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Re:If you develop web apps, don't do this. by cdcarter on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @12:55PM (#2653760)
Hell, you could expire them as soon as they are clicked, and then have the fallback.
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Re:If you develop web apps, don't do this. by LokiSnake on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @04:00PM (#2654505)
An immediate expiry would not solve the initial problem. A user can easily click on the link on an iPhone, then want to read the content on his desktop. A timed expiry would work much better.
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