FYI - Irfanview 4.0 Bug

irfanview.info? Not irfanview.com? Hmmm...

C:\Documents and Settings\Soundy>ping irfanview.com

Pinging irfanview.com [80.237.130.58] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 80.237.130.58: bytes=32 time=169ms TTL=49
Reply from 80.237.130.58: bytes=32 time=171ms TTL=49
Reply from 80.237.130.58: bytes=32 time=167ms TTL=49
Reply from 80.237.130.58: bytes=32 time=169ms TTL=49

Ping statistics for 80.237.130.58:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 167ms, Maximum = 171ms, Average = 169ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Soundy>ping irfanview.info

Pinging irfanview.info [62.75.222.74] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 62.75.222.74: bytes=32 time=174ms TTL=50
Reply from 62.75.222.74: bytes=32 time=165ms TTL=50
Reply from 62.75.222.74: bytes=32 time=165ms TTL=50
Reply from 62.75.222.74: bytes=32 time=161ms TTL=50

Ping statistics for 62.75.222.74:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 161ms, Maximum = 174ms, Average = 166ms

Not the same IP... not the same registrar... somehow I'm suspicious of this "fix"...

 

Hmm, okay, looks alright. You understand, though, why it looks questionable...

 

I will guarantee that the fix is legit. It was Irfan Skiljan, the creator of IrfanView, who sent me the fix link, and I posted it in several places, including the IrfanView Forum already mentioned.

Why did you mention "not the same registrar" and not mention the Registrant of the mentioned website?
It is true, of course, but according to the WHOIS search page: who owns IrfanView.info
the registered owner is Irfan Skiljan

It is the IrfanView.com website not precisely owned by a individual, but by TUCOWS INC.
I think that may have just been a convenience for Irfan to set up his domain server with an established massive download provider.