DulwichLondoner Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Email notifications about new replies show links to the forum in the form of: , i.e. the address is enclosed within the "" characters. This means the link fails to be recognised as such (i.e. it is not clickable) in some email apps. I have seen it with the popular k-9 email on Android but I understand it also happens with other clients.Could you please remove the "" characters, so that links are recognised correctly?Thanks! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/179987-please-remove-from-site-links-in-email-notifications-links-not-recognised/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianr Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 IANAA but ...a) Surrounding fully specified URLs with angle brackets is actually a long-standing convention, and has its justifications. See for example https://www.w3.org/Addressing/URL/5.1_Wrappers.html. I use them myself around URLs in plain text emails and newsgroup posting, to protect them from line breaks or inadvertent conjunction with surrounding text..b) I doubt whether Admin will want to delve into Phorum source code, or mess about with it, should he find what looks like the relevant bit.c) If you search for 'angle' in Github k-9 issues, what you're complaining about has been flagged. I suggest monitoring there for the time being. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/179987-please-remove-from-site-links-in-email-notifications-links-not-recognised/#findComment-1212907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulwichLondoner Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 Yes, I did look at the open issues on the k9 github page. This was first reported in November, and the case hasn't been assigned (i.e. AFAIK no one has even acknowledged it ): https://github.com/k9mail/k-9/issues/2922 I also tried with Maildroid, and I get the very same behaviour.I am reluctant to try other clients because most other clients store passwords or messages in some way ( https://androidforums.com/threads/email-which-apps-keep-it-private.935578/ ). What is the experience of other forum users? Do links in email work on mobiles? If so, with what app? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/179987-please-remove-from-site-links-in-email-notifications-links-not-recognised/#findComment-1212969 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulwichLondoner Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 PS K@mail hasn't been updated in over a year. I am trying Aquamail, one of the few privacy-friendly email clients for Android, and it's displaying links correctly. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/179987-please-remove-from-site-links-in-email-notifications-links-not-recognised/#findComment-1213000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Administrator Posted January 19, 2018 Administrator Share Posted January 19, 2018 I'll see what I can do. I would recommend the Gmail app on Android, I've tried various others and they all have their foibles but I find this works well and you don't need to use a Gmail email address as your main account. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/179987-please-remove-from-site-links-in-email-notifications-links-not-recognised/#findComment-1213122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulwichLondoner Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 Thanks. It will be a cold day in hell before I use gmail, mostly because of the privacy considerations outlined here: https://androidforums.com/threads/email-which-apps-keep-it-private.935578/ but of course YMMV and I appreciate I am a minority, since gmail is so widespread.AquaMail recognises the link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kman.AquaMail&hl=en_GB and is privacy-friendly.Thinking about it, I wonder if removing the "<" characters might cause the text to be broken across multiple lines in other clients. Mmm... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/179987-please-remove-from-site-links-in-email-notifications-links-not-recognised/#findComment-1213171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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