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#583614 - 10/17/12 12:27 AM Quick Look URL
yoyo52 Nothing comes of nothing. Registered: 05/25/01 Posts: 30520 Loc: PA, USA	I just noticed that the latest Mail.app give you the option to do a Quick Look on urls that show up as part of an email message. I did that on something that claimed to be from YouTube, and it turns out that it was from a Canadian (those Canuckis!) Viagra/Cialis supplier. Hmmmm . . . what do they know that I don't?! _________________________ MACTECH ubi dolor ibi digitus
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#583618 - 10/17/12 12:46 AM Re: Quick Look URL [Re: yoyo52]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 17704 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	I always just hover the pointer over the URL to see what it really is. _________________________
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#583633 - 10/17/12 02:34 AM Re: Quick Look URL [Re: MacBozo]
yoyo52 Nothing comes of nothing. Registered: 05/25/01 Posts: 30520 Loc: PA, USA	Doing that in this case gives you an IP address--not very informative! _________________________ MACTECH ubi dolor ibi digitus
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#583635 - 10/17/12 02:42 AM Re: Quick Look URL [Re: yoyo52]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 17704 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	It gives a path and the real URL for me. Edited by MacBozo (10/17/12 02:48 AM) _________________________
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#583640 - 10/17/12 03:36 AM Re: Quick Look URL [Re: MacBozo]
yoyo52 Nothing comes of nothing. Registered: 05/25/01 Posts: 30520 Loc: PA, USA	For some yes, that's what I get. But for this clever little scam no, just the IP numbers. _________________________ MACTECH ubi dolor ibi digitus
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#583648 - 10/17/12 10:12 AM Re: Quick Look URL [Re: yoyo52]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 17704 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	If it just shows an IP, then you know it's bogus. _________________________
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#583655 - 10/17/12 11:44 AM Re: Quick Look URL [Re: MacBozo]
MacGizmo What? Registered: 04/03/02 Posts: 19198 Loc: Arizona	And Quick Looking the URL in an email effectively does the same thing as clicking the link. It tells the spammer the email address is valid. _________________________ The Graphic Mac - Tips, reviews & more on all things OSX & graphic design.
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#583736 - 10/18/12 10:27 AM Re: Quick Look URL [Re: yoyo52]
steveg Making a new reply. Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 27495 Loc: D'OHio	There's been a rash of spoofing. I'm getting it from "Intuit", "Barnes & Noble", "UPS", and several others. Really, the best tell is the actual email addy in the From field. It'll appear like Intuit Customer Support <chippydippydoodoo@whoopsie.com> _________________________
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