On 12/7/11 12:53 PM, JohnW-Mpls wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:39:34 -0800, "David E. Ross" <nobody@nowhere.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/5/11 3:28 AM, Ant wrote:
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to remove the < and > symbols that surround the URLs with
>>> sending links through e-mails (right click on a link on a web page)? I
>>> find them annoying. :(
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance. :)
>>
>> Some form of bracket is required per RFC 3986. The example by Shagnasty
>> is excellent. If you put your cursor over the URI, you will see that it
>> is incomplete, ending where the line of text ends.
>>
>> The < and > are the recommended brackets. However, I use [ and ] when
>> submitting a message via a Web site's "Contact Us" Web page because <
>> and > have special meanings in HTML.
>>
>> See Appendix C "Delimiting a URI in Context" at
>> <ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3986.txt>.
>
> I'd like to use [] rather than <> (no HTML confusion and no shift key req'd)
> but is it OK per RFC 3986 & to keep links together as mentioned by
> Shagnasty?
>
Yes, square brackets are acceptable. So are braces { and } and quotes.
As I indicated, I use [ and ] when entering a message in a Web form
since such forms expect HTML, where < and > are used to delimit tags.
--
David E. Ross
<http://www.rossde.com/>.
Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive
bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation.
© 1997 by David E. Ross
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