I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)

[jn]

http://wordyurl.com

It's a shorter URL site. But you can name the links instead of just getting
a random string (you have that option as well).

Does this seem like something people would use?

For example I want to link to a discussion on mod rewrite:

http://wordyurl.com/modrewrite

instead of

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.php/browse_frm/thread/9100db26

fdf31c86/3f71819b1d5be5a 2?q=mod+rewrite +php&_done=%2Fg roups%3Fq%3Dmod +rewrit
e+php%26&_doneT itle=Back+to+Se arch&&d#3f71819 b1d5be5a2

I'd like to get comments on this! Thanks

Jason

[Chris Hope]

Re: I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)

jn wrote:
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> http://wordyurl.com
>
> It's a shorter URL site. But you can name the links instead of just
> getting a random string (you have that option as well).
>
> Does this seem like something people would use?
>
> For example I want to link to a discussion on mod rewrite:
>
> http://wordyurl.com/modrewrite
>
> instead of
>
>[/color]
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...hread/9100db26[color=blue]
>[/color]
fdf31c86/3f71819b1d5be5a 2?q=mod+rewrite +php&_done=%2Fg roups%3Fq%3Dmod +rewrit[color=blue]
> e+php%26&_doneT itle=Back+to+Se arch&&d#3f71819 b1d5be5a2
>
> I'd like to get comments on this! Thanks[/color]

Very cool. I had been toying with the idea of doing something like this
myself but now there's no need. I like that you show the most popular
links.

--
Chris Hope - The Electric Toolbox - http://www.electrictoolbox.com/

[Geoff Berrow]

Re: I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)

I noticed that Message-ID: <cr85qd$ui6$1@l ust.ihug.co.nz> from Chris
Hope contained the following:
[color=blue][color=green]
>> I'd like to get comments on this! Thanks[/color]
>
>Very cool. I had been toying with the idea of doing something like this
>myself but now there's no need. I like that you show the most popular
>links.[/color]

But he already has shit in there. It could get a lot worse.

--
Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email)
It's only Usenet, no one dies.
My opinions, not the committee's, mine.
Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/

[TheLobster at Gmail dot Com]

Re: I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)

Very nice... I like the stats that you display at the bottom (most
viewed and the others). Would you post a copy of the source?

[TheLobster at Gmail dot Com]

Re: I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)

Sorry for the double post, but just I just tried www.wordyurl.com and
it worked, so you might want to fix that so that www.wordyurl.com goes
to wordyurl :-p

[CJ Llewellyn]

Re: I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)

"jn" <usenet*spamist ehsuckremovetor eply*@jasonnorr is.net> wrote in message
news:6lMBd.1893 66$Oc.36356@tor nado.tampabay.r r.com...[color=blue]
> http://wordyurl.com
>
> It's a shorter URL site. But you can name the links instead of just[/color]
getting[color=blue]
> a random string (you have that option as well).[/color]

Congratulations on making another anonymous redirector service for spammers,
lamers and criminals to abuse.

You might want to consider the experiences of your peers

http://0012b3.wordyurl.com/

[jn]

Re: I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)

"CJ Llewellyn" <invalid@exampl e.con> wrote in message
news:cr8opk$keo $1@slavica.ukpo st.com...[color=blue]
> "jn" <usenet*spamist ehsuckremovetor eply*@jasonnorr is.net> wrote in message
> news:6lMBd.1893 66$Oc.36356@tor nado.tampabay.r r.com...[color=green]
> > http://wordyurl.com
> >
> > It's a shorter URL site. But you can name the links instead of just[/color]
> getting[color=green]
> > a random string (you have that option as well).[/color]
>
> Congratulations on making another anonymous redirector service for[/color]
spammers,[color=blue]
> lamers and criminals to abuse.
>
> You might want to consider the experiences of your peers
>
> http://0012b3.wordyurl.com/
>
>[/color]

That's interesting.

tinyurl.com and shorturl.com are still chugging along...maybe there are ways
to curb that sort of activity?

[jn]

Re: I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)

"TheLobster at Gmail dot Com" <thelobster@gma il.com> wrote in message
news:1104668246 .897285.15680@z 14g2000cwz.goog legroups.com...[color=blue]
> Sorry for the double post, but just I just tried www.wordyurl.com and
> it worked, so you might want to fix that so that www.wordyurl.com goes
> to wordyurl :-p
>[/color]

Fixed that. Thank you!

[jn]

Re: I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)

"Geoff Berrow" <blthecat@ckdog .co.uk> wrote in message
news:9sgft0l790 nq4872tsbgb147m 70n72dgag@4ax.c om...[color=blue]
> I noticed that Message-ID: <cr85qd$ui6$1@l ust.ihug.co.nz> from Chris
> Hope contained the following:
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> I'd like to get comments on this! Thanks[/color]
> >
> >Very cool. I had been toying with the idea of doing something like this
> >myself but now there's no need. I like that you show the most popular
> >links.[/color]
>
> But he already has shit in there. It could get a lot worse.
>
> --
> Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email)
> It's only Usenet, no one dies.
> My opinions, not the committee's, mine.
> Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/[/color]

I don't plan on censoring the words. This isn't Nazi Germany :)

[CJ Llewellyn]

Re: I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)

"jn" <usenet*spamist ehsuckremovetor eply*@jasonnorr is.net> wrote in message
news:gbUBd.2091 16$6w6.116435@t ornado.tampabay .rr.com...[color=blue]
> "CJ Llewellyn" <invalid@exampl e.con> wrote in message
> news:cr8opk$keo $1@slavica.ukpo st.com...[color=green]
> > "jn" <usenet*spamist ehsuckremovetor eply*@jasonnorr is.net> wrote in[/color][/color]
message[color=blue][color=green]
> > news:6lMBd.1893 66$Oc.36356@tor nado.tampabay.r r.com...[color=darkred]
> > > http://wordyurl.com
> > >
> > > It's a shorter URL site. But you can name the links instead of just[/color]
> > getting[color=darkred]
> > > a random string (you have that option as well).[/color]
> >
> > Congratulations on making another anonymous redirector service for[/color]
> spammers,[color=green]
> > lamers and criminals to abuse.
> >
> > You might want to consider the experiences of your peers
> >
> > http://0012b3.wordyurl.com/
> >
> >[/color]
>
> That's interesting.
>
> tinyurl.com and shorturl.com are still chugging along...maybe there are[/color]
ways[color=blue]
> to curb that sort of activity?[/color]

By closely monitoring what is added, and automatically suspending links that
get large jumps in the number of hits.

The pause while confirming redirection may put a number of spammers off, but
you'll still get a number cheapskate spammers using it.

Otherwise, tread very carefully.

[jn]

Re: I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)


"CJ Llewellyn" <invalid@exampl e.con> wrote in message
news:cr97uc$lsn $1@slavica.ukpo st.com...[color=blue]
> "jn" <usenet*spamist ehsuckremovetor eply*@jasonnorr is.net> wrote in message
> news:gbUBd.2091 16$6w6.116435@t ornado.tampabay .rr.com...[color=green]
> > "CJ Llewellyn" <invalid@exampl e.con> wrote in message
> > news:cr8opk$keo $1@slavica.ukpo st.com...[color=darkred]
> > > "jn" <usenet*spamist ehsuckremovetor eply*@jasonnorr is.net> wrote in[/color][/color]
> message[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > news:6lMBd.1893 66$Oc.36356@tor nado.tampabay.r r.com...
> > > > http://wordyurl.com
> > > >
> > > > It's a shorter URL site. But you can name the links instead of just
> > > getting
> > > > a random string (you have that option as well).
> > >
> > > Congratulations on making another anonymous redirector service for[/color]
> > spammers,[color=darkred]
> > > lamers and criminals to abuse.
> > >
> > > You might want to consider the experiences of your peers
> > >
> > > http://0012b3.wordyurl.com/
> > >
> > >[/color]
> >
> > That's interesting.
> >
> > tinyurl.com and shorturl.com are still chugging along...maybe there are[/color]
> ways[color=green]
> > to curb that sort of activity?[/color]
>
> By closely monitoring what is added, and automatically suspending links[/color]
that[color=blue]
> get large jumps in the number of hits.
>
> The pause while confirming redirection may put a number of spammers off,[/color]
but[color=blue]
> you'll still get a number cheapskate spammers using it.
>
> Otherwise, tread very carefully.
>
>[/color]

So there is a pause for you too? Our DNS server is screwy. I thought maybe
it was just me.

[TheLobster at Gmail dot Com]

Re: I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)

dyndns.com does a url shornter, but I don't see too much spam coming
from there. I think that a service like this helps out more so then the
portental it has for spammers. Plus, if a big spammer gets ahold of it,
I'm sure that you'll notice the increase in bandwith and the jump in
usage for that one entry. I'm assuming that you are keeping a database
of all the entries, add another 2 tables into it to record the IP and
the hostname of the user. If they turn out to be a smapper, blacklist
the hostname.

[jn]

Re: I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)

"TheLobster at Gmail dot Com" <thelobster@gma il.com> wrote in message
news:1104687787 .462023.238320@ z14g2000cwz.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=blue]
> dyndns.com does a url shornter, but I don't see too much spam coming
> from there. I think that a service like this helps out more so then the
> portental it has for spammers. Plus, if a big spammer gets ahold of it,
> I'm sure that you'll notice the increase in bandwith and the jump in
> usage for that one entry. I'm assuming that you are keeping a database
> of all the entries, add another 2 tables into it to record the IP and
> the hostname of the user. If they turn out to be a smapper, blacklist
> the hostname.
>[/color]

That's already there. I even store the user agent. :)

[Matthias Esken]

Re: I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)

jn wrote:
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> "Geoff Berrow" <blthecat@ckdog .co.uk> wrote in message
>[color=green]
>> But he already has shit in there. It could get a lot worse.[/color]
>
> I don't plan on censoring the words. This isn't Nazi Germany :)[/color]

And not the current USA?

CNR,
Matthias

[CJ Llewellyn]

Re: I whipped up this site last night (PHP + wildcard DNS)

"jn" <usenet*spamist ehsuckremovetor eply*@jasonnorr is.net> wrote in message
news:3JVBd.2097 43$6w6.132324@t ornado.tampabay .rr.com...[color=blue]
>
> "CJ Llewellyn" <invalid@exampl e.con> wrote in message
> news:cr97uc$lsn $1@slavica.ukpo st.com...[color=green]
> > "jn" <usenet*spamist ehsuckremovetor eply*@jasonnorr is.net> wrote in[/color][/color]
message[color=blue][color=green]
> > news:gbUBd.2091 16$6w6.116435@t ornado.tampabay .rr.com...[color=darkred]
> > > "CJ Llewellyn" <invalid@exampl e.con> wrote in message
> > > news:cr8opk$keo $1@slavica.ukpo st.com...
> > > > "jn" <usenet*spamist ehsuckremovetor eply*@jasonnorr is.net> wrote in[/color]
> > message[color=darkred]
> > > > news:6lMBd.1893 66$Oc.36356@tor nado.tampabay.r r.com...
> > > > > http://wordyurl.com
> > > > >
> > > > > It's a shorter URL site. But you can name the links instead of[/color][/color][/color]
just[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > getting
> > > > > a random string (you have that option as well).
> > > >
> > > > Congratulations on making another anonymous redirector service for
> > > spammers,
> > > > lamers and criminals to abuse.
> > > >
> > > > You might want to consider the experiences of your peers
> > > >
> > > > http://0012b3.wordyurl.com/
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > That's interesting.
> > >
> > > tinyurl.com and shorturl.com are still chugging along...maybe there[/color][/color][/color]
are[color=blue][color=green]
> > ways[color=darkred]
> > > to curb that sort of activity?[/color]
> >
> > By closely monitoring what is added, and automatically suspending links[/color]
> that[color=green]
> > get large jumps in the number of hits.
> >
> > The pause while confirming redirection may put a number of spammers off,[/color]
> but[color=green]
> > you'll still get a number cheapskate spammers using it.
> >
> > Otherwise, tread very carefully.
> >
> >[/color]
>
> So there is a pause for you too? Our DNS server is screwy. I thought maybe
> it was just me.[/color]

No, I mean the pause where tinyurl and makeashorter link show you the
redirection before sending the browser to the requested page.