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adrianmonktoday at 5:12 PM1 replyview on HN

They are suggesting that a human used an abbreviation rather than making a typo.


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catlikesshrimptoday at 5:37 PM

"Using abbreviations" of URLs is pointing to *wrong* addresses. A phishing attempt can perfectly use this misconception. This is not even malpractice.

I am not saying the user in question is malicious. I am sorry to repeat myself, but URLs don't admit abbreviations

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