Definite Fraud?

[Julian Field]

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Mark Nienberg wrote:
> Jay Chandler wrote:
>> I'm sure this has been rehashed before, but...
>>
>>
>> *MailScanner has detected definite fraud in the website at 
>> "tinyurl.com". Do /not/ trust this website:* http://tinyurl.com/blah 
>> <http://tinyurl.com/2b5l4w>
>>
>>
>> Obviously it's detecting the 301 redirect, but that doesn't 
>> necessarily bespeak fraud.  There are a lot of non-fraudulent things 
>> that it could be, ranging from shock pictures to Rick Rolls to 
>> inredibly long URLs.
>>
>> Has anyone discussed changing the wording here?
>>
>
> The wording is correct.  This is the message that is displayed when a 
> url is found in the list /etc/MailScanner/phishing.bad.sites.conf.
>
> These are known phishing sites.  This is different from the case where 
> a link target and text do not match, which is described as a 
> "possible" fraud.
>
> That said, it is a little strange that tinyurl.com is listed in 
> phishing.bad.sites.conf, but it is.
It was on there as the url tinyurl.com/2n8vml was reported. To avoid URL 
obfuscation working, it blacklists the entire site. The report should 
have been for the target of that redirector, not the innocent redirector 
itself. I have removed tinyurl.com from the blacklist.

Your site should update in the next hour or so.

>
> Mark
>

Jules

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