It's rather an emergency trying to reassemble a lengthy URL to go see
the terribly important sites we send each other to. I mean, who has
the time to waste when we send our confreres to sites that may affect
the culinary future of the entire world. No, we don't have the
precious seconds to waste. What to do then...?

There are a few sites that can take those hundred-character URL's and
make them into small ones.

Oh, look. Here's one now: <http://tinyurl.com/>

It took the first URL below and made it into the second one. No
assembling of bits and pieces necessary.
http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?...0&#entry422130

http://tinyurl.com/tmna

And the coolest thing is that you can put a button on a toolbar in
your browser to make it really easy.

Pastorio

Bob Pastorio wrote:

> It's rather an emergency trying to reassemble a lengthy URL to go see
> the terribly important sites we send each other to. I mean, who has the
> time to waste when we send our confreres to sites that may affect the
> culinary future of the entire world. No, we don't have the precious
> seconds to waste. What to do then...?
>
> There are a few sites that can take those hundred-character URL's and
> make them into small ones.
>
> Oh, look. Here's one now: <http://tinyurl.com/>
>
> It took the first URL below and made it into the second one. No
> assembling of bits and pieces necessary.
> http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?...0&#entry422130
>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/tmna
>
> And the coolest thing is that you can put a button on a toolbar in your
> browser to make it really easy.
>
> Pastorio
>


How long do tinyurl links work?

Bob

zxcvbob wrote:

> Bob Pastorio wrote:
>
>> It's rather an emergency trying to reassemble a lengthy URL to go see
>> the terribly important sites we send each other to. I mean, who has
>> the time to waste when we send our confreres to sites that may affect
>> the culinary future of the entire world. No, we don't have the
>> precious seconds to waste. What to do then...?
>>
>> There are a few sites that can take those hundred-character URL's and
>> make them into small ones.
>>
>> Oh, look. Here's one now: <http://tinyurl.com/>
>>
>> It took the first URL below and made it into the second one. No
>> assembling of bits and pieces necessary.
>> http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?...0&#entry422130
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/tmna
>>
>> And the coolest thing is that you can put a button on a toolbar in
>> your browser to make it really easy.
>>
>> Pastorio
>>
> How long do tinyurl links work?

Each is unique and a specific link, so I assume it's forever, at least
in computer years. On their home page, they imply that by talking
about redirecting other pages with tiny URL's.

I put a couple in emails to family members about a year ago and just
clicked them. Worked fine.

Pastorio

Bob Pastorio wrote:
<snip>
>>>
>> How long do tinyurl links work?
>
>
> Each is unique and a specific link, so I assume it's forever, at least
> in computer years. On their home page, they imply that by talking about
> redirecting other pages with tiny URL's.
>
> I put a couple in emails to family members about a year ago and just
> clicked them. Worked fine.
>
> Pastorio
>

Taken from http://tinyurl.com

"By entering in a URL in the text field below, we will create a tiny
URL that will not break in email postings and never expires."

Thanks Bob, cool link.

--
Steve

If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

Bob Pastorio wrote:
<snip>
>> How long do tinyurl links work?
>
>
> Each is unique and a specific link, so I assume it's forever, at least
> in computer years. On their home page, they imply that by talking about
> redirecting other pages with tiny URL's.
>
> I put a couple in emails to family members about a year ago and just
> clicked them. Worked fine.
>
> Pastorio
>

Taken from http://tinyurl.com

"By entering in a URL in the text field below, we will create a tiny
URL that will not break in email postings and never expires."

Thanks for the url Bob, cool link.

And I apologize for the private e-mail that I *think* that I sent to
you. Fat fingers... ;-)

--
Steve

If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

Steve Calvin > wrote in
s.com:

> Bob Pastorio wrote:
> <snip>
>>>>
>>> How long do tinyurl links work?
>>
>>
>> Each is unique and a specific link, so I assume it's forever, at
least
>> in computer years. On their home page, they imply that by talking
about
>> redirecting other pages with tiny URL's.
>>
>> I put a couple in emails to family members about a year ago and just
>> clicked them. Worked fine.
>>
>> Pastorio
>>
>
> Taken from http://tinyurl.com
>
> "By entering in a URL in the text field below, we will create a tiny
> URL that will not break in email postings and never expires."
>
> Thanks Bob, cool link.
>

Here's an exercise for you. Type in the tiny URL manually, but at the
end, put in some naughty 4 letter words and see what happens. It's quite
an eye opener to see what they are 'attached' to!!

And no, I didn't sit here doing it, it has been a subject in another ng
:-)

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men
stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

Steve Calvin > wrote in
s.com:


> Thanks Bob, cool link.
>

Sorry, should have give you a reference :-)

http://tinyurl.com/tnmw

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand
ready to do violence on their behalf.

Lucas, Peter wrote:
<snip>
>
>
> Here's an exercise for you. Type in the tiny URL manually, but at the
> end, put in some naughty 4 letter words and see what happens. It's quite
> an eye opener to see what they are 'attached' to!!
>
> And no, I didn't sit here doing it, it has been a subject in another ng
> :-)
>
Interesting Peter. I'll look into it.

--
Steve

If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

Bob Pastorio > wrote:
> zxcvbob wrote:

> > How long do tinyurl links work?

> Each is unique and a specific link, so I assume it's forever, at least
> in computer years. On their home page, they imply that by talking
> about redirecting other pages with tiny URL's.

Tinyurl.com, makeashorterlink.com and etc. may, of course, go
away without warning at any time in the future. So it's wise
to include the long version along with the shortened one in any
text that's expected to live into eternity in archives -- such
as usenet posts.

The contemporary reader can click on the short link, and if it
ever becomes useless, the cyberarcheologist will still have the
long one to use.

--
Mark Shaw anti-spam: change 'bang' to 'not' to email me
================================================== ======================
"This time I think the Americans are serious. Bush is not like Clinton.
I think this is the end." - Uday Hussein, April 2003

Mark Shaw > wrote in news:bo9fsf$5mo$1
@reader2.panix.com:

> Bob Pastorio > wrote:
>> zxcvbob wrote:
>
>> > How long do tinyurl links work?
>
>> Each is unique and a specific link, so I assume it's forever, at
least
>> in computer years. On their home page, they imply that by talking
>> about redirecting other pages with tiny URL's.
>
> Tinyurl.com, makeashorterlink.com and etc. may, of course, go
> away without warning at any time in the future. So it's wise
> to include the long version along with the shortened one in any
> text that's expected to live into eternity in archives -- such
> as usenet posts.
>
> The contemporary reader can click on the short link, and if it
> ever becomes useless, the cyberarcheologist will still have the
> long one to use.
>

If the web page still exists, that is :-)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men
stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

Lucas, Peter > laughingly suggested in message
...
> > Use Tinyurl.com
> Here's an exercise for you. Type in the tiny URL manually,
> but at the end, put in some naughty 4 letter words and see
> what happens. It's quite an eye opener to see what they are
> 'attached' to!!

Okay. I did it.

You're right, you malicious, malcontent Kiwi-wannabe... It is enlightening.

<EG>

The Ranger

ObFood: Beetroot burgers

"The Ranger" > wrote in
:

> Lucas, Peter > laughingly suggested in
> message ...
>> > Use Tinyurl.com
>> Here's an exercise for you. Type in the tiny URL manually,
>> but at the end, put in some naughty 4 letter words and see
>> what happens. It's quite an eye opener to see what they are
>> 'attached' to!!
>
> Okay. I did it.
>
> You're right, you malicious, malcontent Kiwi-wannabe... It is
> enlightening.
>


Oi!! Enough of the "Kiwi-wannabe" shite!! :-)

But anyway......... are those two married? They've got the same last
names.

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"People sleep safely in their beds because rough men stand ready in
the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
-- George Orwell

On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 23:56:04 GMT, "Lucas, Peter"
> wrote:

>Here's an exercise for you. Type in the tiny URL manually, but at the
>end, put in some naughty 4 letter words and see what happens. It's quite
>an eye opener to see what they are 'attached' to!!

I don't get it. I added "shit" to the end of Bob URL and I get:

Error: Unable to find site's URL to redirect to.

-sw

On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 13:08:40 -0500, Bob Pastorio >
wrote:

>There are a few sites that can take those hundred-character URL's and
>make them into small ones.

Or you can just enclose the URL in <>'s. Like so:

<http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?s=c4cb3dd364f666234297d0108adf8894&act=S T&f=2&t=28870&st=990&#entry422130>

All the newsreaders I'm familar with will not break these URL's. Some
newsreaders, though, will mangle them on followups when quoting that
same URL.

-sw

Bob Pastorio > wrote in message >...
> It's rather an emergency trying to reassemble a lengthy URL to go see
> the terribly important sites we send each other to. I mean, who has
> the time to waste when we send our confreres to sites that may affect
> the culinary future of the entire world. No, we don't have the
> precious seconds to waste. What to do then...?
>
> There are a few sites that can take those hundred-character URL's and
> make them into small ones.
>
> Oh, look. Here's one now: <http://tinyurl.com/>
>
> It took the first URL below and made it into the second one. No
> assembling of bits and pieces necessary.
> http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?...0&#entry422130
>
> http://tinyurl.com/tmna
>
> And the coolest thing is that you can put a button on a toolbar in
> your browser to make it really easy.
>
> Pastorio

Hot damn, thanks!!! :-)
I've been wondering how to do that.

C.

Steve Wertz > wrote in
:

> On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 23:56:04 GMT, "Lucas, Peter"
> > wrote:
>
>>Here's an exercise for you. Type in the tiny URL manually, but at the
>>end, put in some naughty 4 letter words and see what happens. It's quite
>>an eye opener to see what they are 'attached' to!!
>
> I don't get it. I added "shit" to the end of Bob URL and I get:
>
> Error: Unable to find site's URL to redirect to.

"shit" is not naughty enough. Think below the belt on male and female :-)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"People sleep safely in their beds because rough men stand ready in
the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
-- George Orwell

"Lucas, Peter" > wrote in
:

> Steve Wertz > wrote in
> :
>
>> On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 23:56:04 GMT, "Lucas, Peter"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Here's an exercise for you. Type in the tiny URL manually, but at the
>>>end, put in some naughty 4 letter words and see what happens. It's
>>>quite an eye opener to see what they are 'attached' to!!
>>
>> I don't get it. I added "shit" to the end of Bob URL and I get:
>>
>> Error: Unable to find site's URL to redirect to.
>
> "shit" is not naughty enough. Think below the belt on male and female
> :-)
>
>
>

Note: I had to add a "/" before the additional 4-letter word. It works!

Wayne

Steve Wertz wrote:

> On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 13:08:40 -0500, Bob Pastorio >
> wrote:
>
>>There are a few sites that can take those hundred-character URL's and
>>make them into small ones.
>
> Or you can just enclose the URL in <>'s. Like so:
>
> <http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?s=c4cb3dd364f666234297d0108adf8894&act=S T&f=2&t=28870&st=990&#entry422130>
>
> All the newsreaders I'm familar with will not break these URL's. Some
> newsreaders, though, will mangle them on followups when quoting that
> same URL.

Just one more good reason to use TinyURL.

Pastorio

Hark! I heard Steve Wertz > say:
> On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 13:08:40 -0500, Bob Pastorio >
> wrote:
>
> >There are a few sites that can take those hundred-character URL's and
> >make them into small ones.
>
> Or you can just enclose the URL in <>'s. Like so:
>
> <http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?...f8894&act=S T
> &f=2&t=28870&st=990&#entry422130>
>
> All the newsreaders I'm familar with will not break these URL's. Some
> newsreaders, though, will mangle them on followups when quoting that
> same URL.

Just FYI, NewsXpress can't handle the above URL, which is why I tend
to use Tiny URL. Then again, NewsXpress is outdated and buggy, and I'm
probably the last person in the free world still using it... ;-)


--
j*ni p. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!

On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 08:51:34 -0500, Bob Pastorio >
wrote:

>Steve Wertz wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 13:08:40 -0500, Bob Pastorio >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>There are a few sites that can take those hundred-character URL's and
>>>make them into small ones.
>>
>> Or you can just enclose the URL in <>'s. Like so:
>>
>> <http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?s=c4cb3dd364f666234297d0108adf8894&act=S T&f=2&t=28870&st=990&#entry422130>
>>
>> All the newsreaders I'm familar with will not break these URL's. Some
>> newsreaders, though, will mangle them on followups when quoting that
>> same URL.
>
>Just one more good reason to use TinyURL.

I don't have any sympathy for newsreaders that can't handle URL's
properly and I will not go out of my way to accomodate them. I post
it correctly, what other people do with it afterwards is their own
(and subsequent users) problems.

-sw