On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Martin D Kealey <mar...@kurahaupo.gen.nz> wrote: > > When forwarding incoming HTML to a text-only list, most mailing list > servers will put the hyperlinks in a footnote, so that that long links > won't obscure the text they apply to. (The better ones only do this when > text text and its hyperlink differ; if the text and its hyperlink match > (like when you have <a href="XX">XX</a> for any XX) then nothing is gained > by duplicating it. That would appear to be the case with this mailing > list.) > > Some mail receivers (e.g. Gmail) will convert bare text that looks like a > hyperlink back into a hyperlink, which is how you get clickable links in > the footnote. >
They don't actually type those brackets then. Thanks -- Oğuz
