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On 23 Nov 2008, at 22:07, Robert Bridge wrote: |
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>>> ... |
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>>>> (http://210.64.17.162/web20/TouchKitDriver/linuxDriver.htm) |
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>>> Please provide URLs by domain name, I will NEVER click on an IP |
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>>> based URL, unless I explicitly trust the provider. |
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>> Is |
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>> <http://sw64-17-162.adsl.seed.net.tw/web20/TouchKitDriver/linuxDriver.htm |
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>> really any more assuring to you? ;) |
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> No, but I didn't bother even looking... ;) |
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> And a healthy dose of paranoia with links is always a good idea. |
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Yeah, but if someone gives you a domain-based URL, how paranoid are |
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you over checking its trustworthiness? |
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Do you say "I've never been to that domain before, so I won't trust it?" |
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That effectively prevents you browsing the web, beyond the MSN |
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homepage that came preinstalled on your computer. |
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Do you check the spelling of every URL you consider visiting? |
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Just one character of "typo" in the domain of a URL could find you |
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redirected to a fraudulent site. So you must check every URL carefully. |
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Really, domain-based URLs are better than IP-based ones because they |
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allow the owner to move a site's IP without changing it's addy. They |
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are therefore likely to have better longevity. But I am somewhat |
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dubious of your security concerns. |
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Stroller. |
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