Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 09:29:23 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Robert <drakcap@pacbell.net> Cc: freeBSD ports <ports@freebsd.org>, Christopher Nehren <apeiron+usenet@coitusmentis.info> Subject: Re: URL shortening (was: Re: anomaly with samba-libsmbclient) Message-ID: <20050526162923.GB51533@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <000a01c5620e$734b3520$0701a8c0@desk> References: <200505252013.58778.FreeBSD@InsightBB.com> <001201c5619d$f71d9d00$0701a8c0@desk> <20050526035709.GA67471@prophecy.dyndns.org> <000a01c5620e$734b3520$0701a8c0@desk>
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--rS8CxjVDS/+yyDmU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, May 26, 2005 at 09:17:41AM -0700, Robert wrote: >=20 > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: "Christopher Nehren" <apeiron+usenet@coitusmentis.info> > To: "Robert" <drakcap@pacbell.net> > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:57 PM > Subject: URL shortening (was: Re: anomaly with samba-libsmbclient) >=20 > >You might want to consider using a URL shortening service such as > > http://xrl.us/ or http://www.tinyurl.com/ to shorten URLs like that. > > That monster wrapped even on my 132x25 console. I pity the people who > > use 80x25. >=20 > Good idea - this is the first I've heard of that service. Here, as you > suggested, is a shortened link to the same place: >=20 > http://tinyurl.com/786r8 >=20 > Much better, yes? You should provide both. Some people will not click on a random link when they have no idea of the destination, and tinyurl may close down tomorrow and your URL will be unreachable. Kris --rS8CxjVDS/+yyDmU Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFClfljWry0BWjoQKURAjBbAKCWjo3l4AcLJBajvafne1VJXVZ0nQCgrcRp cgJard7clZSq52G9Isfu8Gk= =HMfj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --rS8CxjVDS/+yyDmU--
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