On 13 September 2012 09:38, Sean Harlow <[email protected]> wrote:
> Using "hxxp" is a common method to prevent auto-linking by various > email/IM clients and/or forum software to then require the user to actively > copy/paste the URL to get the content. > > In the case of a security alert, I could see it being used if the > destination is in fact an example of an attack site to prevent someone from > inadvertently clicking the link and getting infected. > All true and commonly used but it's worth mentioning that putting a space before the *dot TLD* is a better way to prevent auto linking in email/IM clients since most of them detect the formation URLs by other means rather than rely on the exitence of http://. -- Landon Stewart <[email protected]> Sr. Administrator Systems Engineering Superb Internet Corp - 888-354-6128 x 4199 Web hosting and more "Ahead of the Rest": http://www.superbhosting.net
