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Or, worse, "amazon.com.contact-support.something-else-to-confuse-the-user.shadytld". Even with the path part of URLs dimmed, users are really bad at identifying

Or, worse, "amazon.com.contact-support.something-else-to-confuse-the-user.shadytld". Even with the path part of URLs dimmed, users are really bad at identifying the authoritative part of a hostname.

whoknowswhat11 5y ago
No question - outlook users struggle here particularly especially if bit behind a Google class filter for email etc (legacy email)
slver 5y ago
Users are bad at it because English is ordered left to right. The path also is. The domain is right to left. It was designed by morons.
- ben_w 5y ago
  Ironically the opposite order predates the current standard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_domain_name_notation#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_domain_name_notation#H...
  - slver 5y ago
    It bugs me that the normal notation is called "reverse notation". :D