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Subject:Re: He's at it again
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Thu, 4 Nov 2004 23:37:29 +1300

>Actually, how the link is displayed depends entirely on the recipient's mail
>client, and possibly even how their mail client is configured.
>
>For instance, even this bracketed version is broken/wrapped in Outlook
>Express for windows.  If you want to have the best chances of producing a
>clickable link, your best bet is something like TinyURL.  For archival sake,
>a copy of the complete original link (wrapped if necessary) should also be
>included for if/when the TinyURL shortcut expires.
>
>For those who use Firefox as their browser, there is a handy extension that
>gives you quick and easy access to automatically TinyURL long addresses.
>  > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
>  > ViewItem&rd=1&item=7932233596&category=33615>
>>
>>  That should work. I always cut and paste without thinking about it,
>  > which works too, but the above is better.

On a Mac just put corsor in front of beginning of broken segment &
delete until it jumps up to join the first part, like so:
  <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7932233596&category=33615>

OK, the line's too long to fit across a full page...
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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