Gregg Eshelman wrote:
>Not a Mac thing. <> brackets are used in HTML to >denote the start and end of things like commands and >URLs and pointers to images and other files. > Good example, and a plain text email is really .html with a less than optimal conversion back to text when its displayed in the e-client? So there lays the problem? >E-mail clients _should_ be written to know all the >URL beginnings like http:// ftp:// https:// etc >and if there's a < in front of that then *everything* >until the first > (but NOT the >!) should be treated >as a URL/link that must not ever be broken by >inserting a carriage return in the middle of it. > Sadly its not always the case when using brackets and less likely again with no brackets at all. >But it appears that many programmers who work on >certain e-mail clients that support using HTML in >e-mail are lacking in their knowledge of HTML, at >least in certain areas. > As neither a webmaster or token programer one basic rule I picked up is that links are underlined. So rather than defending brackets as the preferable option can you give me a reason or two why underlining shouldn't be used. Please ignore Links sent by Mozilla as its a pure bug. The fore and aft _ gets attached to incoming messages if a word has been underlined to highlight it. As a example, the second paragraph up is what moz makes of your underlined should while everything was what bold? For me underlining is transparent and holds the link together, forcing it to one line without corrupting either spaces or _ characters in a link. It also works happily across all the machines I've sent email from. Examples like Pauls and Stuarts would be easy enough to avoid without worrying about what email client your running, bar Moz. Is this about OE correct, that it can't display bracketed links? -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
