Microsoft bans TinyURL links from instant messages

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10-07-2008, 05:02 PM
xxMATTGxx

Microsoft bans TinyURL links from instant messages

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Every few weeks we see a another, perfectly safe domain name getting blocked by Messenger's annoying and above all ineffecient server-side SPIM filter. Today's victim is TinyURL, a popular URL-shortening service that gets over 1.5 billion hits each month. Messages containing a TinyURL link won't get passed the evil filter.

Getting this out to the world, Microsoft will hopefully kick the *** of the third party managing the list of blocked domains and undo the blunder.

- Taken from Mess.be -

*** = You know what ;]
10-07-2008, 05:02 PM
Leetzgirl

i think habbox filtered it as well.
10-07-2008, 05:03 PM
xxMATTGxx

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Originally Posted by Jak-ish

i think habbox filtered it as well.

Yeah I changed the post :P
10-07-2008, 05:04 PM
Leetzgirl

just wondering

what url did they ban?

getting confuse xD

Edited by Kaotix12 (Forum Super Moderator): Accidental double post merged.
10-07-2008, 05:09 PM
xxMATTGxx

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Originally Posted by Jak-ish

just wondering

what url did they ban?

getting confuse xD

The TinyURL links. When you make a long link into one of them tiny links with a .com at the end and /some random letters etc. They have banned them.
10-07-2008, 07:11 PM
Technologic

Well if we see anything like what happpened with youtube this will be gone by next week
15-07-2008, 04:29 PM
Pyroka

All www. websites have been banned for me tbh, I can't even type www.youtube.com... Just says message couldnt be sent, so I just say youtube.com and it works.
15-07-2008, 04:39 PM
xxMATTGxx

This has been lifted by the way.
15-07-2008, 04:46 PM
Technologic

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Originally Posted by MattGarner

This has been lifted by the way.

Told you so
15-07-2008, 04:47 PM
Titch

i am confused, they banned it from msn?
15-07-2008, 04:56 PM
no waiii

Yes the banned it from MSN
15-07-2008, 05:02 PM
brandon

I tried it and it worked :s
15-07-2008, 05:04 PM
xxMATTGxx

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Originally Posted by Technologic

Told you so

They would have to anyway, they get like millions of people moaning? lol.

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Originally Posted by SikBaby

i am confused, they banned it from msn?

Msn like in the messenger, actually has a filter. They ban websites most people use every so often like youtube.

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Originally Posted by brandon

I tried it and it worked :s

They lifted it now.
15-07-2008, 08:04 PM
Jordy

Microsoft are always blocking and unblocking things, do you reckon some WLM Nerds just go to work in the morning, block them and as they're going home, they unblock them and laugh at how many people have noticed on all these fansites.
15-07-2008, 08:27 PM
xxMATTGxx

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Originally Posted by Jordy

Microsoft are always blocking and unblocking things, do you reckon some WLM Nerds just go to work in the morning, block them and as they're going home, they unblock them and laugh at how many people have noticed on all these fansites.

I wouldn't be surprised LOL.