iTerm2: Please disable 'Perform DNS lookups to check if URLs are valid'
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Re: iTerm2: Please disable 'Perform DNS lookups to check if URLs are valid'
#2It never ceases to amaze me how otherwise intelligent people think it‘s a good idea to send unencrypted user data to random servers on the internet in the background.
Re: iTerm2: Please disable 'Perform DNS lookups to check if URLs are valid'
#3Since I didn't see it on a quick skim, it seems that the way to do this is Preferences > Advanced > Semantic history.
Re: iTerm2: Please disable 'Perform DNS lookups to check if URLs are valid'
#4Since I didn't see it on a quick skim, it seems that the way to do this is Preferences > Advanced > Semantic history.
Or if you're lazy like me, Preferences > Advanced > type "DNS" (the search field gets autofocus on the Advanced prefs pane).
Re: iTerm2: Please disable 'Perform DNS lookups to check if URLs are valid'
#5It never ceases to amaze me how otherwise intelligent people think it‘s a good idea to send unencrypted user data to random servers on the internet in the background.
It makes me scared to be an iTerm2 user, frankly. Because I am an idiot, it never occurred to me that I'd have to wonder about the security implications of my choice of terminal emulator. Does it otherwise have a good reputation for security?
Re: iTerm2: Please disable 'Perform DNS lookups to check if URLs are valid'
#6It never ceases to amaze me how otherwise intelligent people think it‘s a good idea to send unencrypted user data to random servers on the internet in the background.
It makes me scared to be an iTerm2 user, frankly. Because I am an idiot, it never occurred to me that I'd have to wonder about the security implications of my choice of terminal emulator. Does it otherwise have a good reputation for security?
Just ditch it - clearly the author has no regard for privacy.
I cringe just thinking about implementing something like that.
Re: iTerm2: Please disable 'Perform DNS lookups to check if URLs are valid'
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
It makes me scared to be an iTerm2 user, frankly. Because I am an idiot, it never occurred to me that I'd have to wonder about the security implications of my choice of terminal emulator. Does it otherwise have a good reputation for security?
Just ditch it - clearly the author has no regard for privacy. I cringe just thinking about implementing something like that.
iTerm2 is great and George is absolutely responsive with any issue I've ever brought up. I am personally going to give him the benefit of the doubt here, I'm sure he'll fix things ASAP.
Re: iTerm2: Please disable 'Perform DNS lookups to check if URLs are valid'
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just ditch it - clearly the author has no regard for privacy. I cringe just thinking about implementing something like that.
iTerm2 is great and George is absolutely responsive with any issue I've ever brought up. I am personally going to give him the benefit of the doubt here, I'm sure he'll fix things ASAP.
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Re: iTerm2: Please disable 'Perform DNS lookups to check if URLs are valid'
#9a local firewall (hands off & little snitch are handy commercial ones for mac) will help you catch these kinds of info leaks (i caught this one a long time ago because of mine).
it does come with a time cost however--little popups every time you launch a new application or connect to a new service that you have to evaluate and handle, since you haven't set rules for them already.
Re: iTerm2: Please disable 'Perform DNS lookups to check if URLs are valid'
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
It makes me scared to be an iTerm2 user, frankly. Because I am an idiot, it never occurred to me that I'd have to wonder about the security implications of my choice of terminal emulator. Does it otherwise have a good reputation for security?
Just ditch it - clearly the author has no regard for privacy. I cringe just thinking about implementing something like that.
I don't think it's worth throwing the baby out with the bathwater. But this should at a minimum be an opt-in feature, and not opt-out. Better yet, it's probably not needed. I've almost never needed to interact with URLs in a clickable way via a terminal.