[143709] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: How long is your rack?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave CROCKER)
Mon Aug 15 12:20:48 2011
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:20:03 -0700
From: Dave CROCKER <dhc2@dcrocker.net>
To: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <m2obzqd6ta.wl%randy@psg.com>
Reply-To: dcrocker@bbiw.net
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On 8/15/2011 8:37 AM, Randy Bush wrote:
> i have no assurance that a shortened url does not lead to a malicious
> site.
From a practical standpoint, a long URL provides no greater assurance.
>> you really have no idea what you're going to receive when you click on
>> any link.
>
> life is nasty. but one still avoids bad neighborhoods.
Which incorrectly presumes that the average user can distinguish among Internet
neighborhoods.
d/
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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
bbiw.net
