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   badgolferman to hubops@ccanoemail.com   
   Re: Just missed the target   
   29 Sep 25 10:51:18   
   
   From: REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com   
      
   On 09/29/2025 10:22, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:   
   > On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:08:16 -0400, badgolferman   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 09/28/2025 21:39, Ed P wrote:   
   >>> Oh, so close, but no cigar   
   >>>   
   >>> https://tinyurl.com/43xwx3r2   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> FYI...   
   >>   
   >> TinyURLs are not trusted by many people.  You never know what's on the   
   >> other side of that link and it's suspicious.  The regular URL copied   
   >>from the address bar is more appropriate.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   >   Is there a better way to   shorten  those  links   
   > that are   forever  long  .. ?   .. to post in usenet or emails.   
   >   John T.   
      
      
   How much effort is involved in copy/paste from the address bar?  It's   
   certainly less steps than creating a TinyURL.   
      
   The original URL provides lots of information about the hosting website   
   and whether it's safe to click on it.  That would be my suggestion.   
      
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