Editing posts to block some autolinks

Started by StarGeek, September 15, 2023, 11:09:28 PM

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StarGeek

September 15, 2023, 11:09:28 PM
I've been editing some posts when I see them to block out automatic links to Photos.app. There may be others that I will do so if I notice them.

The reason is because malicious people are buying up domain names that get autolinked to deliver phishing attemps, malware, and viruses.  The main targets at the moment are the new .zip and .mov domains, but I noticed that Photos.app currently is taken but no site there at the moment.

While the BBCode to prevent auto-processing doesn't have a button, it can be used with NoBBC, e.g. [nobbc]Photos.app[/nobbc]

Here's the full story at Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/google-zip-mov-domains-phishing-risks/
"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
Please use the Code button for exiftool output

Please include your OS/Exiftool version/filetype

Phil Harvey

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September 16, 2023, 08:25:57 AM
Interesting, thanks.  I didn't know about this.  I'll keep an eye on links like this too.

- Phil
...where DIR is the name of a directory/folder containing the images.  On Mac/Linux/PowerShell, use single quotes (') instead of double quotes (") around arguments containing a dollar sign ($).

Phil Harvey

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December 13, 2023, 09:31:53 PM
I found that I can just turn off the forum auto-link feature, so I have done that.

- Phil
...where DIR is the name of a directory/folder containing the images.  On Mac/Linux/PowerShell, use single quotes (') instead of double quotes (") around arguments containing a dollar sign ($).

StarGeek

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December 14, 2023, 10:12:05 AM
It appears to be a trade off as it also prevents auto linking legitimate links
https://exiftool.org/forum/index.php?topic=15202
"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
Please use the Code button for exiftool output

Please include your OS/Exiftool version/filetype

Phil Harvey

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December 14, 2023, 02:03:06 PM
True.  I always use the [url=...] for my links, but we'll see how much that affects other posts.

- Phil
...where DIR is the name of a directory/folder containing the images.  On Mac/Linux/PowerShell, use single quotes (') instead of double quotes (") around arguments containing a dollar sign ($).
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