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Ask HN: why do linkedin urls contain 1_1_1_1_1_1 ..?

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by kal00ma • 14 years ago

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willvarfar• 14 years ago

I recall its to prevent XSS attacks.

I'd be most interested if someone can explain clearly what part it plays, though.

helveticaman• 14 years ago

Maybe someone was slightly too clever, too clever by half, or not clever at all.

shellehs• 14 years ago

this is not only on Linkedin, I have seen other url like this. Too interested in the answer.

alt_• 14 years ago

Some kind of flow history: http://www.quora.com/What-do-the-strange-characters-in-Linke...

Since it is for internal use, I doubt you'll get a more detailed explanation.

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