MSN Says Live.com Referral Bug "Not By Design"

September 19th, 2006 | RSS Feed

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Just after Windows Live Search replaced the MSN search there was a report that "Live.com Is Not Passing Referer Information". Now, MSNdude has reportedly replied to the thread at WebmasterWorld, clarifying that this was only a bug. He wrote, "This is NOT by design. We're looking into it. Thanks for telling us."

The error is expected to be fixed soon.

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503One Response2006-09-19+14%3A04%3A42Caren to “MSN Says Live.com Referral Bug "Not By Design"”

Unofficial SEO Blog » Microsoft Fixes Referral Bug in Windows Live Search - SEO Information much before its official! Says:
September 22nd, 2006 at 06:04
[...] It had been reported earlier this month that Live.com is not passing the referer information. Later MSN clarified it saying that it was only a bug and "not by design". Microsoft has finally fixed the error and now it does pass the referer data. [...]