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

[spamacyde]

"Porpoise" <porpoise1954 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "spamacyde" <mwnospam at comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:dmn13g$rkh$1 at news.spamcop.net...
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> > "Porpoise" <porpoise1954 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:dmj0p3$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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> >
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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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The point is, why should the browser allow the gibberish URL in the first
place?