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I have seen some URLs look like this:
www3
but, as a rule, do all URLs start with:
www
www3
but, as a rule, do all URLs start with:
www
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No, subdomains are very common even on monster sites. About.com is a good example.
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Ah! Thank you Bobby!
What got me to thinking about it is shortened urls being used in a forum. I wonder if there is a way to check the shortened url against a database (on site or other) to determine if the url goes somewhere that goes against the forum's policy. For example a tiny url leading to pornography, spam, or something malicious.
My original thought was about shortened urls, but it would be nice to be able to check any link against a filter kind of like when a site checks email addresses against a list of known spammers. That is where this is leading.
What got me to thinking about it is shortened urls being used in a forum. I wonder if there is a way to check the shortened url against a database (on site or other) to determine if the url goes somewhere that goes against the forum's policy. For example a tiny url leading to pornography, spam, or something malicious.
My original thought was about shortened urls, but it would be nice to be able to check any link against a filter kind of like when a site checks email addresses against a list of known spammers. That is where this is leading.
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I am wondering how to develop something like this does, for example:
http://untiny.me
http://untiny.me
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I did a Google search for "lengthen shortened URL" and found some services to lengthen URLs. Maybe the solution is to recommend users to install a plugin for their browser. Any ideas on this?
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I installed the url shortening mod to prevent horizontal scrolling, then put tinyurl type sites in the bad word filter. I had to do it because of buttheads trying to steal cookies from me, but it would serve the same end result for you wouldn't it? Users just couldn't post them at all.
