL validation (read: not StartCom, not CACert, and I will never ever support GoDaddy). Domain registration fees aren't going to break the bank, SSL is another…
It looks like this was never a connectivity test, but some sort of outright statistics hostname error: https://discussions.apple.com/message/19852289#19852289 And it looks like the issue's already been fixed too (two…
^ 100% correct.
All of this grief over what may amount to missing a single dot? (bogus.apple.com) STEVE JOBS IS ROLLING IN HIS GRAVE OVER THIS GOD AWFUL FAILURE ON TIM COOK'S PART!
I was very concerned that this could occur when I picked up the domain and started allowed traffic to it to succeed, but I haven't seen the massive social network outcry about problems... So I've put that concern to…
I resent that.
Hi everyone. I registered bogusapple.com after a buddy of mine posted a screenshot of Little Snitch prompting iTunes' access to the domain. All credit for finding this snafu goes to gentmatt, and my bank account for…
A lot of folks are suggesting it was a typo, and they intended to use bogus.apple.com instead, which is very very likely. I can tell you with 100% certainty that standard HTTP request information is being sent to the…
It appears this was never for network discoverability, but stats instead, and a bad hostname was simply filled in: https://discussions.apple.com/message/19852289#19852289 Perhaps for testing purposes? "What happens when…
I didn't want to pay for an SSL certificate that would pass SSL validation (read: not StartCom, not CACert, and I will never ever support GoDaddy). Domain registration fees aren't going to break the bank, SSL is another…
It looks like this was never a connectivity test, but some sort of outright statistics hostname error: https://discussions.apple.com/message/19852289#19852289 And it looks like the issue's already been fixed too (two…
^ 100% correct.
All of this grief over what may amount to missing a single dot? (bogus.apple.com) STEVE JOBS IS ROLLING IN HIS GRAVE OVER THIS GOD AWFUL FAILURE ON TIM COOK'S PART!
I was very concerned that this could occur when I picked up the domain and started allowed traffic to it to succeed, but I haven't seen the massive social network outcry about problems... So I've put that concern to…
I resent that.
Hi everyone. I registered bogusapple.com after a buddy of mine posted a screenshot of Little Snitch prompting iTunes' access to the domain. All credit for finding this snafu goes to gentmatt, and my bank account for…
A lot of folks are suggesting it was a typo, and they intended to use bogus.apple.com instead, which is very very likely. I can tell you with 100% certainty that standard HTTP request information is being sent to the…