On 10/30/07, Brad Beyenhof <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/30/2007 04:56 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: > > John H. Robinson, IV wrote: > >> http://www.decenturl.com/132.239.180.101/tubgirl > >> > >> What do you know about that one? Then click. Were you right? > > > > I know that it points to an IP address rather than a named host, which > > means I've got zero reason to trust it. > > Would you trust it if you used Reverse DNS to find out that the IP > resolves to cw-portal.ucsd.edu?
My trust is primarily based on the author who posted the link in the first place. The use of decenturl.com over tinyurl.com is simply an improvement in interface. I never took it as a bullet proof security technique to protect me from phishers and the like. -Chuck -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
