[conspire] conspire Digest, Vol 111, Issue 9

[James Sundquist]

>
> However, all the people who are so reckless that they read e-mail in
> rendered HTML format without even verifying where embedded URLs point to
> have been sent away on the Golgafrincham 'B' ark, so they're no longer
> an issue.


Rick is giving a clear example, using lynx, of how to turn html code into
markdown so you know what you're looking at.  Ubuntu/Debian types will have
w3m, which is basically the same thing, already installed.  All you do is
read the man page and write a simple command.  Add the command to either an
alias 'notrust' or as a terminal bound command on a keyboard shortcut,
which will output the actual target link.

Option B is use google fu.  If you feel behind the curve just sign up for
the free "Power Searching with Google" class that is available now and will
end with you receiving an actual certificate upon a passing grade.  Pretty
cool!

Option C within your graphical browser is to use an add-on called "Web of
Trust" or WoT, which verifies the credibility of websites and links.  No
more having to simply trust others if that is not working for you.

Option D is to use the browser add-on iMacro, create an internet related
security method you like, and record it as a macro.

Option E is to install the browser add-on NoScript and sync it across all
your machines.  This will block everything on the internet by default until
you unblock it by hand.  There is a lot to unblock, but it is a fantastic
tool mentioned on this mailing list many times.

Option F is to learn about sandboxing, which isolates applications from the
system at large.  It is capable of doing far more.  There are too many
options to even casually mention them by name.

Option G, to take isolation even farther, is to setup a Chroot Jail, which
will isolate an entire filesystem on your machine.

Option H is to learning about key signing using PGP and use it to
authenticate everything you post online.  Many people on the list can help
you set this up.

If url shortening is bothering you simple look up scripts that reveal the
actual url being shortened.  This is very easy to setup.

I hope this information is helpful in getting you started.  Preparation is
everything in protecting yourself online.  Good luck.

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>    1. Links (James Sundquist)
>    2. Re: Links (Adrien Lamothe)
>    3. Re: Links (Ehud Kaldor)
>    4. Re: Links (Rick Moen)
>    5. Re: Links (Ehud Kaldor)
>    6. Re: Links (Ruben Safir)
>    7. Re: Links (Nick Moffitt)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:20:46 -0700
> From: James Sundquist <sundquistjames at gmail.com>
> To: conspire at linuxmafia.com
> Subject: [conspire] Links
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> If you're concerned about a link, just paste it into a search engine and
> see what shows up.
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> Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:58:52 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Adrien Lamothe <alamozzz at yahoo.com>
> To: "conspire at linuxmafia.com" <conspire at linuxmafia.com>
> Subject: Re: [conspire] Links
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> ________________________________
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>
>
> >>If you're concerned about a link, just paste it into a search engine and
> see what shows up.
>
> Some links are also very easy to read, such as these two:
>
> ??? http://ceph.com/ceph-storage/file-system/
>
> ???
> http://www.inktank.com/news-events/new/shuttleworth-invests-1-million-in-ceph-storage-startup-inktank/
>
> Its called *REST* (representational state transfer)
>
> Yeah, these links sure look spammy ;-)
>
> Then there is the issue of whether or not you want to trust someone who
> has been posting to the list for around seven years without ever spamming
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> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:25:14 -0700
> From: Ehud Kaldor <ehud.kaldor at gmail.com>
> To: Adrien Lamothe <alamozzz at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "conspire at linuxmafia.com" <conspire at linuxmafia.com>
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> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:42:41 -0700
> From: Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>
> To: conspire at linuxmafia.com
> Subject: Re: [conspire] Links
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> Quoting Ehud Kaldor (ehud.kaldor at gmail.com):
>
> >    the text in the link is meaningless, as it can hold some other
> address.
> >    like this:
> >    [1]http://www.niceURL/trust/me/i/am/REST
>
> However, all the people who are so reckless that they read e-mail in
> rendered HTML format without even verifying where embedded URLs point to
> have been sent away on the Golgafrincham 'B' ark, so they're no longer
> an issue.
>
> $ grep 'text/html' .mailcap
> text/html; /usr/bin/lynx -dump -force_html '%s'; copiousoutput;
> description=HTML Text; nametemplate=%s.html
> $
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:46:43 -0700
> From: Ehud Kaldor <ehud.kaldor at gmail.com>
> To: Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>
> Cc: conspire at linuxmafia.com
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> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:00:18 -0400
> From: Ruben Safir <ruben at mrbrklyn.com>
> To: Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>
> Cc: conspire at linuxmafia.com
> Subject: Re: [conspire] Links
> Message-ID: <20120916080018.GA11955 at www2.mrbrklyn.com>
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> On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 12:42:41AM -0700, Rick Moen wrote:
> > Quoting Ehud Kaldor (ehud.kaldor at gmail.com):
> >
> > >    the text in the link is meaningless, as it can hold some other
> address.
> > >    like this:
> > >    [1]http://www.niceURL/trust/me/i/am/REST
> >
> > However, all the people who are so reckless that they read e-mail in
> > rendered HTML format without even verifying where embedded URLs point to
> > have been sent away on the Golgafrincham 'B' ark, so they're no longer
> > an issue.
> >
> > $ grep 'text/html' .mailcap
> > text/html; /usr/bin/lynx -dump -force_html '%s'; copiousoutput;
> > description=HTML Text; nametemplate=%s.html
> > $
>
> Speak Inglish
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> http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software
>
> So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like
> Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world  - RI
> Safir 1998
>
> http://fairuse.nylxs.com  DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI
> Safir 2002
>
> "Yeah - I write Free Software...so SUE ME"
>
> "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to
> our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own
> society."
>
> "> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be
> damned.<
> You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have
> been attached at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt.  I guess
> you missed that one."
>
> ? Copyright for the Digital Millennium
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:44:10 +0000
> From: Nick Moffitt <nick at zork.net>
> To: Adrien Lamothe <alamozzz at yahoo.com>,        "conspire at linuxmafia.com"
>         <conspire at linuxmafia.com>
> Subject: Re: [conspire] Links
> Message-ID: <20120916114409.GQ12594 at zork.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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>
>
> Rick Moen:
> > Quoting Ehud Kaldor (ehud.kaldor at gmail.com):
> > >    [1]http://www.niceURL/trust/me/i/am/REST
> >
> > However, all the people who are so reckless that they read e-mail in
> > rendered HTML format without even verifying where embedded URLs point
> > to have been sent away on the Golgafrincham 'B' ark, so they're no
> > longer an issue.
> >
> > $ grep 'text/html' .mailcap
> > text/html; /usr/bin/lynx -dump -force_html '%s'; copiousoutput;
> > description=HTML Text; nametemplate=%s.html
>
> Lynx is kind of old and non-standard, but still a pretty good tool for
> this.  For a while my .mailcap had elinks, then w3m.  I've finally
> decided that I don't care about non-utf8 HTML mail and switched to
> pandoc:
>
>         text/html; /usr/bin/pandoc -f html -t markdown '%s'; copiousoutput
>
> It turns HTML into markdown, as follows:
>
> Ehud Kaldor:
> > the text in the link is meaningless, as it can hold some other address.
> > like this:\
> >
> > [
> http://www.niceURL/trust/me/i/am/REST](http://www.verybadURL/fooled/you/to/click/me)
> > \
> >
> > > Its called \*REST\* (representational state transfer)\
> > >  \
> > >  Yeah, these links sure look spammy ;-)
>
> The backslashes for the raw BRs and quoted asterisk-emphasis are silly
> (real emphasis tags get turned to bare asterisks like you or I would
> use), but you have to admit that the link format is nice and terse (once
> you get your markdown instincts primed to remind you which side is
> which).
>
> People who send HTML-only mail with silly Windows-codepage nonsense are
> typically spammers and people I didn't want to read anyway.  Preferring
> the text portion of multipart/alternative messages is the best policy.
> Shows you only the absurd chaff in spams, for a start!
>
> --
> Information gladly given, but safety requires
> avoiding unnecessary conversation.
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