Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / June 2004

That's because of the way AOL has decided to handle links.
It's not your fault.  The following excerpts are about how AOL
handles links in e-mail, but I'll bet it explains the problem with
newsgroups, too:

"But AOL's proprietary email system doesn't work that way: your http
or mailto addresses won't be clickable for AOL members unless they're
enclosed in an anchor tag and formatted properly in HTML.

"Programmers at AOL created an email system that looks for HTML tags
in email messages and formats those tags like they would display in a
browser. While the mail reader isn't pure HTML, it does require HTML
tags around email and URL addresses.

"If they aren't, AOL members have to cut and paste the address into
their browser window or mail system. This can cause problems for some
users. New users may not understand how to cut and paste or they may
assume that the link just doesn't work. The mail system may display a
long URL on two lines and inadvertently break the link.

<http://www.netmechanic.com/news/vol4/promo_no24.htm>

                    Marty