>> Don't most email clients convert an ordinary URL into a hypertext link?
>
>I believe that most do. Many do not. The following email clients
>*do not* convert URLs into hypertext links:
>
>1. Net-Tamer
>2. Barebones DOS email system
>3. NetMail
>4. SMTP.EXE
>
>If anyone knows of any others that do not, I would appreciate your adding
>them to the list, to include even some Windows clients, if such exist.
Well, you can add FoxMail for Win3.1x. The cursor changes when passing over
a URL, leaving the user to copy-&-paste. I believe others reading this will
be able to supply details of the 32-bit version.
I should've worded the original comment as "the most-used email clients".
All the best,
Jake