From: cshenk@virginia-beach.com   
      
   Cindy Hamilton wrote:   
      
   > On 2025-09-29, badgolferman  wrote:   
   > > On 09/29/2025 10:22, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:   
   > >> On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:08:16 -0400, badgolferman   
   > >>  wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >>> On 09/28/2025 21:39, Ed P wrote:   
   > >>>> Oh, so close, but no cigar   
   > > > > >   
   > >>>> https://tinyurl.com/43xwx3r2   
   > > > > >   
   > > > >   
   > >>> FYI...   
   > > > >   
   > >>> TinyURLs are not trusted by many people.  You never know what's   
   > on the >>> other side of that link and it's suspicious.  The regular   
   > URL copied   
   > > > > from the address bar is more appropriate.   
   > > > >   
   > > > >   
   > >>   
   > >>   Is there a better way to   shorten  those  links   
   > >> that are   forever  long  .. ?   .. to post in usenet or emails.   
   > >>   John T.   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > How much effort is involved in copy/paste from the address bar?   
   > > It's certainly less steps than creating a TinyURL.   
   >   
   > Newsreaders can wrap the URL by inserting CR (or CRLF), making it   
   > a pain to use.   
   >   
   > > The original URL provides lots of information about the hosting   
   > > website and whether it's safe to click on it.  That would be my   
   > > suggestion.   
   >   
   > The best thing is to provide the full URL and the tinyurl.   
      
   Encase it in < > marks to keep it together.   
      
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