I did a quick look through the most recent diaries and haven't seen this. I'll delete if anybody's brought this up already, but I do think it's important.
The link from the Red Cross link on the front page does not lead to redcross.org, but convio.net. Does anybody know if this is legit? Any IT guys who can give us some reassurrance?
I've got the whois information for both sites in extended.
Update [2005-9-1 10:23:25 by Sixfortyfive]: Comments suggest it's fine, Convio a legit fundraising company. False alarm. Just exercising caution here. =)
REDCROSS.ORG WHOIS
[whois.melbourneit.com]
Domain name you searched for is not registered through Melbourne IT.
Following is the information we gathered for redcross.org
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Domain ID:D3201715-LROR
Domain Name:REDCROSS.ORG
Created On:05-Sep-1995 04:00:00 UTC
Last Updated On:03-Jun-2005 18:32:38 UTC
Expiration Date:04-Sep-2010 04:00:00 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Network Solutions LLC (R63-LROR)
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:22340451-NSI
Registrant Name:American Red Cross
Registrant Organization:American Red Cross
Registrant Street1:8111 Gatehouse Road
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Registrant City:Falls Church
Registrant State/Province:VA
Registrant Postal Code:22042
Registrant Country:US
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Admin ID:15342376-NSI
Admin Name:American Red Cross
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Admin Postal Code:22042-1203
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