[Fmpro] Link, another try

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I have a collector's forum on Yahoo, The European Film Score Society, and I 
have not noticed a problem with members adding links to their posts. One 
thing that I do hate about Yahoo is this: Twice they have dumped film music 
forums into the "adult" section, once to the MMMi board (I used to be 
co-moderator), and once to my Society. Both times I tried to contact Yahoo 
and resolve the problem (get us back into the mainstream), or at least learn 
from them how/why the boards got dumped in with the soiled panty fetishists. 
No one at Yahoo would ever answer my queries. It is ridiculous - two obscure 
film music sites being dumped in with porn without cause or explanation. I 
should mention I do not permit foul language or any explicit sexual content 
at The Society forum. Don't have anything against those naughty things, 
they're simply, and obviously, outside the parameters of the board's focus. 
I don't like Yahoo. I don't like Fascists. - JohnB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Ryan" <jeryan at optonline.net>
To: <fmpro at nxport.com>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Fmpro] Link, another try


> Curiously, I just got a MacMall email, and right clicked to obtain the
> embedded link.  It's huge!  Check it out:
>
> http://www.macmall.com/redirect.asp?mwb=MWB12462&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.macmall.com%2fmacmall%2fpromotions%2fcustom5.asp%3fp%3dLaCieHardDriveBlowout%26wt.mc_id=MWB12462
>
> Perhaps it's what you said about detecting a text only email client or
> server and having two versions, carefully created with carriage
> returns only in the right places and no spaces that keeps it
> functional.  I just downloaded the same email on my Palm Treo.  The
> pictures were gone, but the text with the above embedded huge link was
> there and took me right to their website.
>
> We don't have to beat this to death.  I was curious as broken links
> are always a problem on forums. Since it does appear to be hit or miss
> on our (or at least my) side of the html programming fence, then
> people may just have to paste the link together when they receive it
> to restore it's functionality, and as far as embedding links into
> phrases in emails, I guess it's trial and error as to when it will
> work or not.
>
> In any case, thanks again for the detailed explanation.
>
> Best,
> James
>
> On Apr 4, 2008, at 4:56 PM, chris at alpiar.com wrote:
>>
>> As for pro advertisers links, they will use a redirect system,
>> mostly for tracking so they know who clicked what, and so a link
>> going to
>>
>> 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
>>
>> might very well inside the email go to 
>> http://www.emailAdServer.com/?click=1982391827391823
>>
>> and that number is just a code telling their server HEY James Ryan
>> clicked the fourth link in the amazon book sale email campaign and
>> ok lets forward him on now to amazon to see the book. Indeed pro
>> advertisers also do it to keep their URL's short so that people on a
>> PDA or a cell phone will get the link they want them to get and not
>> some broken mumbo jumbo ;)
>>
>> Hope that is info you were looking for
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Christopher Kennedy Alpiar
>> Cinematic Composer
>> http://www.alpiar.com/
>>
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