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* Amazon Shortened Links - 403 ForbiddenBoris
`* Re: Amazon Shortened Links - 403 ForbiddenAndy Burns
 `- Re: Amazon Shortened Links - 403 ForbiddenCarlos E.R.

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Amazon Shortened Links - 403 Forbidden

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From: nos...@nospam.invalid (Boris)
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Amazon Shortened Links - 403 Forbidden
Date: Sun, 30 May 2021 01:51:05 -0000 (UTC)
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 by: Boris - Sun, 30 May 2021 01:51 UTC

I sent an Amazon URL, that was shortened using TinyURL, to three
different Android phones, using email. Emails were received, but when
touching the TinyURL link, all three phones (different browsers) received
"403 forbidden".

If the Amazon link was sent as-is, again via email, unshortened, to the
phones, the link worked fine.

Also,any pc that received the same email and TinyURL link was taken to
the Amazon URL, no problem.

I tried sending another TinyURL shortened link of a newspaper article to
all three phones, and the link worked fine.

Summary:
Amazon links shortened by TinyURL and then sent by email to a phone,
receive a "403 forbidden". When received by a pc, the link works fine.
Non-Amazon shortened links work fine on both phones and pcs.

Anyone else experience this with any shortened URL?

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From: use...@andyburns.uk (Andy Burns)
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Subject: Re: Amazon Shortened Links - 403 Forbidden
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 by: Andy Burns - Sun, 30 May 2021 07:04 UTC

Boris wrote:

> I sent an Amazon URL, that was shortened using TinyURL, to three
> different Android phones, using email. Emails were received, but when
> touching the TinyURL link, all three phones (different browsers) received
> "403 forbidden".
>
> If the Amazon link was sent as-is, again via email, unshortened, to the
> phones, the link worked fine.

Why use a URL shortener, why not just chop all the SEO shit out leaving
just the ASIN? e.g

<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Huawei-MediaPad-Tablet-Grey-IPS-Display/dp/B072PTK61S/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YZNHVUH6LGH8&dchild=1&keywords=android+tablets+10+inch&qid=1622357906&refinements=p_89%3AHUAWEI&rnid=1632651031&s=computers&sprefix=android+ta%2Caps%2C173&sr=1-1>

becomes

<https://amazon.co.uk/dp/B072PTK61S>

Keep or replace some part of the description, if you prefer

<https://amazon.co.uk/huawei-tablet/dp/B072PTK61S>

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From: robin_li...@es.invalid (Carlos E.R.)
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Amazon Shortened Links - 403 Forbidden
Date: Sun, 30 May 2021 15:13:57 +0200
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 by: Carlos E.R. - Sun, 30 May 2021 13:13 UTC

On 30/05/2021 09.04, Andy Burns wrote:
> Boris wrote:
>
>> I sent an Amazon URL, that was shortened using TinyURL, to three
>> different Android phones, using email.  Emails were received, but when
>> touching the TinyURL link, all three phones (different browsers) received
>> "403 forbidden".
>>
>> If the Amazon link was sent as-is, again via email, unshortened, to the
>> phones, the link worked fine.
>
> Why use a URL shortener, why not just chop all the SEO shit out leaving
> just the ASIN? e.g
>
> <https://www.amazon.co.uk/Huawei-MediaPad-Tablet-Grey-IPS-Display/dp/B072PTK61S/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YZNHVUH6LGH8&dchild=1&keywords=android+tablets+10+inch&qid=1622357906&refinements=p_89%3AHUAWEI&rnid=1632651031&s=computers&sprefix=android+ta%2Caps%2C173&sr=1-1>
>
>
> becomes
>
> <https://amazon.co.uk/dp/B072PTK61S>
>
> Keep or replace some part of the description, if you prefer
>
> <https://amazon.co.uk/huawei-tablet/dp/B072PTK61S>

I knew about doing:

<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Huawei-MediaPad-Tablet-Grey-IPS-Display/dp/B072PTK61S>

but your method is much better.

--
Cheers, Carlos.

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