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Subject:Re: EMBEDDING URLS IN E-MAIL? From:Jane Bergen <janeber -at- CYBERRAMP -dot- NET> Date:Sun, 15 Jun 1997 00:29:42 +0600
On 14 Jun 97, Paul or Bonnie Bobbitt wrote:
> Can anyone tell me how to embed URLs in the text of e-mail? I am
> using Netscape Navigator 3.0. I know how to attach, but not how to
> embed so that the reader can click on the address and be taken to
> the internet.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Bonnie Bobbitt
All you have to do is type it with the standard URL form:
It's up to the RECIPIENT's mail program to do the translating. Most
programs now can do this (Pegasus, Outlook, MS Mail, MS Exchange,
and...I think...Eudora Lite and Eudora Pro). I don't know about
Netscape mail. So, Bonnie, the bottom line is that you only need to
supply the address. Beyond that, there is nothing you can do if the
recipient's program can't read it.
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-
Hope that helps.
Jane Bergen
Jane Bergen, Technical Writer
AnswerSoft, Inc. - Dallas, TX
janeber -at- cyberramp -dot- net
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