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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: Is this somehow possible??RE: Is this somehow possible??
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Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 02:50:27 +0200 (MEST) > Sorry to continue this off topic thread, sorry, too :) >You enter the tiny URL, it looks it up and redirects you i think i meant the right - maybe I didn`t find the right words for describing that. but what you said makes no difference to my statement: it basically is a url redirection service like http://kickme.to/foobar , and if this service is discontinued, there is no way back to translate the tinyurl into the original one (for someone who isn`t the originator of this url) ok - let`s stop here - indeed there are advantages of such redirection service - but I wanted to show up that there are disadvantages, too - and one should be aware of that. regards roland > > now think of services like tinyurl: > > the original url is hidden and you get an alias. the original url is > stored > > on the server. > > Sorry to continue this off topic thread, but that's not how tinyurl.com > works. You enter the tiny URL, it looks it up and redirects you. If the > page > isn't there any more, you don't see the tinyurl.com "shortcut", you see > the > original address. > -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Bitte lächeln! Fotogalerie online mit GMX ohne eigene Homepage!Received on 2003-06-18 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |