Date: 17 Mar 2005 15:23:06 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: Vintage SAAB Quiz: What's wrong with this picture?
On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 13:59:11 GMT, Retroed Bob <uctraingNOSPAMOnospamanet.com> wrote: > On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:51:08 GMT, Johannes H Andersen ><johsnospamsssssssizefitter.com> wrote: > >>Seconded! Tinyurl is completely pointless. For security reasons, I never >>follow a nospam. > > I'm not sure there's any security value to _not_ following a nospam. > It's no more "good or evil" than any other link you might follow. Well, let's say I'm at work, and follow one that takes me to a site that my employer has decided needs to be blocked for one of several various legitimate reasons. Now, I've got a "hit" for going somewhere that I shouldn't. If the URL is obfuscated by being hidden in a nospam, I don't have knowledge of where I'm going to have informed consent before going there. If you run a good browser (anything but IE) or a secure OS (anything but windows), the actual system security issues are minimized to say the least, but it's just a "I don't know what I'm getting into" kind of thing. Again, from someone like Paul, I'm not going to worry, if it's from someone unknown, I'll ignore it & go on. Defeats the purpose of sharing a link if people won't click on it.
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