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Created October 7, 2010 15:46
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retweet_a_tag.erb
<a href="http://twitter.com/?status=RT%20@<%= update.author_username %>%20<%= CGI::escape(update.body).gsub(/\+/,'%20') %>">RT</a>
@thejefflarson
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I wouldn't trust this to last very long: http://langui.sh/2010/09/26/csrf-matters-or-why-twitter-users-dont-actually-love-anal-sex-with-goats/

Might wanna try this: http://gist.github.com/615428

Anyhow.

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ashaw commented Oct 7, 2010

it's not a CSRF cause it doesn't actually submit the tweet. it just populates the tweet box on twitter.com. this has been supported forever.

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Man, I am on such a glorious tear of being wrong about things today. You're totally right.

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