Re: EMBEDDING URLS IN E-MAIL?

Subject: Re: EMBEDDING URLS IN E-MAIL?
From: Peter Kent <techwr -at- ARUNDEL -dot- COM>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 20:34:10 -0600

> Also, if you just type the address as www.whatever.com, very few
> programs can read that...they need that "http://"; prefix. Most
> programs can also now read email addresses: janeber -at- cyberramp -dot- net -dot-

Another tip: make sure the address is preceded and followed by a space.
Don't enclose it in parentheses or <>, or end it with a period. Different
mail programs handle URLs in different ways, and the only way to ensure that
all programs can work with the URL is to begin and end with a space.

Peter Kent

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