Re: How <not> to send long URLs

[Guest guest]

Your sample url was broken in my reader even with the extra effort.

The best way to handle the long ones is to enter the full url into the

box on www.tinyurl.com . Then copy and past the resulting short url.

Bobby

fredmcc@... wrote:

>Embracing URLs with " < " and " > " as in

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> <http://ADDRESS>

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[Guest guest]

> From: Bobby

> Date: 2/25/04, 10:49 PM -0500

>

> Your sample url was broken in my reader even with the extra effort.

What mail reader are you using?

Embracing URLs with " < " and " > " as in

<http://ADDRESS>

is a standard and can be used even if your reader

doesn't conform to it - it still will work with

those readers that comply.

[Guest guest]

Mozilla Thunderbird.

Give it up. It doesn't always work.

Take a look at message 25177 on the web. That is your message with the

example enclosed like you recommended. It is broken also.

Use something like Tinyurl. It is reader independent and works with the

web page for those that use the nomail option.

fredmcc@... wrote:

>>From: Bobby

>>Date: 2/25/04, 10:49 PM -0500

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>>Your sample url was broken in my reader even with the extra effort.

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>What mail reader are you using?

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[Guest guest]

> From: Bobby

> Date: 2/26/04, 12:54 AM -0500

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> Mozilla Thunderbird.

>

> Give it up. It doesn't always work.

> Take a look at message 25177 on the web. That is your message

>with the

> example enclosed like you recommended. It is broken also.

Yes, I looked at it; it doesn't conform to the standard,

and neither do two web mailboxes I checked. Pretty bad.

I have used Eudora for a number of years and it always

worked with it. Now I wonder how common are mail readers

that conform to the standard. Does anyone know?