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    Default Link Redirect?

    So, why do links to all external sites redirect through another RG page than onto the linked site instead of just linking directly to the site? Just curious...

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    To keep the original source secret I think

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    That's what I thought, but I am pretty sure that the webserver that is being linked to can still do a DNS lookup of the IP?

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    Nope, it hides the IP as well. Routes it through a proxy.

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    I thought it was for security to prevent spoofing

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    not sure but I do not see the point of it

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