Monsur Fromage du Pollet wrote:
> Rona Y. wrote on 10 Apr 2005 in rec.food.cooking
>
>> KHaled wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for the link, but TinyURLs make me nervous, so perhaps
>>> you may want to post full links in the future..
>>>
>>
>> If the entire ng decided to ban tinyurls, then I probably would,
>> but for a relatively small percentage, it's not likely to happen.
>> If tinyURLs make people nervous, they don't have to open them.
>> Simple as that. I don't require anyone to take a look at the
>> links I post. Generally, nothing I post is of very great
>> importance anyway--no one will die if s/he doesn't look at it.
>> Therefore, it wouldn't bother me in the least if someone decided
>> not to look just because it was a tinyurl. In addition, I've been
>> posting here long enough for most people to know I would never
>> post anything that might damage their computers or offend them in
>> some way (at least not intentionally). Trust me or don't--doesn't
>> make a difference to me :-).
>>
>> rona
>>
>
> I enjoy your posts Rona. They show great thought and a promise of
> good
> food.
>
With tiny-urls, I usually consider the source (the sender) before I'd
open them.
I'd have to think that Rona's would be safe (but these particular ones
won't open on my ISP yet...probably later in the day. Damn
monopolistic ISP's any way).

BOB