OT: ajax image galleries

[Joseph Reeves]

Yes, you're right, any site can redirect to anywhere else, but if that
happens and I end up somewhere I don't want to be, I can blacklist
both the original site and the target. I admit that this may be an
exercise in futility, but at least it's possible.

My personal mail client, and the one I use at work, both handle long
URLs fine. No need for tinyurl there.

And no, I never advocated hotlinking to images.

Joseph



On 04/06/2008, Andy Powell <openmoko at automated.it> wrote:
> On Wednesday 04 June 2008 18:12, Joseph Reeves wrote:
>  > Disable javascript and it works much better. I use the NoScript FF
>  > extension.
>
>
> Best FF extension imho.
>
>
>  > TinyURL on the other hand... Why would anyone ever use that? I never
>  > click on links unless I know where they link to. Here's a plan for
>  > abuse:
>
>
> tinyurl is useful instead of typing in twattishly long urls which many sites
>  insist on using. Generally you don;t want to click on a link provided by
>  someone you don't know/trust. Not only that but if I use this url as an
>  example - look what your mail client / this mailing list does to it (break it
>  on wrap)
>
>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU&srp=dhFg13955&bmio=freerunner&manuf=fic-om
>
>  it's clearly easier to have
>
>  http://tinyurl.com/4e7o6d
>
>
>  >
>  > 1: Discover browser 0-day exploit
>  > 2: Put up a gallery of FreeRunner pictures on a website
>  > 3: Point a tinyurl at the gallery
>  > 4: Wait until everyone's linked to it and is clicking it
>  > 5: Change gallery to 0-day exploit
>  >
>  > Or even easier:
>  >
>  > 1: Link to goatse.
>
>
> Right, and any webpage could still redirect your browser to another so your
>  example fails.
>
>
>  > TinyURL takes all the best practice Internet guidlines you try and
>  > teach people and ruins them all. Can't stand it.
>  >
>
>
> and yet you're happy to advocate hotlinking to images, thus leeching
>  bandwidth. That's worse imho.
>
> --
>
>  Andy / ScaredyCat
>
>
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