Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] long URLs (was "Wireless Internet for aneighborhood?")

[Rick Buford <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Mike Miller wrote:

> Yes, it is!  This one seems better: 
> http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2004/jun/20040629busi003.asp
>
> But this does remind me of a question I have that some of you are sure 
> to have opinions about.  It is possible to exchange a long URL for a 
> short one by using tinyurl.com or snipurl.com or some other similar 
> site.  Then tinyurl or snipurl will do a quick auto-forward (or 
> whatever you call it) from the short URL to the long one.  Example:
>
> long:
> http://archive.columbiatribune.com/search/qfullhit.htw?CiWebHitsFile=%2F2004%2Fjun%2F20040629busi003%2Easp&CiRestriction=wifi&CiBeginHilite=%3Cstrong+class%3DHit%3E&CiEndHilite=%3C%2Fstrong%3E&CiUserParam3=/query.asp&CiHiliteType=Full 
>
>
> short:
> http://tinyurl.com/3oekk
>
> Here's my question:  Which of these sites is the best one to use?  I 
> have used snipurl.com for the past couple of years and it hasn't let 
> me down so far, but there is no guarantee that URLs I make there will 
> continue to work forever because snipurl could go out of business.  
> Right?  Anyway, if you have any preferences (and reasons for them), 
> I'd be interested to hear from you.

fyi, there is a firefox extension to integrate tinyurl.com into the 
browser so that you can simply feed it a long URL, and get a short one back:

http://jgillick.nettripper.com/tinyurl/

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