URL sharing security tips... (was: [no subject])

[Ken Cole]

Yep,

I deleted both immediately!

On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Fairlight <fairlite at fairlite.com> wrote:
> Yo, homey, in case you don' be listenin', Courtney Seith done said:
>> http://bit.ly/ao8ZRH
>
> Okay, security 101 these days...
>
> * Several people around here have been compromised by viruses in the past.
>  Email from list members is not to be trusted as 100% safe, or as
>  necessarily from a "trusted" source, even if the address matches one.
>
> * Given the first point, use of URL shorteners is ill-advised.  Following
>  shortened URLs is even less advised.  You never know what you're getting
>  until you get there.
>
> An email from even a "known" party, with -no- subject and with only a
> shortened URL?  That sets off alarm bells and raises red flags.  There may
> be a klaxxon siren screaming as well.
>
> mark->
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