GeoNames is something different than the GEOnet Names Server, in spite of the confusing email address for the latter. I can almost never get into GNS through Cataloger’s Desktop. In Chrome I get a screen that says “The webpage at https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/ might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.” In Firefox I get a blank screen. ------------------------------------------ John Hostage Senior Continuing Resources Cataloger Harvard Library--Information and Technical Services Langdell Hall 194 Harvard Law School Library Cambridge, MA 02138 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> +(1)(617) 495-3974 (voice) +(1)(617) 496-4409 (fax) ISNI 0000 0000 4028 0917 From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Phyllis Jones Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2020 14:34 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PCCLIST] GeoNET Names Server hacked? I was getting this message when I attempted to connect with GeoNames over the last week or so. To avoid this problem, you can access GeoNames via Cataloger's Desktop. -Phyllis Jones On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 2:09 PM Charles Croissant <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: I have experienced the same problem yesterday and today. I normally use Firefox, which has prevented me from accessing the site altogether. I have switched to Chrome -- it gives me a warning, but allows me to advance to the site at my own risk. I just sent an email to the contact email address at Geonames, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> -- I will let people know if I receive a response. Charles Croissant Senior Catalog Librarian Saint Louis University ________________________________ From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on behalf of Richard Murray <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 12:23 PM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: [External] Re: [PCCLIST] GeoNET Names Server hacked? Hi Wayne et al., Yes, I’m getting the security warning for GNS in Chrome today, also. Rich Rich Murray Principal Cataloger Catalog Librarian for Spanish and Portuguese Languages | Rare Books | Sequential Art Duke University Libraries Durham, North Carolina, USA [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6507-026X<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/orcid.org/0000-0001-6507-026X__;!!K543PA!f4fXyfWdTpmI505l0vZSf7o9OpoEI46su8O5xa9WVyx2W_-35ilzGpIRbEeFi0zpEh4jyA$> From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> On Behalf Of Wayne Richter Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 1:15 PM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: [PCCLIST] GeoNET Names Server hacked? Dear All, Today when I tried to access the GEOnet Names Server all I got was a “Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead” and neither Chrome nor Firefox would let me in. Has anyone else encountered this. I use this site frequently for authority work and have never had any problems before today. Thanks for any help. Wayne Richter The Libraries, H320D Western Washington University 516 High Street Bellingham, WA 98225 (he, him, his) -- Phyllis J. Jones Senior Recordings Cataloger Conservatory Library Oberlin College Oberlin, OH 44074 Phone: 440/775-5137 Email:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>