Never thought of that browsers could recognize such an "IP" address:

http://1113515567/

Actually, the linux wget utility also understands it.

The above obfuscated URL points to IP 66.94.230.47, i.e. one of the www.yahoo.com's servers.

I wouldn't notice this not until a phishing mail to my mailbox uses this technique.  Of course, that mail didn't point me to yahoo but something else.

Slashdot News Link

Download with BT - it's perfectly legal this time...

I've turned on the PING module...  however, does this work?

Check Weblogs

I am pretty tolerant to spam mails, perhaps because I’ve got a good filter (spam assassin) on my mail server.  Also, the recent hunting down of major spammers (including one murdered…) around the globe does have an effect.  My daily spam log has items reduced from 120+ to 60+ - almost down by half.