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For context, see the author's take[0], who would like debian to stop shipping xscreensaver if they wont update it since the author gets lots of support requests

by levemi 11y ago

For context, see the author's take[0], who would like debian to stop shipping xscreensaver if they wont update it since the author gets lots of support requests for things fixed in newer versions. [0] https://www.jwz.org/blog/2016/04/i-would-like-debian-to-stop-shipping-xscreensaver/ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2016/04/i-would-like-debian-to-stop...

will_hughes 11y ago
Please don't link to jwz.org from here, it redirects to a NSFW image when the referrer is HN.
- pdkl95 11y ago
  This is yet another reason the referrer header shouldn't exist. (To anyone complaining that they need referrers: Use cases that require the referrer can find another solution. As the jwz.org redirect indicates, referrers leak important information. Do you really want to argue that your use case is so important that it justifies a data leak?)
  - ashitlerferad 11y ago
    Yet another reason to install Firefox extensions I guess. http://www.stardrifter.org/refcontrol/ http://www.stardrifter.org/refcontrol/
- Symbiote 11y ago
  Perhaps a link like this is appropriate in this case: http://nullrefer.com/?https://www.jwz.org/blog/2016/04/i-would-like-debian-to-stop-shipping-xscreensaver/ http://nullrefer.com/?https://www.jwz.org/blog/2016/04/i-wou...
  - tlrobinson 11y ago
    Nice, good to know about that. It would be pretty amusing if HN put in a special case to use this for links to jwz.org. BTW if you use https, i.e. https://nullrefer.com/?http://www.xhaus.com/headers https://nullrefer.com/?http://www.xhaus.com/headers there won't be any Referer at all, while http://nullrefer.com/?http://www.xhaus.com/headers http://nullrefer.com/?http://www.xhaus.com/headers will show nullrefer.com as the referrer.
    - DanBC 11y ago
      Open in incognito window works.
HorizonXP 11y ago
LOL, that link redirects to a graphic meme hosted on imgur. I'm guessing he has a redirect set up to spot HN referrals. Make sure to open it directly. (i.e. copy-paste into address bar, right-click and open in new tab)
codezero 11y ago
Perhaps HN could do something to automatically wrap jwz links in a web cache.
- zdkl 11y ago
  Oh yeah let's screw with someone's setup, that'll help. Come on, is it that hard to copy/paste an URL?
  - codezero 11y ago
    How is loading a cached version screwing with his setup?
    - zdkl 11y ago
      Overengineered workarounds for peoples (access) rules where an alternative is cc/cv away. That brings nothing to anyone.
      - deleted 11y ago
        [deleted]

by levemi 11y ago

will_hughes 11y ago

Please don't link to jwz.org from here, it redirects to a NSFW image when the referrer is HN.

pdkl95 11y ago
This is yet another reason the referrer header shouldn't exist. (To anyone complaining that they need referrers: Use cases that require the referrer can find another solution. As the jwz.org redirect indicates, referrers leak important information. Do you really want to argue that your use case is so important that it justifies a data leak?)
- ashitlerferad 11y ago
  Yet another reason to install Firefox extensions I guess. http://www.stardrifter.org/refcontrol/ http://www.stardrifter.org/refcontrol/
Symbiote 11y ago
Perhaps a link like this is appropriate in this case: http://nullrefer.com/?https://www.jwz.org/blog/2016/04/i-would-like-debian-to-stop-shipping-xscreensaver/ http://nullrefer.com/?https://www.jwz.org/blog/2016/04/i-wou...
- tlrobinson 11y ago
  Nice, good to know about that. It would be pretty amusing if HN put in a special case to use this for links to jwz.org. BTW if you use https, i.e. https://nullrefer.com/?http://www.xhaus.com/headers https://nullrefer.com/?http://www.xhaus.com/headers there won't be any Referer at all, while http://nullrefer.com/?http://www.xhaus.com/headers http://nullrefer.com/?http://www.xhaus.com/headers will show nullrefer.com as the referrer.
  - DanBC 11y ago
    Open in incognito window works.

HorizonXP 11y ago

LOL, that link redirects to a graphic meme hosted on imgur. I'm guessing he has a redirect set up to spot HN referrals. Make sure to open it directly. (i.e. copy-paste into address bar, right-click and open in new tab)

codezero 11y ago

Perhaps HN could do something to automatically wrap jwz links in a web cache.

zdkl 11y ago
Oh yeah let's screw with someone's setup, that'll help. Come on, is it that hard to copy/paste an URL?
- codezero 11y ago
  How is loading a cached version screwing with his setup?
  - zdkl 11y ago
    Overengineered workarounds for peoples (access) rules where an alternative is cc/cv away. That brings nothing to anyone.
    - deleted 11y ago
      [deleted]