Re: Perplexed - who should I believe?



In news:BIydndVB_ZXrImXeRVn-qQ@xxxxxxxxxxx,
Alun Jones <alun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

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It's a sad fact that Microsoft have these sesquipedalien links for
their downloads, that look oh-so-similar to the similarly obfuscated
links that are used by phishers to confuse their targets, through
public redirectors (Yahoo is the most frequent example I've seen in
the past) and the like. I understand why this happens - because it's
easier for Microsoft to automate - but it is a mess of code that
helps cause the confusion that phishers take advantage of

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Alun.
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OT, but I was delighted to see "obfuscated" and "sesquipedalian" in a thread
on an otherwise cheerless Monday. :)


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