• Rose@slrpnk.net
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    7 days ago

    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.

    • Lena@gregtech.eu
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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