[OS X TeX] Re: [OT] Spamming?

[Alain Schremmer]

Alex wrote:

>
> On Sep 28, 2006, at 09:45, Bruno Voisin wrote:
>
>> Beware of tinyurl: it seems a spammer's or phisher's dream come true 
>> [...]
>
>
> I guess I should've expected it: take a minute or two to offer a 
> suggestion to someone who complained of Spotlight shortcomings, and 
> the reply is a dressing down which implies I'm a spammer or phisher...
>
> You're welcome, Bruno. And, FYI, there are widely used email clients 
> which do not honour long URLs, even when quoted or enclosed in angle 
> brackets. Hence the need for TinyURL. But thanks for the lesson, anyway.

I have neither interest in nor knowledge about url so maybe this is why 
it didn't occur to me when I read it that Voisin's "warning" implied 
that you were a spammer or phisher … And, on second reading, I still 
don't see a "dressing down".

Regards
--schremmer


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