copy and paste

I'm fairly new to Computers and have just been shown how to 'copy and paste'.
If I 'copy and paste' a suspect link(in e-mail) to my address bar,would
that way be safe for me to open in address bar.
Have been shown how to copy and paste Licence Numbers,etc,very handy.

Shenan
Sat May 10 21:28:42 PDT 2008

eddie_qld wrote:
> I'm fairly new to Computers and have just been shown how to 'copy
> and paste'. If I 'copy and paste' a suspect link(in e-mail) to my
> address bar,would that way be safe for me to open in address bar.
> Have been shown how to copy and paste Licence Numbers,etc,very
> handy.

If it is suspect - the best course of action is to delete the entire email
like it never happened.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

eddieqld
Sat May 10 21:45:00 PDT 2008

Thanks Shenan.
Ed.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> eddie_qld wrote:
> > I'm fairly new to Computers and have just been shown how to 'copy
> > and paste'. If I 'copy and paste' a suspect link(in e-mail) to my
> > address bar,would that way be safe for me to open in address bar.
> > Have been shown how to copy and paste Licence Numbers,etc,very
> > handy.
>
> If it is suspect - the best course of action is to delete the entire email
> like it never happened.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

John
Sun May 11 04:59:15 PDT 2008

If any link in an email look suspect then don't even think of clicking on
it, just delete the email. Copying and pasting it to the address bar will do
exactly the same as if you had clicked on it in the email.

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Windows Desktop Experience

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"eddie_qld" <eddieqld@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C89A1DAE-59D1-4E27-B5C0-B14CFF2F34FD@microsoft.com...
> I'm fairly new to Computers and have just been shown how to 'copy and
> paste'.
> If I 'copy and paste' a suspect link(in e-mail) to my address bar,would
> that way be safe for me to open in address bar.
> Have been shown how to copy and paste Licence Numbers,etc,very handy.

eddieqld
Sun May 11 05:11:00 PDT 2008

Hi John,
Thanks for advice.

"John Barnett MVP" wrote:

> If any link in an email look suspect then don't even think of clicking on
> it, just delete the email. Copying and pasting it to the address bar will do
> exactly the same as if you had clicked on it in the email.
>
> --
> --
> John Barnett MVP
> Associate Expert
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
> Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
>
> The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
> kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
> reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for
> any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the
> use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
> mail/post..
>
> "eddie_qld" <eddieqld@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C89A1DAE-59D1-4E27-B5C0-B14CFF2F34FD@microsoft.com...
> > I'm fairly new to Computers and have just been shown how to 'copy and
> > paste'.
> > If I 'copy and paste' a suspect link(in e-mail) to my address bar,would
> > that way be safe for me to open in address bar.
> > Have been shown how to copy and paste Licence Numbers,etc,very handy.
>

John
Sun May 11 08:03:54 PDT 2008


you're welcome

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Associate Expert
Windows Desktop Experience

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Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org

The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for
any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the
use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
mail/post..

"eddie_qld" <eddieqld@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BAD37DDE-412E-4C23-9DE4-7E2CCEE12470@microsoft.com...
> Hi John,
> Thanks for advice.
>
> "John Barnett MVP" wrote:
>
>> If any link in an email look suspect then don't even think of clicking on
>> it, just delete the email. Copying and pasting it to the address bar will
>> do
>> exactly the same as if you had clicked on it in the email.
>>
>> --
>> --
>> John Barnett MVP
>> Associate Expert
>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>
>> Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
>> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
>>
>> The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
>> kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
>> reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable
>> for
>> any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of
>> the
>> use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
>> mail/post..
>>
>> "eddie_qld" <eddieqld@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C89A1DAE-59D1-4E27-B5C0-B14CFF2F34FD@microsoft.com...
>> > I'm fairly new to Computers and have just been shown how to 'copy and
>> > paste'.
>> > If I 'copy and paste' a suspect link(in e-mail) to my address
>> > bar,would
>> > that way be safe for me to open in address bar.
>> > Have been shown how to copy and paste Licence Numbers,etc,very handy.
>>

Ken
Sun May 11 08:37:22 PDT 2008

On Sat, 10 May 2008 20:40:01 -0700, eddie_qld
<eddieqld@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I'm fairly new to Computers and have just been shown how to 'copy and paste'.
> If I 'copy and paste' a suspect link(in e-mail) to my address bar,would
> that way be safe for me to open in address bar.


If the link is to a malicious web site, it doesn't matter at all how
you get to that site--double-clicking and copy and pasting will have
the same result.

If you fear that the site is malicious, stay away from it completely.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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someone
Mon May 12 11:49:48 PDT 2008

If you hover your mouse over the link and if the link is false, you will see
the actual website shown above the fake one. By using certain coding, one
can change the actual website to anything he or she wants.

"eddie_qld" <eddieqld@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C89A1DAE-59D1-4E27-B5C0-B14CFF2F34FD@microsoft.com...
> I'm fairly new to Computers and have just been shown how to 'copy and
> paste'.
> If I 'copy and paste' a suspect link(in e-mail) to my address bar,would
> that way be safe for me to open in address bar.
> Have been shown how to copy and paste Licence Numbers,etc,very handy.