Re: Links in email

[Peter Kent <techwr -at- ARUNDEL -dot- COM>]

> Could someone please tell me how to create a link to
> a website or email address in a regular email message?

> Apparantly everyone on this list knows how but me.


> Thank you.
> Kelly Williamson
> kelly -dot- williamson -at- cbis -dot- com


Simply type the URL or e-mail address, including the protocol; that is,
include http:// or mailto: before the address. If the recipient's e-mail
program can create links, it will do so.

A quick tip, though. Don't enclose the link in any way. For instance, don't
do this: <http://www.fakedomain.com/>, or (http://www.fakedomain.com/), or
even end the link with a period. Some e-mail programs will screw up when the
link has enclosing <> or (), or if any character other than a space is found
immediately before or after the link, so to be completely safe make sure the
link is not enclosed in any way. (The a-mail programs will probably create a
link, but when the user clicks on the link incorrect info will be sent to
the browser.)

Peter Kent

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