I removed that warning for now (I implemented them during the mass-hacking and spamming of trojan sites, which was crude but effective), but might still add something similar temporarily if the spam starts again.
Thank you, John! 
Topic: Why are my signature links removed? (Read 887 times)
I removed that warning for now (I implemented them during the mass-hacking and spamming of trojan sites, which was crude but effective), but might still add something similar temporarily if the spam starts again.
Most link shorteners are filtered due to phishers/malware.
hm, I don't see the reason behind this. there's no difference if I send you a scammy (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) bit.ly or a cleartext url.
it's probably safer to use certain shorteners, like (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) goo.gl or smarturl.it (not sure about (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) bit.ly) - they use malware/phishing filters.
It seems smart URL is the only one not filtered there. All the other links got the warning. I may look into it
All the links in your sig are gone.
Also, the forum should make the warning a little more subtle.
I like how every time someone quotes someone, the forum adds another set of forum warnings, just in case you didn't get the message. I count 9 forum warnings in the above quote. Seems a little excessive.
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It should be possible to check the 301 redirects (on the server) and then base a blacklist off that. 
It seems smart URL is the only one not filtered there. All the other links got the warning. I may look into it
smarturl checks for malware, spam and phishing before even accepting an url. what I wanted to point out is that shortened urls are safer than any random clear url.
Most link shorteners are filtered due to phishers/malware.
hm, I don't see the reason behind this. there's no difference if I send you a scammy (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) bit.ly or a cleartext url.
it's probably safer to use certain shorteners, like (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) goo.gl or smarturl.it (not sure about (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) bit.ly) - they use malware/phishing filters.
It seems smart URL is the only one not filtered there. All the other links got the warning. I may look into it
All the links in your sig are gone.
Also, the forum should make the warning a little more subtle.
Most link shorteners are filtered due to phishers/malware.
hm, I don't see the reason behind this. there's no difference if I send you a scammy (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) bit.ly or a cleartext url.
it's probably safer to use certain shorteners, like (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) goo.gl or smarturl.it (not sure about (FORUM WARNING: BE CAREFUL WHEN CLICKING UNKNOWN LINKS!) bit.ly) - they use malware/phishing filters.
It seems smart URL is the only one not filtered there. All the other links got the warning. I may look into it
Most link shorteners are filtered due to phishers/malware.
hm, I don't see the reason behind this. there's no difference if I send you a scammy bit.ly or a cleartext url.
it's probably safer to use certain shorteners, like goo.gl or smarturl.it (not sure about bit.ly) - they use malware/phishing filters.
Most link shorteners are filtered due to phishers/malware.
All of the links in my signature are bit.ly links, so I can see how many people visit them. But now, they ate all replaced with the forum warning, and do not work. I would rather not un-bitly them, because I want to see how many people click them. Can I please be whitelisted or something? And when I go to change them in my profile the warning is not in the box so I cannot remove the warnings manually. I know it is for safety, but you can un-whitelist me. If not, it is understandable.
Thanks!
HeroC.
Thanks!
HeroC.
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