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Clickable hyperlink in peer comment email - security risk ?
Initiator des Themas: Norbert Hermann
Norbert Hermann
Norbert Hermann  Identity Verified
Local time: 18:45
Englisch > Deutsch
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Jul 10, 2003

I have just received a peer agree from a user called 'Besitzer' with clickable hyperlink in the email - I normally copy and paste these links.

My suspicion was aroused when I did not find the user amongst the other peers in the list, nor in the directory.

Hope there is no reason to be alarmed.

Thanks

Norbert
 
Henry Dotterer
Henry Dotterer
Local time: 13:45
ProZ.com-Gründer
Probably no reason to be alarmed Jul 10, 2003

Could you send me the email?
 
Ralf Lemster
Ralf Lemster  Identity Verified
Deutschland
Local time: 19:45
Englisch > Deutsch
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No security risk Jul 11, 2003

Confusion arose because of a change in the format of peer-grading notification - no security risk, since the URL shown led to a genuine member profile (it was the label shown with that link that was incorrect).

Thanks for notifying this.

Best regards, Ralf
 
Norbert Hermann
Norbert Hermann  Identity Verified
Local time: 18:45
Englisch > Deutsch
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Thanks Henry & Ralf Jul 11, 2003

Ralf Lemster wrote:

Confusion arose because of a change in the format of peer-grading notification - no security risk, since the URL shown led to a genuine member profile (it was the label shown with that link that was incorrect).

Thanks for notifying this.

Best regards, Ralf
 
Elvira Stoianov
Elvira Stoianov  Identity Verified
Luxemburg
Local time: 19:45
Deutsch > Rumänisch
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the name came from the KudoZNet settings Jul 11, 2003

I think I remember that email. The notification for peer grades sent via KudoZNet looks different (these are used more often by Romanian users, because they rarely have permanent connections). The name you have seen is the name that the user has entered as a display name in KudoZNet and this can be different from the user name on ProZ. This is what happened: you received a peer comment from someone using KudoZNet.
 
Norbert Hermann
Norbert Hermann  Identity Verified
Local time: 18:45
Englisch > Deutsch
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Aha, that explains it. Thanks Elvi. Jul 11, 2003

Elvira Stoianov wrote:

I think I remember that email. The notification for peer grades sent via KudoZNet looks different (these are used more often by Romanian users, because they rarely have permanent connections). The name you have seen is the name that the user has entered as a display name in KudoZNet and this can be different from the user name on ProZ. This is what happened: you received a peer comment from someone using KudoZNet.


 


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