On 1/3/06, Wayne Johnson wrote:
>
> While we don't use HTML formatted messages on the list I still would
> appreciate it if those that use Tiny, Snip & others redirectors if
> they would include the original URL in < & > for those of us that are
> still wearing tin hats.


That's why I've always preferred http://makeashorterlink.com over the other
URL re-directors. When you click on a link created by that service, it
pauses for a few seconds before re-directing. It gives you the original
link, along with an "exit" link, in case you don't like what you see. If you
want, you could even add *.makeashorterlink.com to your restricted sites.
This will disable the auto-redirect completely, giving you all the time you
want to decide whether you want to go to the redirected site.

For example, the Panda link that started all this (<
http://enterprises.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/encyclopedia/overview.aspx?idvirus=102841>)
would
be http://makeashorterlink.com/?R5D11286C. Sure, it's not as short as the
others, but with a simple security change, it eliminates any possibility of
a stealth attack.

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