[boost] Re: What is it with boost and tinyurl?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-21 06:44:44

Miro Jurisic <macdev_at_[hidden]> writes:

> <http://boost.sourceforge.net/regression-logs/cs-win32_metacomm/developer/program
> _options.html>
>

<snip>

Points taken.

> Finally, URL line wrapping is a well-understood problem, with a recommended 
> practice (namely, enclosing URLs in text inside <>, as I did above) codified in 
> the current URL RFC. Every email and usenet client I am aware of does the right 
> thing with line-wrapped URLs in angle brackets.

Not mine.  Or maybe it's your mailer.  Either way, Gnus is showing it
wrapped and only the first line of the link is active.  Those Gnus
guys are comparatively pretty aware of standards, too.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com