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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Knock off? So you're suggesting it's a bit lie? <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😝</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Ale <ale-bounces@ale.org> On Behalf Of Ron via Ale<br>Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 2:11 PM<br>To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale@ale.org><br>Cc: Ron <admin@bclug.ca>; Russell L. Carter <rcarter@pinyon.org><br>Subject: Re: [ale] KVM + QEMU && winbloze 10 product key</p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Russell L. Carter via Ale wrote on 2025-05-06 17:47:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> winbloze<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> the M$ site<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> valid Winsucks key<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>What a surprise, someone using "winbloze", "M$", and "Winsucks" in 2025 is prone to tantrums and meltdowns.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>And, while admittedly Chuck's initial reply looks a bit spammy (the URL <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>of biitt.ly is a knock-off of the well-known bit.ly, for example), it's <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>easy enough to determine where it's pointing:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>```<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>$ curl -I <a href="https://biitt.ly/KpEmf"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>https://biitt.ly/KpEmf</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>HTTP/1.1 302 Found<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Server: nginx<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>...<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Location: <a href="https://www.vip-urcdkey.com/vu/Etawins10"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>https://www.vip-urcdkey.com/vu/Etawins10</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>```<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The domain matches this company (which also looks really suspicious):<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> > Vip-URCDKey 25% coupon code<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>One giant middle finger to anyone using "ur" instead of "your", for my <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>"hot take of the day".<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Ale mailing list<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Ale@ale.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>