[OSM-talk] From the register

David Murn davey at incanberra.com.au
Mon Oct 18 21:52:08 BST 2010


On Tue, 2010-09-28 at 19:30 -0400, john whelan wrote:
> Just a comment from a security point of view a message with just a
> link in it is often a link to Malware.  The links have two parts a
> visible part and a nonvisible bit that takes you to a web site.
> 
> If one looks doubtful the recommendation is to copy the visible link
> and paste it in the browser rather than click on the link.

If one is in doubt, or worried about the security of their email, then
one should not use a mail reader that loads content from the internet in
the first place, and for that matter, only ever display plain-text
emails, in which case the 'nonvisible link' is not invisible.

David

PS. Sorry for the late reply, just got back from a cross-country mapping
trip




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