Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.035 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.93; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'terry': 0.09; 'itself.': 0.11; ':-)': 0.13; '301': 0.16; 'reedy': 0.16; 'subject:between': 0.16; 'mon,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'subject:project': 0.17; '>>>': 0.18; 'bit': 0.21; 'anonymous': 0.22; 'assuming': 0.22; 'http': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'am,': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'chris': 0.28; 'hosting': 0.28; '>>>>': 0.29; 'case,': 0.29; 'received:209.85.215.46': 0.30; 'file': 0.32; 'could': 0.32; 'page.': 0.33; "aren't": 0.33; 'docs': 0.33; 'right?': 0.33; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'nov': 0.35; 'open': 0.35; 'pm,': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'easier': 0.38; 'mean': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'google': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'easy': 0.60; 'skip:u 10': 0.60; 'link': 0.60; 'service.': 0.61; 'first': 0.61; 'url:bit': 0.66; 'url:ly': 0.66; 'to:name:python': 0.84; 'careful': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=ncwd1QPvHxSwZW7QQT4hBBFt9UyWWs0skGV7PSnqI1I=; b=ltopaBBEbopvmQ6TMvSW/eFuYN55tU6daEQDqmXgqMQalAGAw16lTPU0qIE2rhaf1s dPZolM2pVzrA52uHwkDOiBgXty29e3+4QaEojPPMmPca34RTfu3toNxp+J7a9eoGNrp+ +ACnqWJlw83Irxox0MzrZ927yo7BZXk7WtEoocMuZf2KvrvaCjOCft/YhHdS95VAy5jU g7GpbckZlBFqSwwao6vtRP7t6qiGkagtlEVhQkG1ienHOU+jPqUJslHCSjTOdjfEZTKg +qhXIqiOwdh/pHzihx/VIZNBI5aqUhTrSEzivbCM/2sLU34SKf9NzMVn2j8gHBmcGCmo Ps+Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <50980ED4.7030705@udel.edu> From: Ian Kelly Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 01:49:19 -0700 Subject: Re: Coordination between developers in the Python project To: Python Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 22 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1352191802 news.xs4all.nl 6911 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:43925 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:32809 On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Ian Kelly wrote: >> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: >>> >>>> The link to the survey is:http://bit.ly/SzVrJe >>> >>> >>> Careful people do not open anonymous links from stangers. That file could >>> literally be anything, including a malware injection page. >> >> In this case, the link leads to a Google Docs form, which is easy to >> verify with a URL unshortening service. > > By "URL unshortening service" you mean a simple HTTP request to > bit.ly:80, right? :) Though I admit there aren't many easy and > convenient ways to do that without immediately following the 301 > redirect. That's one way to do it. Although I find it a bit easier to just use something like unshorten.com, which is the first Google hit for "url unshortener". Assuming that you trust that site to not be hosting malware itself. :-)