From: Robby Russell Date: 2005-03-16T16:52:42+09:00 Subject: Re: RubyURL.com On Wed, 2005-03-16 at 15:24 +0900, Martin DeMello wrote: > Hal Fulton wrote: > > > > 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. > > +1 - slashdot has had great success in cutting down on shock site > trolling by annotating every link with its domain in cleartext. > > martin > As I mentioned in a previous post. I could have it wait for a few seconds, show the destination URL and provide the person with a link to cancel the redirect (maybe have it go back to where they came from?)..just a back button. ..just a thought. Would that address your concerns? If so, how long would you be willing to wait for it to redirect? Cheers, -Robby -- /*************************************** * Robby Russell | Owner.Developer.Geek * PLANET ARGON | www.planetargon.com * Portland, OR | robby@planetargon.com * 503.351.4730 | blog.planetargon.com * PHP, Ruby, and PostgreSQL Development * http://www.robbyonrails.com/ ****************************************/