VANAGON archives -- February 2001, week 3 (#235)

Date:         Sun, 18 Feb 2001 09:19:35 -0600
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
Subject:      Re: how does one install a link on their message posting?
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Stuart MacMillan wrote:

> Simply type the "http://" in front of the URL in your message, and
> "mailto:" in front of the email address.  Most email readers will then
> display these as hot links to the recipient, not just the text.
>
> I.e.:  http://vanagon.com, mailto:macmillan@home.com
> --
> Stuart MacMillan
> Seattle
>
> '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
> '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969)
> '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly)
>
> Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM):
> '72 MGB GT (Daughter's)
> '64 MGB (Son's)
>
> Stripped and gone but their parts live on:
> '68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT

Thank you Stuart!

I had been puzzling about this same question.
  Both of them work fine when using Netscape 4.7 as a mail reader.

Larry A.

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