Re: Method for putting web URL in plain text email newsletters

I have Outlook Express 6. I tried the supposedly unclickable link and it
worked fine. I don't think I've ever had any trouble using links that were
emailed to me.

HTH

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Smith" <jay(at)JaySmith.com>
To: "hwg-techniques" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 2:34 PM
Subject: Method for putting web URL in plain text email newsletters


> Hi,
>
> I have just discovered that what I thought to be true may no longer be
> true (unfortunately that is happening entirely too often these days).
>
> I thought that a "fully qualified" URL in an email (i.e. plain text
> email newsletter) would be most likely to be a clickable link in the
> recipients email system.  (I know that AOL users are hosed.)
>
> For example:
>    http://www.JaySmith.com
> should be clickable by the recipient.
>
> And
>    www.JaySmith.com
> would NOT be clickable.
>
> HOWEVER, I have learned today that in MS Outlook Express Ver. 6.00.26,
> **ONLY** the
>    www.JaySmith.com
> version was clickable (in a plain text message).
>
> That user said that the
>    http://www.JaySmith.com
> was visible, but was not a clickable link.
>
> 100% of my previous experience was that the opposite was true.
>
> So.... what is the consensus on what the situation really is and what
> to do about it.
>
> Jay
>
> --
> Jay Smith
>
> e-mail: Jay(at)JaySmith.com  mailto:Jay(at)JaySmith.com
> website: http://www.JaySmith.com
>
> Jay Smith & Associates
> P.O. Box 650
> Snow Camp, NC  27349  USA
>
> Phone: Int+US+336-376-9991
> Toll-Free Phone in US & Canada:
> 1-800-447-8267
> Fax: Int+US+336-376-6750

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