I was able to find the problem with my blog that was causing incoming links to be redirected to spam websites.

 

Thank you so much for your patience, support, and for all of the nice e-mails with great advice that I received, and again to the people who let me know about the problem in the first place.

 

I have always found that chess players are some of the nicest and most caring people I have ever met, and I am always touched by the nice e-mails I receive from all over the world.

 

Whenever I have had problems in my life, my chess friends were always there for me.

 

For those who like the gory technical details...

 

My "theme" (which describes the "look and feel" of the pages) had got corrupted and was hacked into.

 

I downloaded a Word Press anti virus program, which helped me pinpoint the problem.  I deleted the old theme I had been using, and replaced it with a new one.

 

I had modified some of the "file permissions" on the old theme, which had left me vulnerable to an attack.

 

A chess metaphor would be that I weakened my kingside with unwise pawn pushes and was promptly attacked, punished and checkmated :-)

 

Thanks again so much for your help, it means a lot to me.

Happy First day of Spring!  or Fall if you are in the Southern Hemisphere :-)

Cheers,

 

Your Friend,

Tim