Every E-mail client that I have used in the last ~8 years will
automatically link what looks like an HTTP, FTP, NNTP or E-mail address
(and maybe more), regardless of whether it is plain text or HTML.
This is a must for a webmail program to be fully functional as it is
expected to be there. Something as simple as http://ipswitch.com should
show up clickable (this message is being sent as plain text). These
three things at a minimum should be supported in plain text E-mails
within webmail:
http://example.com
ftp://example.com
nntp://example.com
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Even in HTML formated E-mails, these things should be auto-linked even
if they are not. The reason for this is two-fold. Not only is it
useful to end-users, it is also is expected functionality so some
automated mailers are coded to send as plain text and include these
links expecting that the recipients will be able to click on them.
It's not a Microsoft thing at all. Mozilla/Thunderbird and Netscape
have long supported this behavior, in fact it dates back to before HTML
E-mail was commonly supported. Apple Mail, Eudora and I suspect all
other major E-mail clients support this behavior too.
Matt
Grant Griffith - IMail List wrote:
I just want to chime in here and say that if it is a website link or
email address, I think it should display as a link when using plain
text also. I have not played around with 2006.1 enough yet as we have
MAC users, therefore can not switch yet. But I would hope if someone
received an email with a website in it that it would be a link and go
directly to that site if they click on it.
My 2 Cents,
Grant
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*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Travis Rabe
*Sent:* Wednesday, September 27, 2006 12:32 PM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: [IMail Forum] Non-HTML e-mail has no links in 2006.1
Outlook has never _ and _ probably never will follow any sort of RFC
very well. Plain text is plain text IMO. If you like the mix of HTML
and plain text, then you use Rich Text. Rich Text, however, is a mess
as well - again Microsoft.
Be happy that they canot jsut clicking on links. This is a safety
boost if nothing else.
Travis
On 9/27/06, *Marc Catuogno* < [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
Compose an e-mail in say Outlook. Make sure you are composing in "plain
text" and put in a link www.prudentialrand.com
<http://www.prudentialrand.com> and it is highlighted in blue
and is clickable in most other mail clients - in IMAIL 2006.1 it is
not able
to be clicked by the recipient of the e-mail.
Open this e-mail in the webclient if you are using it and Outlook then you
will see what I mean.
Marc
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<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] On Behalf Of Travis Rabe
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 11:52 AM
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Non-HTML e-mail has no links in 2006.1
If they were clickable - how would that be plain-text?
Travis
On 9/27/06, Marc Catuogno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote:
If any of your Webmail users are getting any list or newsletter e-mail
that
is sent in plain text, the links are not clickable. I've been told
that even
when the text has the proper anchor tags, the links are just plain text.
I think this was a bit short sighted and should be fixed.I try to
convince
all my users to send in plain text whenever possible, now when they do
their
links don't work....
Marc
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