| |
On Fri, 4 Dec 1998 09:15:13 GMT, Fredrik Glöckner
<fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote:
> "Linc Smith" <ldsmith@pfc.forestry.ca> writes:
>
> > Fredrik Glöckner wrote in message ...
> > so this
> > > URL should be clickable: <URL:http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/
> > > rfc1738.html>. Dunno if it works, though.
> >
> > It doesn't. Comments form others would be good. Although I always like a
> > sample size of one (if the sample includes me) it is not very scientific.
>
> It works for me (Gnus), but it fails to work when it has been quoted, so
> it's probably not a good idea, anyway.
>
> > A) <URL:http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc1738.html>
> >
> > B) http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc1738.html
> >
> > C) <http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc1738.html>
>
> I'd say a browser not capable of understanding A is not RFC 1738
> compliant, and should be fixed. However, I normally write URLs on a
> separate line, so I might as well use B, which seems to be the most
> widely useable.
I'm using Free Agent 1.0, which just doesn't recognize clickable URLs
- that's only for the commercial version :(.
So, I kinda like to have B), for easy cut& paste capabilities.
> As a bottom line, I'd like to say: Whichever you choose, at least
> include the "http://" part! :-)
And what about other tags? I could very well want to point you to
telnet://cshadow.net:4000
, for example.
Jasper
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
18 Messages in This Thread:
  
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
