It appears it mangles URLs that begin with http and www at the moment. -s On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 3:05 PM, P. Larry Nelson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Weird... > None of yours got mangled (at least in my copy of your email) but scrolling > down I see the URL in my sig is now ProofPointed as well as my google.com > URLs in the quoted part of your response. > The Fermilab ProofPoint settings seem to be a bit mysterious. > > > Serguei Mokhov wrote on 7/24/18 1:54 PM: >> >> Certainly a counterproductive decision for Fermilab and the mailing >> list users. Not to mention privacy-violation redirecting to 3rd party >> trackers... I'd admit with this URL mangling, I'd be more reluctant to >> click URLs in the emails :) >> >> Let's see if these gets mangled: >> >> >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.google.com&d=DwICaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=ZGI1z1l3vfqoHxT9bkh2uTtKg-5zoSMkjMa7dJwVne0&s=nqcqCYyYafmVYrQM4k8j6RTbffl_OK4TwW88Tp8BUsY&e= >> >> "https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.google.com&d=DwICaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=ZGI1z1l3vfqoHxT9bkh2uTtKg-5zoSMkjMa7dJwVne0&s=nqcqCYyYafmVYrQM4k8j6RTbffl_OK4TwW88Tp8BUsY&e=" >> google.com >> cnn.com >> cbc.ca >> "github.com" >> >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__localhost&d=DwICaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=ZGI1z1l3vfqoHxT9bkh2uTtKg-5zoSMkjMa7dJwVne0&s=INI4G8jasFk0qatIiVrK7ndowa48nV-He-K2gNoIkII&e= >> >> >> and URLs in sig... >> >> -s >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 2:45 PM, P. Larry Nelson <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Hmmm, my copy sure doesn't look like HTML format. >>> I surrender.... >>> >>> P. Larry Nelson wrote on 7/24/18 1:44 PM: >>>> >>>> Same test only now I've composed in HTML format. >>>> Same URL: >>>> >>>> (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_&d=DwIDaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=EYDBVOo8z2PATbw_pAw6GKNYkFSqZ79zzdFhPDE8sko&s=36AasAKnjw3JX0UK8z2_eOOgWRhxPGfavvUN_pCuhXY&e=) >>>> >>>> P. Larry Nelson wrote on 7/24/18 1:40 PM: >>>>> >>>>> I concur with the previous posts about ProofPoint. >>>>> The U of I campus implemented this several years ago. >>>>> I complained. Fell on deaf ears. >>>>> >>>>> Implemented by our security folks. Rationale being that 99% of the >>>>> campus email users (i.e., using the campus Exchange server) are either >>>>> too >>>>> lazy and/or too unaware of the dangers of blindly clicking on a URL in >>>>> their >>>>> emails. >>>>> >>>>> However, U of I email with a URL in the message body shows the real URL >>>>> (in blue and underlined - unless the URL is hidden via the html "<a >>>>> href=" >>>>> construct), but when you move the mouse pointer over the URL, (at least >>>>> in >>>>> Thunderbird) the bottom horizontal box of T-bird (I'm sure it has a >>>>> more >>>>> official name) then shows the long obfuscated urldefense URL. >>>>> >>>>> So, in our case, one can just copy/paste the URL in the message body to >>>>> a >>>>> browser and NOT go thru ProofPoint. >>>>> >>>>> The other aspect of the U of I's ProofPoint config is that it only >>>>> affects email composed in HTML format, and since I generally loathe >>>>> doing >>>>> that unless absolutely necessary, I almost always compose in ASCII >>>>> mode. >>>>> >>>>> So, I suppose this might be a test of how Fermilab has implemented >>>>> ProofPoint as I will now include a rather well known URL here >>>>> >>>>> (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_&d=DwIDaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=EYDBVOo8z2PATbw_pAw6GKNYkFSqZ79zzdFhPDE8sko&s=36AasAKnjw3JX0UK8z2_eOOgWRhxPGfavvUN_pCuhXY&e=) >>>>> and see how it arrives in your inbox. >>>>> >>>>> :-) >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> P. Larry Nelson (217-693-7418) | IT Administrator Emeritus >>> 810 Ventura Rd. | High Energy Physics Group >>> Champaign, IL 61820 | Physics Dept., Univ. of Ill. >>> MailTo: [log in to unmask] | >>> >>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__hep.physics.illinois.edu_home_lnelson_&d=DwIDaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=EYDBVOo8z2PATbw_pAw6GKNYkFSqZ79zzdFhPDE8sko&s=8P7D0JjiUCaWC6pRi-O7YHxf0ZnDitNCQLFRp9iRMbU&e= >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> "Information without accountability is just noise." - P.L. Nelson >>> >> >> > > > -- > P. Larry Nelson (217-693-7418) | IT Administrator Emeritus > 810 Ventura Rd. | High Energy Physics Group > Champaign, IL 61820 | Physics Dept., Univ. of Ill. > MailTo: [log in to unmask] | > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__hep.physics.illinois.edu_home_lnelson_&d=DwICaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=ZGI1z1l3vfqoHxT9bkh2uTtKg-5zoSMkjMa7dJwVne0&s=l7l1lrZgSpAr0K8iyL7LTCTt6o9OZXT_q7VJXbA1C7w&e= > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "Information without accountability is just noise." - P.L. 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