• Rose@slrpnk.net
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        Because it has potential for spoofing.

        “Hey, download this press kit from https://totallylegitsite.com:stringofnonsense@document.zip/” looks like it’s going to a legit site, but it’s not.

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          I think that has a very low chance of happening, and you could do it with any other TLD if the user doesn’t check the ending