Re: search engine proxy

[Nate Campi <nate () wired com>]

Geo. wrote:

> I believe it was on this list that someone once mentioned a way to use
> either google or yahoo as a proxy server by typing in something in the
> address bar of a browser.
>
> Anyone recall this?

I think I know what you mean. Portal-type and search providers often 
have HTTP servers meant for logging and redirecting clicks on search 
results. Spammers and similar ppl who wish to hide the real destination 
of a URL abuse these services. It can be quite hard to prevent this 
abuse. :(

You'd have a URL something like 
http://redirect.foo.example/redirect.cgi?http://spam.phishing.evil/ccinfo.html

I choose not to share any information on abusing these services, not 
because it's particularly secret, but because I don't really want to 
share it with kiddiez who don't already know how to find this information.

Nate

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