On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 6:29 PM, V G wrote: > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Tobias Gogolin wrot= e: > >> This left the topic a long time ago, but I don't understand what you guy= s >> are afraid of, the link goes straight to a png, not an executable, its v= ery >> simple to verify that with virtually any browser; are you guys claiming >> they >> are trying to exploit some kind of weakness in the png display plugin of >> some browser or what? >> > > That's exactly what I'm saying. There's virtually no harm to their system= s > by clicking a link. If your system is sufficiently secured, clicking a li= nk > will NOT harm it in any way. Some links are more prestigious than others. When I mail boring intranet links to my coworkers, I make sure to use this service: http://www.shadyurl.com/ Regards, Mark markrages@gmail --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .