Bug 1736208 Comment 10 Edit History

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I propose to remove the duplicate full download link, which imho doesn't help much but makes the whole section look messy and complicated. Comments?

Looking at attachment 9246610 [details], I am failing to see the usefulness of duplicating the short file link to the cloud file by presenting the full cloud link to the same file in addition. The full download link doesn't even show the file name, just some cryptic cloud location - how is that important or helpful for downloading? I can stare at the download link for long without obtaining any security-information what I'm going to get when I click that. If the file is with cloud provider X or Y doesn't matter. Plus, if the mail was forged, for using the short link (which is the more obvious click target), I would still have to check the underlying URL. Isn't this about trusting the sender rather than the link?

I'd also think that the average user may not even understand that the long link also points to the same file (for which there's no indication), which again will make them choose the short link. Knowing the cloud file domain imo also won't help much - I don't know all cloud providers out there, so it wouldn't help me much to determine from just looking at the link if the domain is good or bad.
I propose to remove the duplicate full download link, which imho doesn't help much but makes the whole section look messy and complicated. Comments?

Looking at attachment 9246610 [details], I am failing to see the usefulness of duplicating the short file link to the cloud file by presenting the full cloud link to the same file in addition. The full download link doesn't even show the file name, just some cryptic cloud location - how is that important or helpful for downloading? I can stare at the download link for long without obtaining any security-relevant information what I'm going to get when I click that. If the file is with cloud provider X or Y doesn't matter. Plus, if the mail was forged, for using the short link (which is the more obvious click target), I would still have to check the underlying URL. Isn't this about trusting the sender rather than the link?

I'd also think that the average user may not even understand that the long link also points to the same file (for which there's no indication), which again will make them choose the short link. Knowing the cloud file domain imo also won't help much - I don't know all cloud providers out there, so it wouldn't help me much to determine from just looking at the link if the domain is good or bad.
I propose to remove the duplicate full download link, which imho doesn't help much but makes the whole section look messy and complicated. Comments?

Looking at attachment 9246610 [details], I am failing to see the usefulness of duplicating the short file link to the cloud file by presenting the full cloud link to the same file in addition. The full download link doesn't even show the file name, just some cryptic cloud location - how is that important or helpful for downloading? I can stare at the download link for long without obtaining any security-relevant information what I'm going to get when I click that. If the file is with cloud provider X or Y doesn't matter. Plus, if the mail was forged, for using the short link (which is the more obvious click target), I would still have to check the underlying URL. Isn't this about trusting the sender rather than the link?

I'd also think that the average user may not even understand that the long link also points to the same file (for which there's no indication), which again will make them choose the short link. Knowing the cloud file domain imo also won't help much - I don't know all cloud providers out there, so it wouldn't help me much to determine from just looking at the link if the domain is good or bad, and even if the domain is good, the mail might be forged, so the file could still be bad.

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