[plug] OT: word-wrapping of URLs

[Alastair Irvine]

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:16 pm, Arie Hol wrote:
> On 16 Aug 2006 at 19:44, Tomasz Grzegurzko wrote:
> > You wouldn't have to ``beware'' of anything if you enclosed the
> > url in <> angled brackets..

See below for word-wrap implications.
I recommend tinyurl.com for cases such as this.  It has a form input 
where you can paste or drag a long URL and it gives you a very 
short one which, when visited, will redirect to the original.

> >
> > Tomasz
> >
> > On 8/16/06, Arie Hol <arie99 at ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> > > On 16 Aug 2006 at 16:05, Shayne O'Neill wrote:
> > > > Doh. Shorewall. Gotta config to make it work.
> > >
> > > For some interesting links goto :
> > >
> > > Beware the line wrap !!!
> > >
> > > http://www.lifehacker.com/software/networking/download-of-the
> > >-day-
>
> hamach
>
> > > i- 147020.php
>
> In my case this would make absolutely no difference at all..
>
> Explanation :
>
> My email client is configured to line wrap at 74 characters -
> this precludes the use of any form of bracketing - thus rendering
> your suggestion ineffective for this instance.
>
> Reason :
>
> I line wrap at 74 characters as a courtesy to people who read my
> email messages - this is to save them from scrolling to the right
> for 500 metres - in order to read a long line of text.
>
> I get very annoyed when I need/want to read an email message with
> no line wrap setting and need to scroll 500 metres to the right
> to read the line ( mouse lead is only 1.2 metres long in my
> case.)
>
> So as a result - I use "Beware the line wrap !!!" so that people
> don't accuse me of posting a broken URL in an email message.
>
> Sorry if it causes inconvenience/difficulty or any other form of
> trauma.
>
> Regards Arie
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