Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:07:05 GMT From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnospamssssssssizefitter.com> Subject: Re: Vintage SAAB Quiz: What's wrong with this picture?
Retroed Bob 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. But they are still pointless. As you said: "I'm are not sure...". In fact that's the whole point! We don't know every weakness in our OS, browser etc., new security holes are discovered every day. I don't think posters of nospam are necessarily ill intended, but displaying the real url allow a second opinion.