[Fmpro] Link, another try

[James Ryan]

Hi Chris,
Fair enough. That being said, I'm curious how pro advertisers do it?   
They send emails that look like web pages with product pictures and  
multiple embedded links (e.g. Apple, MacMall, iTunes) , and though I  
don't have one handy to decode, I'm guessing the links are very long  
(they have thousands of products), just as they would be when you  
click on a link on their website.  Interestingly, the brackets have  
worked for me on other forums for very long links, though I will admit  
that this could just be luck.  I will pass this on to my techie friend  
and ask him where he got his info.

Thanks,

J

On Apr 4, 2008, at 4:11 PM, Christopher Alpiar wrote:

> I think you have busted a myth lol.
>
> Unfortunately the bracket does no such thing. Some mail programs are
> going to cut any string at a certain number of characters regardless,
> others will strip anything looking like an html tag (< ). There is no
> cure-all I can assure you. The best thing to do however is to hit the
> return key after you paste a link in, a carriage return in the email
> often helps keep a URL intact. The other option is to use on of those
> websites that makes aliases for you that keeps the link under the
> average length where many of those pesky mail clients will cut off the
> string and force it on the next line. Especially when someone replies
> from a cell phone or PDA where the maximum characters is severely
> limited per line, then it just gets ugly. Best advice is for your own
> links in your websites, keep them as short as possible, never use
> spaces, and always make everything lower case. But as for reprinting
> crazy long links in email if it breaks in the middle like this
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071591583/ref=amb_link_6595252_1?
>
> pf_rd_m
> =
> ATVPDKIKX0DER
> &pf_rd_s
> =
> center
> -7
> &pf_rd_r
> =1SQXZCD20EVT0MDW4VMQ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=379327401&pf_rd_i=507846
>
> double check when you paste it in and find the place that there is any
> space or tab and reconnect the lines. Sometimes there can be a space
> (as in from the spacebar) and its at the line-break so it isnt
> obvious, making it even more tricky...
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071591583/ref=amb_link_6595252_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-7&pf_rd_r=1SQXZCD20EVT0MDW4VMQ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=379327401&pf_rd_i=507846
>
> This should let your link stay in tact
>
> The last thing to do is to use Notepad or a similar text editor and
> copy and past the parts together to form one single string and then
> paste it in your browser, tho that is a pain.
>
>
> Christopher Kennedy Alpiar
> Cinematic Composer
> 937.294.0900 (Dayton Studio)
> 310.339.9603 (Los Angeles)
> 877.294.0912 (Toll Free)
> www.alpiar.com
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> On Apr 4, 2008, at 3:41 PM, James Ryan wrote:
>
>> How do you like that.  It appears the FMPRO server strips imbedded
>> links.  Guess we're back to the brackets.  The embedded links do  
>> work,
>> however when emailing directly to a person's email address.
>>
>> J
>>
>>
>> On Apr 4, 2008, at 3:36 PM, James Ryan wrote:
>>
>>> I just tried it sending the email directly to myself instead of to
>>> the
>>> FMPRO and it worked.  I'm going to try it again here with a new
>>> email,
>>> not a reply to see if it works.  Try this:
>>>
>>> Google
>>>
>>> If anyone is even interested in this, please let me know if the  
>>> above
>>> word does in fact take you to Google.  Of course I will know the
>>> minute it comes back to me via the FMPRO, but I'm curious if anyone
>>> else has the problem.
>>>
>>> James
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