Another, arguably simpler, solution: Bracket your links -- long or otherwise -- using "<" and ">". For example: <http://www.sandwich.k12.ma.us/District%20Guided%20Reading%20Program.pdf#search=%22defining%20guided%20reading%22>
"<" and ">" tell most (perhaps all -- not sure) email readers to keep the link intact across line breaks. Very easy. Just make sure any links you send are bracketed between "<" and ">". That solves the broken link problem. Dave Middlebrook The Textmapping Project A resource for teachers improving reading comprehension skills instruction. www.textmapping.org | Please share this site with your colleagues! USA: (609) 771-1781 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Mack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv'" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 12:22 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Long Links in email - use tinyurl.com > One thing to think about when posting URL or web links to a listserv is > "how > will this link look to 1000+ people?" > > We had several instances of "broken links" that have come across to the > list. This happens when a really LONG URL looks fine when you paste it, > but > then is "broken up" in the translation of sending and then eventually to > what the recipient sees. > > Example of broken link (this looked fine when I pasted it): > http://www.sandwich.k12.ma.us/District%20Guided%20Reading%20Program. > pdf#search=%22defining%20guided%20reading > %22 > > SOLUTION - use http://www.tinyurl.com > TinyURL takes a really long link and makes is into a link that is much > friendlier in email. The long URL above becomes: http://tinyurl.com/k65tb. > This is useable by our 1000+ member community where the long URL is not. > > REASONING > 1. Communication - you want people on this list to be able to click and > find > the resource, not to spend time trying to trace what the URL really is. > > 2. Prevents the annoying "The link you sent does work!" message from being > sent out to 1000's of members again and again. (Thankfully this hasn't > happened yet - whew) > > Another one that I use is http://snipurl.com/. Does the same thing, but > allows me to keep my own list of links. > > So, when you paste a great link in a message to this list, take a look at > how it "wraps". My rule is that if link is that half of a line of text is > OK > for a URL. Longer than half a line I use http://www.tinyurl.com. It just > takes a few seconds and can save us all a lot of time and server > resources. > > IF a link doesn't work, resist the urge to hit "reply". Instead, contact > the > INDIVIDUAL not the entire list and let them know about the problem. > > Thanks, > > Keith Mack > Web Administrator for Mosaic Listserv > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Office 360.398.2479 > Mobile 360.739.6477 > Fax 360.398.2679 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
