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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:53 pm
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DanaMedic wrote:
Yeah this is BS.


Nope!

John Dreyer @Fender - is asking on other websites too now.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:12 pm
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Miami Mike wrote:
DanaMedic wrote:
Yeah this is BS.


Nope!

John Dreyer @Fender - is asking on other websites too now.


How can we know this is a Fender employee and not someone claiming to be one?

Unless the link can go through a Fender site that only Fender employees can modify, or otherwise identifies it as real in a way that Joe Q. Phisher cannot do, there's a break in the trust chain.

Granted, Hanlon's razor applies: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
So I'd say it's likely real, but extraordinarily badly planned, by someone not familiar with Internet phishing and too proud and/or stupid to go ask for security advice before launching the survey.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:16 pm
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I got an email this morning telling me I'd been accepted and pointing to an app on the Apple store I need to download trial software. Probably shouldn't say too much (given the beta nature) however, it does at this point appear to be legit. Email domain is "Fenderdigital.com" although the reply-to address is not intelligible.

If it's a spoof, they're going to a lot of trouble to make it look legit, but we shall see!


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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 5:03 am
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philipk wrote:
Email domain is "Fenderdigital.com"

If that is the case, it appears to be legit:

whois: fenderdigital.com

Domain Name: fenderdigital.com
Registry Domain ID: 139725651_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.corporatedomains.com
Registrar URL: http://www.cscprotectsbrands.com
Updated Date: 2016-04-11T21:00:00Z
Creation Date: 2005-01-15T21:46:58Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2018-01-15T21:46:58Z
Registrar: CSC CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC.
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 299
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: domainabuse@cscglobal.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.8887802723
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Domain Admin
Registrant Organization: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Registrant Street: 17600 N. Perimeter Drive
Registrant City: Scottsdale
Registrant State/Province: AZ
Registrant Postal Code: 85255
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.4805969690
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +1.4805961384
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: dnsadmin@fender.com

Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: Domain Admin
Admin Organization: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Admin Street: 17600 N. Perimeter Drive
Admin City: Scottsdale
Admin State/Province: AZ
Admin Postal Code: 85255
Admin Country: US
Admin Phone: +1.4805969690
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax: +1.4805961384
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: dnsadmin@fender.com
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: Domain Admin
Tech Organization: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Tech Street: 17600 N. Perimeter Drive
Tech City: Scottsdale
Tech State/Province: AZ
Tech Postal Code: 85255
Tech Country: US
Tech Phone: +1.4805969690
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax: +1.4805961384
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: dnsadmin@fender.com
Name Server: ns-1074.awsdns-06.org
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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 11:16 am
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I'm in - anyone else here?

"Hi Mike,

Ok, you’ve checked out Fender Connect... now we’d love to get your feedback.

Click here to take the survey.

Thanks,

The Fender Digital Team"

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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:54 am
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Testing - check one two..(MAC)

and good on Windows now too.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 10:24 am
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Yeah I'm in, :roll: now I'm a Beta tester
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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 11:01 am
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I'm on my 2nd day trying the Beta Connect site. So far so good! Had a few hickups yesterday with these regular Forum's as my Login wasn't being recognized on my the Forums, even though it worked with my Main Fender.com Acct. The Beta admins advised they have not yet consolidated the databases so that should not have been a pblm. Nonetheless, today all is normal and I haven't changed anything. Presumption is they sorted out the login issues on the server side.

Good to see some new developments on Fender's side! :)

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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 11:07 am
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MusicLaw wrote:
I'm on my 2nd day trying the Beta Connect site. So far so good! Had a few hickups yesterday with these regular Forum's as my Login wasn't being recognized on my the Forums, even though it worked with my Main Fender.com Acct. The Beta admins advised they have not yet consolidated the databases so that should not have been a pblm. Nonetheless, today all is normal and I haven't changed anything. Presumption is they sorted out the login issues on the server side.

Good to see some new developments on Fender's side! :)


I had the same issues and contacted Brad. Somehow the login issues
are now sorted out. Thank you!

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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 11:56 am
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Do not use this specific link posted here: www.fenderconnect.com

Punched this into a browser search on the iPhone. Under the choice of Web Browser listings an Offenders website will show up. If I just use Safari to open www.fenderconnect.com I am redirected to fenderconnect.com with no www. This is a website that appears to be prison related that helps inmates with telephone accounts. Nice.

Anyone else having this experience?

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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:34 pm
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Fender Strat Brat wrote:
Do not use this specific link posted here: http://www.fenderconnect.com

Punched this into a browser search on the iPhone. Under the choice of Web Browser listings an Offenders website will show up. If I just use Safari to open http://www.fenderconnect.com I am redirected to fenderconnect.com with no www. This is a website that appears to be prison related that helps inmates with telephone accounts. Nice.

Anyone else having this experience?

FSB


No as I have only used my computer thus far. But do let them know the issue you are having, as that is what they are looking for
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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:46 pm
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John Dreyer @ Fender is heading this up I believe.

http://www.zoominfo.com/p/John-Dreyer/157456403

...and yes, that link is bad.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 3:44 pm
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Re: http://www.fenderconnect.com bad link

Good to know Mud and Mike. I thought a heads up on this would be beneficial. I only hope I do not have issues from the redirection. I haven't as of yet signed up for the Beta which sounds appealing. My free time is limited for the moment. Enjoy the software experience.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 8:59 pm
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Fender Strat Brat wrote:
Do not use this specific link posted here:


Out of curiosity, Fender Strat Brat, can you share where/how you encountering the specific URL that you posted here? I can share it with the team that is conducting this particular test program.

Just to cease some speculation that I saw earlier in this thread, this is indeed a legitimate test program - Claire who started this thread (admittedly perhaps a bit abruptly :-) ) is a real person who is relatively new to Fender. John Dreyer is a real person, too, who's a long-timer at the firm.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Digital looking for beta testers!
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:02 pm
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Miami Mike wrote:
MusicLaw wrote:
I'm on my 2nd day trying the Beta Connect site. So far so good! Had a few hickups yesterday with these regular Forum's as my Login wasn't being recognized on my the Forums, even though it worked with my Main Fender.com Acct. The Beta admins advised they have not yet consolidated the databases so that should not have been a pblm. Nonetheless, today all is normal and I haven't changed anything. Presumption is they sorted out the login issues on the server side.

Good to see some new developments on Fender's side! :)


I had the same issues and contacted Brad. Somehow the login issues
are now sorted out. Thank you!


Yeah, that "hiccup" actually had nothing to do with this beta program. Unrelated issue - resolved.

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