I feel like posting this link here goes against > The "subscriber link" mechanism allows an LWN.net subscriber to generate a special URL for a subscription-onl

I feel like posting this link here goes against > The "subscriber link" mechanism allows an LWN.net subscriber to generate a special URL for a subscription-only article. That URL can then be given to others, who will be able to access the article regardless of whether they are subscribed. This feature is made available as a service to LWN subscribers, and in the hope that they will use it to spread the word about their favorite LWN articles. > If this feature is abused, it will hurt LWN's subscription revenues and defeat the whole point. Subscriber links may go away if that comes about. but hey...