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tomra
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Sep 6, 2003, 05:10 AM
 
Hi.

Is there a way to "insert" links in the native OSX mail application? I used to be able to do this in netscape but can�t find a similar feature in mail.app?!

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Sep 6, 2003, 06:19 AM
 
Nope
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tomra  (op)
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Sep 6, 2003, 06:21 AM
 
Ok, thanks!
Does anyone know if this application has been "revamped" in Panther?
     
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Sep 6, 2003, 07:29 AM
 
It has been (I use it) but you still cant do text links
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Sep 6, 2003, 09:35 AM
 
Links? Well you basically just write something like

http://fakeserver.com and it will *probably* get highlighted when the person receives it.

Otherwise, you'd have to go with HTML emails, but they suck.
     
tomra  (op)
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Sep 7, 2003, 07:30 AM
 
Thanks, writing down the URL works fine. Maybe we�ll get more features in the future. The application rocks as is but there�s a couple of additional things i would like to see to make it all perfect
     
WJMoore
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Sep 7, 2003, 07:40 AM
 
Originally posted by tomra:
Hi.

Is there a way to "insert" links in the native OSX mail application? I used to be able to do this in netscape but can�t find a similar feature in mail.app?!

Thanks
The functionality I assume you are referring to ie. named hyper-links requires HTML e-mails, something that Mail does not support creation of at this stage (unless you do it by hand).
     
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Sep 7, 2003, 07:48 AM
 
if you have super large links like -
http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com...lfusion_468x60

you could use tinyurl.com to make it - http://tinyurl.com/mivb

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Sep 7, 2003, 11:09 AM
 
I never heard of TinyURL until now. That's a really great idea! Thanks for posting it.

Chris
     
   
 
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