While some services offer 'previews' if you set a cookie, not all services offer this feature. * Previewing/screening 'shortened' URLs - Among the problems of URL shortening services is not being able to tell where a URL leads until it is too late. In addition to suppressing such redirects, NoRedirect will also restore the browser's native behavior: the browser will display its built-in DNS error message, and the browser's keyword search feature, if enabled, will be protected from interference caused by these DNS hijacks. Such user-hostile services are now employed by virtually all major ISPs and even some domain registries-many users have experienced the frustration of being redirected after typing '.com' as '.cm'. Every time I hit a DNS error-by mistyping an address, clicking on a link with a typo, leaving off a letter when copying and pasting, etc.-I would be redirected to Verizon's 'helpful' search page, which meant that, if I wanted to fix my typo, I had to retype the entire address. = Examples of Usage = * Stopping DNS error redirects - The original impetus for NoRedirect came from my frustration over Verizon's search service, for which opting out was not always possible.
