I built one myself - its quite easy. You take a long url, check to see if it hasn't been stored in the db, if it hasn't, create a unique id and store the unique id against that url.
Whenever someone clicks the shorterlink - retrieve it using that id and then redirect! > -----Original Message----- > From: Lovelock, Richard J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 19 February 2004 09:15 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Email Links Splitting > > > that's a bit nifty!! how does that work - something to do > with DNS??? (havent time to read through help etc on site) > > _______________________________________________________ > * Regards, > Richard Lovelock, > Senior Application Analyst. > Westminster City Council - Web Support > Cap Gemini Ernst & Young > Southbank > 95 Wandsworth Road > London > SW8 2HG > ( 0870 906 7482 > > _______________________________________________________ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Beynon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 19 February 2004 09:04 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Email Links Splitting > > > You could try using www.tinyurl.com to make a 'tiny' URL > instead and paste that into the email? > > Jb. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lovelock, Richard J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 19 February 2004 09:03 > To: 'cflist' > Subject: [ cf-dev ] Email Links Splitting > > Morning Guys/Gals > > (sorry if i am supposed to be using the dedicated list yet - > am I?? haven't had time to sort it out yet) > > I need a pretty urgent response if possible.. > > We have an application on our website which allows Met Police > officers to send out Email newsletters usinf CFMail. > > An officer wants to send out an email with a link to a > document but the link is quite long and goes over two lines > which breaks the link from the first line (i.e. the text on > the 2nd line doesn't stay as part of the text) > > This also happened when he inserted the link just in to a > normal email to me > > Is there anything I can do to ensure that his link stays > together as a hyperlink even if it gets split over two lines? > > > > _______________________________________________________<?xml:namespace > prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> > > * Regards, > Richard Lovelock, > Senior Application Analyst. > > Westminster City Council - Web Support > Cap Gemini Ernst & Young > Southbank > 95 Wandsworth Road > London > SW8 2HG > > ( 0870 906 7482 > > _______________________________________________________ > > > > > ======================================================= > This message contains information that may be privileged or > confidential and is the property of the Cap Gemini Ernst & > Young Group. It is intended only for the person to whom it is > addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not > authorised to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, > distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. If you > receive this message in error, please notify the sender > immediately and delete all copies of this message. > ======================================================= > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MCI's Internet > Managed Scanning Services - powered by MessageLabs. For > further information visit http://www.mci.com > > > ********************************************************************** > Copyright ERA Technology Ltd. 2004. (www.era.co.uk). All > rights reserved. The information supplied in this Commercial > Communication should be treated in confidence. > No liability whatsoever is accepted for any loss or damage > suffered as a result of accessing this message or any attachments. > ********************************************************************** > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MCI's Internet > Managed Scanning Services - powered by MessageLabs. For > further information visit http://www.mci.com > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
