All current browsers allow "right-clicking" or "control-clicking" on even the longest URLs and a choice to go there, either in the current window, or a new window or tab. There is just no place in my mind for TinyURL anymore. But, to each his own ... Tom On Apr 6, 2008, at 1:54 PM, Joe Sporleder wrote: > > On Apr 6, 2008, at 3:41 PM, Thomas W Noel wrote: >> On Apr 6, 2008, at 8:24 AM, Robert Ameeti wrote: >> >>> At 4:19 PM -0400, 4/4/08, K. Jerry Smith wrote: >>> >>>> This one works very well: >>>> http://tinyurl.com/6zkb63 >>> >>> Would you mind please telling people where you are sending them >>> when you use these anonymous links? Many users might already know >>> of the solution or know that they don't want to go there but >>> without knowing where 'there' is, they are stuck either trusting >>> that you know more than they do or perhaps they are missing out >>> due their choice to not trust anonymous references. >>> -- >>> >>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >>> Robert Ameeti >>> >>> It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets >>> the credit. >>> -- Harry S Truman >>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> X4U mailing list >>> X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >>> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u >>> >>> Seven Cent Deals - Great legacy stuff Great Legacy Price http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?cat=Seven+Cent+Deal >> >> I agree! In this day of cut and paste, and malicious web sites, it >> is a disservice to post anonymous URLs. And if you are going to >> describe in depth just where you are sending the reader, you might >> as well post the original URL. >> >> Tom > > > On the other hand, the purpose of a service like tinyurl.com is for > really long URLs that run the risk of getting broken at the end of > the line. Not saying I disagree with the premise of the two posters > comments here, I'm just point out the other side of the argument. > > Joe > _______________________________________________ > X4U mailing list > X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u > > Seven Cent Deals - Great legacy stuff Great Legacy Pricehttp://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?cat=Seven+Cent+Deal