> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 03:56:09 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Stamsen) > Subject: A general tip on posting URLs
> If you remember to add < and > both before and after the URL, it > will hang together, thus: > <http://www.applefritter.com/cgi-bin/YaBB/ > YaBB.pl?board=powercc;action=display;num=1044807145> > regardless of the line length set by your e-mailer and regardless of > which e-mailer you use. > > It's just a nagging detail, but it does help everyone, especially the > newbies (and the oldies, whose memory is slipping) who ask such > questions. As a general tip it is worthwhile, but it is not universal. Some email applications have the option to rewrap a message before sending. Other email applications have options to set specific line lengths on text mail. If the URL is longer than one line these options will introduce a hard return into the URL which will generally make it fail when received. In a list such as this, there is always the possibility that the message is being rewrapped by the list software. This is probably always the case for the digest version. Apple Data Detectors available from Apple, will parse highlighted text and does an excellent job of reassembling broken URLs into useful links. This package is based on AppleScript and works through a contextual menu. It is independent of any settings and behaviors of the email applications as long as they work with contextual menus. bill -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
