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I think the actual term is url shortening. It's simply a way to post a more concise link if you are trying to send someone to a really long, deeply embedded URL. Not necessarily a bad thing, but in this case, yeah, untrustworthy source.

What flavor of linux? I spend my work life on an Ubuntu box.
Old 02-16-2018, 06:57 PM
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