I know a LOT of people are very skeptical about clicking on tinyurls and similarly obvious redirection URLs. They can be used to shorten a URL for convenience, but can also be abused and send unsuspecting users to web pages that they'd rather not visit.
This probably isn't a problem if both the target URL and the shortened version reside on your website - nobody is likely to notice the difference. But if you're sending someone to a web page by going through a redirect located at a different site, then a user may click such a link once and then never again. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Leder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 3:06 PM Subject: Short URL / URL redirection > I'm wanting to figure out how to take a long CF URL and convert to a > short > URL for use in emails, etc. Any methods, best practices, etc. I really > don't know where to start. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:207235 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
