Re: A general tip on posting URLs

2003-02-25 Thread Sque 


Denny Davis wrote:

At 11:18 PM +1100 on 02/17/03, Sque wittily wrote:


A pile of BS is what I wittily wrote. :(

Plain text email doesn't have a option to underline so it follows that
the server strips the underline out regardless. Underlining can not be
used on these lists so we're stuck with . Anything in the past that I
have sent underlined is treated as a plain http:// link as far as the
receiver is concerned.

As these links return to me in the correct format, I have wrongly
assumed that I was doing something right. :(
Thank you to the few people who replied over the various lists.


http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/games/

the point is that a long URL will wrap for some people not matter how you
send it and also there is a rule that says that a URL like
http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/games/  should have  and  at each end. It is
the proper way to do it. Just because you haven't heard of problems doesn't
mean that there weren't any.
When the URL is long like some of the ones that span two or three lines it
really makes a difference. At least if there are problems in spite of the
fact that you followed the protocol it isn't your fault then. Otherwise it is
your fault as you aren't following the protocol.
  






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Re: A general tip on posting URLs

2003-02-24 Thread Denny Davis 
At 11:18 PM +1100 on 02/17/03, Sque wittily wrote:



No thanks, I prefer to underline. As above. Just looks nicer and I'm yet
to hear anyone having problems if the link is properly sent. EG The
email client in Mozilla DOES have problems doing this in some versions
as pickle and I have discussed in the past.
You'd think that the list nanny who had penned the offending link would
know better. :) Only joking, I enjoy the Bell list.
You can always copy and paste into simpletext or notepad.


the point is that a long URL will wrap for some people not matter how you
send it and also there is a rule that says that a URL like
http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/games/  should have  and  at each end. It is
the proper way to do it. Just because you haven't heard of problems doesn't
mean that there weren't any.
When the URL is long like some of the ones that span two or three lines it
really makes a difference. At least if there are problems in spite of the
fact that you followed the protocol it isn't your fault then. Otherwise it is
your fault as you aren't following the protocol.
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Re: A general tip on posting URLs

2003-02-17 Thread Sque 


Paul Stamsen wrote:

  In my OE your links look like this

  
http://www.applefritter.com/cgi-bin/YaBB/YaBB.pl?board=powercc;action=display;num=1044807145
 



  As a reminder,

  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.


No thanks, I prefer to underline. As above. Just looks nicer and I'm yet 
to hear anyone having problems if the link is properly sent. EG The 
email client in Mozilla DOES have problems doing this in some versions 
as pickle and I have discussed in the past.
You'd think that the list nanny who had penned the offending link would 
know better. :) Only joking, I enjoy the Bell list.
You can always copy and paste into simpletext or notepad.




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Re: A general tip on posting URLs- except with microsoft

2003-02-17 Thread Sque 
 From where?
Neither of your posts render the link properly, OE is not installed on 
any machine I own.
Hopefully this reply will render the link below properly though I 
haven't touched it.
If you must cross post, it would be nice if we could find the reason for 
what appears to be a problem so your message is recieved properly by 
everyone.


Paul Stamsen wrote:

 I have just been given to understand the microsoft e-mailer does not 
 observe this convention. Pity.


 At 8:02 +, 2/17/03,  out of the ether,  it was  observed:

  I think your links are ok but in OE they take two lines.  The first 
 half of
  the link (the top line) is a hyperlink but the second half of the 
 link (the
  second line) is in ordinary text which a browser will not recognise.

  In my OE your links look like this

  
http://www.applefritter.com/cgi-bin/YaBB/YaBB.pl?board=powercc;action=display;num=1044807145
 



  As a reminder,

  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.


 Note: Removed the gaps from Stuarts post and left Pauls as it appears 
correctly in the reply window. No underlining. NS7.1




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Re: A general tip on posting URLs- except with microsoft

2003-02-17 Thread Sque 
You've left a gap that shouldn't be there.
Thats why its wrapping.



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