[conspire] even though I install an add-on to create a tiny url in Firefox, the add-on is not available

[Darlene Wallach]

Don,

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Don Marti <dmarti at zgp.org> wrote:
> begin Darlene Wallach quotation of Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 12:28:49PM -0800:
>
>> Any suggestions as to how I can generate short urls?
>
> Bad idea.  Requires both the URL-shortening site
> and the destination site in order to work.  One more
> thing to go wrong.  And when the whole "short URL"
> trend winds up and the spammers/squatters get a hold
> of the URL shortener domains, you just retroactively
> sent out a bunch of links to spam.

Did not know that. So there is no way to give out a very long url
other than giving out the very long url. Argh!

>
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> Don Marti                                 +1 510-332-1587 mobile

Thank you for info and responding so promptly.

equal justice under law,
Darlene Wallach