Subj : Issue with URL shortener
To   : Brian Rogers
From : August Abolins
Date : Tue May 11 2021 07:59 am

Hello Brian Rogers!

** On Tuesday 11.05.21 - 07:34, you wrote to Flavio Bessa:

FB>> When I click at the link above (hxxp://shorturl.at/
FB>> duvA7), it sends me to the URL shortener landing page...

BR> Be leary of URL shorteners. Some are malicious in nature
BR> and are offering such a service to try and phish data from
BR> your browser such as your email address to sell to
BR> spammers.

That can certainly be the case!  That was like a screaming
banshee to me when the tiny urls first emerged.  But the folks
at TinyUrl do a nice job in providing a Preview option.  Also,
at least the most popular services now vet the links too.
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