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Net Q & A
Question of the Month: August 2002
Is there a way to shorten a long URL so that it won't wrap, and thereby become unusable in an e-mail?
Answer
Long URLs frequently become unusable in e-mail messages because the recipients' e-mail programs "wrap" the text at the end of a line, breaking the URL. This is particularly a problem in situations where sending out a URL to a survey, or online event.
Fortunately, there is an easy solution, drawn to my attention by Rick Klau, of Interface Software:
Visit
Make A Shorter Link, aka
http://www.makeashorterlink.com
The site creates alternative addresses, or aliases, that can replace longer
ones. The site is admirably easy to use, merely paste a long URL into the box,
and the site translates it into a shorter link.
By default, the shorter link leads to a transition page that forwards visitors, but you can adjust the options to delete this intermediary step.
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This page last revised: August 1, 2002.