From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2005-03-16T14:55:50+09:00
Subject: Re: RubyURL.com

Robby Russell wrote:
>>
>>If you're blocking stuff, you should probably block other common
>>redirect sites like makeashorterlink and tinyurl
>>
>>martin
> 
> I could spend days adding filters. I guess at some point, you just have
> to trust the public a little bit. ;-)
> 

Had you considered a scheme in which the original
domain name is part of the shortened URL?

   http://rubyurl.com/www.yahoo.com:ajZkXDls

That way we could at least confirm what domain we
were directed to.

Just a random idea.


Hal