Mail.app :: Clickable URLs ?

badtz

Is there anyway to put in a clickable URL in an email using mail.app ???



It's nicer looking than adding superlong url's..........



thanks!

der kopf

I guess you could try standard HTML. What if you put your link like the following line:



<A href="http://url_here">clickable word(s)</A>



I guess that might work.

lundy

[quote]Originally posted by badtz:

<strong>Is there anyway to put in a clickable URL in an email using mail.app ???



It's nicer looking than adding superlong url's..........



thanks! </strong><hr></blockquote>



Just start the string with "http://"; and it will format it as a clickable URL. It won't appear blue until it is received.

ibrowse

[quote]Originally posted by badtz:

<strong>It's nicer looking than adding superlong url's..........</strong><hr></blockquote>



I think that's what they don't want to do.

defiant

a similiar thread was in GB about a month ago...

it also discussed why html email is the devil.

stupider...likeafox

Thinking slightly outside the box you can use <a href="http://www.makeashorterlink.com"; target="_blank">make a shorter link (dot) com</a>





example: these should take you to the same place, i.e. this thread.



<a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=5&t=001759"; target="_blank">http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=5&t=001759</a>;



<a href="http://makeashorterlink.com/?H3CF16AB2"; target="_blank">http://makeashorterlink.com/?H3CF16AB2</a>;



[ 12-11-2002: Message edited by: stupider...likeafox ]</p>

badtz

i tried just typing it in via HTML [a href= etc. etc.] but that didn't work..........



Are yahoo users unable to accept html emails?



Is there a better way than the "makeashorterlink.com" way?



My idea would be to use, for example, the word "hello" for the link to my homepage.



Thanks!