[selowitch]

What is the prevailing wisdom concerning setting off URLs in e-mail with braces?

I find that if I write: <http://www.someplace.domain/> in most e-mail clients, whether in plain text or rich (HTML) text mode, will correctly parse the URL and display it as a working, clickable link. But not always.

What's the best way to approach this? I know many modern e-mail clients can parse URLs without the braces. Should I stop putting them in?

[RAILhead]

I vote no. I used to do it all the time, but, depending upon the email client and URL length, it gets wrapped and unusable anyway -- not to mention that it clutters things up.

Maury

[ReggieX]

Don't do it. Put the plain, full link, and let the client do the work.

Also, those are angle brackets. These are braces: { }

[selowitch]

Originally Posted by ReggieX

Also, those are angle brackets. These are braces: { }

Ah yes, you're right. Thank you.

Darn, looks like I have to unlearn a fairly ingrained habit.
And here I thought I was being sophisticated!