Hover over the link and see the ACTUAL url. Open a browser and google the target company to see if the url matches.
If you are going to send or receive confidential information, confirm that you are using https and also, take a look at the site certificate owner to ensure it is the right company. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kiggundu Mukasa Sent: 29 July 2013 11:14 To: Uganda Linux User Group Subject: Re: [LUG] sysadmin day :-) ? You must be using "The Other OS" and thus have this as a concern :-) When I see a link .. i just click :-) On Jul 29, 2013, at 11:04 AM, Bagaka Manko <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Just thinking, is there a way of checking how secure links sent via mail are? On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Martin Atukunda <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: http://xkcd.com/705/ - Martin - On Friday 26 Jul 2013 15:03:32 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > today's sysadmin day, apparently. > > > http://sysadminday.com <http://sysadminday.com/> > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug <http://linux.or.ug/> > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Mailing list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. -- Martin Atukunda Lead Software Developer / Team Manager UNICEF Uganda, Plot 9 George Street, P.O. Box 7047 Kampala, Uganda Office: +256 4 1717 1408 (Ext 1963) Mobile: +256 7 9049 1735 Fax: +256 4 1423 5660 _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug <http://linux.or.ug/> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way. -- Bagaka Manko Alvin Inter University Council for East Africa +254 (0) 734 312 102 (cell) +256 (0) 775 597 991 Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way. -------------------------------------- Five solae
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