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Neil_Keller
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January 25, 2009
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Report spam or inappropriate posts here

  • January 25, 2009
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This topic is reserved to report spam and other inappropriate content requiring attention. Please, no unnecessary comment or response.

NOTE: Please click on the user name of the poster of such content and provide that link here.

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    _Phos_four_dots_
    Known Participant
    February 3, 2009
    Firefox 3.x wraps long URLs.
    PJonesCET
    PJonesCET
    Participating Frequently
    February 3, 2009
    A problem with long URL's That Mozilla products don't seem to have, it that the URL is not recognized as something unique and therefor after 72 or 84 characters in length a linefeed or return is inserted.

    With Mozilla products a URL could be the true length of pi and it stays on one line. Mozilla products (SeaMonkey/Firefox/Thunderbird) are to when they se a URL such as a Mailto: http/https:, or FTP: that is treated as a unique item and therefore ever character in the URL remains on one line and does not switch back over until if see a return or linefeed. IE is notorious for mangling URL's.

    Thus the need for a system small URLs.
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    Neil_KellerAuthor
    Known Participant
    February 3, 2009
    tinyurl.com offers the option of a preview.

    Neil
    John T Smith
    Community Expert
    John T SmithCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 3, 2009
    What Mike said... I won't click on any link that is shrouded

    An infection could be as "simple" as a computer being turned into a Zombie Bot to become part of a spammer's network... or it could be spyware that steals your login and password so the program's writer is then able to clean out your bank account
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    _Phos_four_dots_
    Known Participant
    February 3, 2009
    Or:
    http://metamark.net/

    or:
    http://tr.im/

    or any of a whole bunch of other URL shortening services:
    http://mashable.com/2008/01/08/url-shortening-services/
    MichaelKazlow
    MichaelKazlow
    Legend
    February 3, 2009
    I understand the desire for shortened urls, but personally I prefer the
    longer true url. Anyone that would click on an encoded url in this
    modern day is truly asking for a problem---even in this thread were
    regulars post. We have seen enough impersonation take place that a fast
    click on an encoded url can land one's computer were the sun doesn't shine.

    Just my 2 cents...Mike
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    Neil_KellerAuthor
    Known Participant
    February 3, 2009
    Claudio,

    Mac or Win, to use a shortened URL, go to http://tinyurl.com, and follow the simple instructions.

    Neil
    Claudio González
    Claudio González
    Legend
    February 3, 2009
    Link to a website offering extremely cheap software:

    http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?forumid=39&catid=220&threadid=1422055&enterthread=y

    (sorry, I'm not using my Mac, and I don't have here the instructions for shortening links).

    Addition: there message is actually duplicated...
    John T Smith
    Community Expert
    John T SmithCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 2, 2009
    This is almost funny... a spam link in a posting in another message here

    http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.ef406ea/102
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    Anonymous
    January 31, 2009
    http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b7be9c

    http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?224@@4ad0f80d@.59b7be9c

    looks like spam.
    MichaelKazlow
    MichaelKazlow
    Legend
    January 31, 2009
    Not any more. Looks like gone. Thanks.

    Mike
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    Anonymous
    January 30, 2009
    yea, he sounds like a fun-gi.
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