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[SpamCop-List] Re: Marriage of Browsers????

Porpoise porpoise1954 at yahoo.co.uk
Thu Dec 1 14:43:07 EST 2005


"spamacyde" <mwnospam at comcast.net> wrote in message 
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> "Porpoise" <porpoise1954 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:dmj0p3$pdo$1 at news.spamcop.net...
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> The URL is associated with an image ie bunch of colorful pills, a bottle 
> of
> "muscle" enhancer, etc.  Yes, somebody clicking on such a picture probably
> deserves what they get.   But unless they look at the bottom of the 
> screen,
> they don't see the gibberish URL.
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Yup! That's why you should always know what the link is before clicking it! 
I *think* that's why the browser shows you that info in the status bar - 
and, if there's any doubt, view the source............ Of course, if they're 
clicking links in email .......... smack 'em round the ear! 




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