I meant if the redirector returned a 404, I.E. the short link doesn't exist. And we do provide an API but I assume I would have to set up something special for this. Are there any guidelines to doing this? -Sam
On 4 Aug 2011 08:30, "Raymond Dijkxhoorn" raymond@prolocation.net wrote:
Hi!
So from my POV as operator of the link shortener, so long as I keep an eye on things and make ...
SURBL does check the links before sending.
A good thing would be to provide a API 'like the big redirectors alleady do' where we can check things on.
BIT.LY for example has a API we use for checking if a link is available or not.
Not sure if this is material to this discussion or not. This morning, we got some spam with UR...
Exactly. A 404 doesnt tell much. In fact. To make this more specific. There are botnets that give a 404 or alike codes if you are outside the US. So they can target specific audience. Those codes cant be really trusted in cases like this.
Remember, if you get reports of abuse, in 99.9% of the times there is something going on. You can ignore them and think you are ok. Most of the times thats whishfull thinking however.
Bye, Raymond.
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