Dear All, I can provide an explanation, and hopefully presuade you that Qtel has nothing to do with it. I know web programming and techniques very well.
First, let's notice the Google advertisement header on the website, as shown above in the screen capture. Now do you think the Qatari government need few hundred dollars to be earned from that ad? No way Jose !
Second, with a simple IP filter, a web programmer can show whatever content he/she decide for a particlur IP, even if you access the same web address. (IP is a unique computer address, and can easily be recognized from which network or country your computer is). So whoever has access to that website, decided to block it from some (IP segment of the home users) and keep it running for others (IP segment for ADSL business users), perhapse to keep some income from that google ad.
This is my theory, the owner on the website, named P.M. Klok, is blackmailing the Qatari goverment agency for the ownership of the domain name. They did not pay him enough to take ownership, so he is playing around. The new web address mentioned above is a .qa address, and it can only be given through official channels in Qatar.
The problem is this, millions if not trillions of publications have already been printed with the old address, as the person who bought the Qatar map above. They should have paid the owner what he asked for, it is alot less costly than slamming the door in his/her face.
Qtel has nothing to do with it, the Qtel banner which is displayed for some of you, is copied and pasted by the website owner. Now I must go to pay Qtel bill before they cut the service, I am sure they will give me discount for writing this reply, or even solve the puzzle on behalf of their experts.
Dear All, I can provide an explanation, and hopefully presuade you that Qtel has nothing to do with it. I know web programming and techniques very well.
First, let's notice the Google advertisement header on the website, as shown above in the screen capture. Now do you think the Qatari government need few hundred dollars to be earned from that ad? No way Jose !
Second, with a simple IP filter, a web programmer can show whatever content he/she decide for a particlur IP, even if you access the same web address. (IP is a unique computer address, and can easily be recognized from which network or country your computer is). So whoever has access to that website, decided to block it from some (IP segment of the home users) and keep it running for others (IP segment for ADSL business users), perhapse to keep some income from that google ad.
This is my theory, the owner on the website, named P.M. Klok, is blackmailing the Qatari goverment agency for the ownership of the domain name. They did not pay him enough to take ownership, so he is playing around. The new web address mentioned above is a .qa address, and it can only be given through official channels in Qatar.
The problem is this, millions if not trillions of publications have already been printed with the old address, as the person who bought the Qatar map above. They should have paid the owner what he asked for, it is alot less costly than slamming the door in his/her face.
Qtel has nothing to do with it, the Qtel banner which is displayed for some of you, is copied and pasted by the website owner. Now I must go to pay Qtel bill before they cut the service, I am sure they will give me discount for writing this reply, or even solve the puzzle on behalf of their experts.