Goes by the name of Lucky .....
Spot the issues.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
bike on e-bay)
> hi all,
> while i applaud the impulse behind 'tinyurl-ing' links, i've noticed
> something a bit troubling about it; tinyurl links seem to redirect
> through adfarm.mediaplex.com sites, which then sets a tracking cookie
> before forwarding you on to ebay.
>
> (this is not, in any way, a criticism of jay, his tinyurl link just
> reminded me that i'd been meaning to write this email).
>
> it's not a big deal, and plenty of sites set tracking cookies, but
> 3rd-party cookies are a little suspicious to me, and i don't like
> being tracked, and i'd guess that plenty of list-members don't like it
> either.
>
> just thought i'd let you all know.
>
> regards,
>
> -galen 'custom hosts file, firefox, and a healthy dose of paranoia'
pewther
> er
> san francisco, ca
>
> On 7/13/05, Jay Sexton <jvs@sonic.net> wrote:
> > Neat Cinelli track bike. Not the seller, etc, etc.
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/
> >
> > Jay Sexton
> > Sebastopol, CA
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> >
>
>
> --
> -galen