On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Tom Limoncelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> > Two issues: > > (1) If I type [12345678900] into the omnibox, the suggestion is > http://223.220.28.52/ (the integer cast into an IPv4 address). It > seems that this would be a way for spammers to obscure the IP address > of their servers. Firefox and other browsers handle this > differently. From a user standpoint, if I was typing "123signup.com", > when I type the "123" I see 0.0.0.123 in the suggestion and could get > confused. Of course, as I type the "s" of "signup" everything clears > up, but it seems like a usability issue none the less. > > (2) If I type [10.10.010.10] the omnibox rewrites it as 10.10.8.10. > When I've seen other software do that it was an indication that a libc > function was used to convert the octets, and that concerns me (not all > operating systems have secure libc's). It also provides many new ways > for spammers to obscure their URLs. (0x123 works too). I suggest you file a bug on that one. From my point of view, typing 10.10.10.10 or 10.010.10.10 in the omnibox should give the same result. +cc pkasting Nicolas > > > Tom > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
