> > This has some advantages, but it also has some disadvantages. The link
> > itself doesn't say where you go when you go there, which is a trust
> > issue. (Maybe not so important here.)

> Not quite sure why it's ever an issue?

That may depend on whether there are some sites a person doesn't want
to look at - not that a url alone is a sure indication of content.

Tinyurl does have a preview option where it presents you with the url
before going there and asks if you want to continue. I tried this and
found the extra step intrusive. So far I've never followed a tinyurl
link that went anywhere exceptionally "bad" - whether wrt
'questionable'* content, malicious software or even ads.


                Russell


* One man's questionable is another man's desire.
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