We actually do have control over how our emails appear on the other end.

As far as I understand, when email is sent as plain text with ASCII encoding (an old standard that is still commonly used because 
pretty much every computer can read it), your email program needs to insert line breaks so that your text isn't one long line that 
people have to constantly scroll sideways to read.

The breaks happen when you send an email.  In other words, while you're writing your email, the text will go to the edge of the 
window and then wrap (i.e., you can resize the window and the text will rearrange itself accordingly).  When you've finished 
composing your email and click "send," if you're sending in plain text mode with ASCII encoding, your email program will insert 
line breaks every x number of characters (usually 72) to make it easier for the person on the other end to read.

Now, of course, in order to protect listmembers from embedded nasties, HistArch requires that all emails be sent in plain text. 
So, if you're using ASCII encoding, your emails will have breaks put in them.  If you're using something else (see Outlook link 
below), it may not.

Here's how to fix most of the broken links:
--In Thunderbird, which is what I use, you can go to Tools->Options->Composition->General and set a higher number for "Wrap plain 
text messages at ___ characters."  For this email, I have the wrap set to 130 characters.
--For Apple folks, this page gives a good overview of the problem and how to fix it: 
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macosxhints/2007/01/sendlongurl/index.php>
--Although I've never used Outlook, this page explains how to make it work for Outlook 2003: 
<http://isegserv.itd.rl.ac.uk/blogs/alistair/archives/51>

Note that the MacWorld link I gave above recommends putting angle brackets (< >) around links, as most programs will realize that 
something within angle brackets is a link and will display it accordingly.

Michelle

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Carol Serr wrote:
> Well, I can think of some ways to perhaps make things easier.  
>
> Increase the size of your email window (at least I can do this, and the
> text adjusts - IOW, expands across the page).  
> But what I simply do is copy the entire link and paste it in...when I
> see that it has been pushed on to 2 lines so wont open with a Click.
>
> You could also reduce the font size of the URL, and hopefully it would
> be easier to copy, for pasting.   
>
> I have no control over how it appears...at your end.  Sorry.
>
> If anyone is Really interested in playing the Name that Gizmo
> 'game'...they can Join the Archaeoseek - Artifact ID Help group...and I
> can send a notice to Members...when new items (by anyone) are posted.
> :o)
>
> (or, if not a member, I could 'privately' send you the pics, behind the
> scenes - upon request).
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On 
>> Behalf Of Meli Diamanti
>> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 11:22 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: rubber items on Archaeoseek Artifact ID Help group page
>>
>> Carol,
>> As an Archaeoseek member, I can go straight to your specific posting.  
>> But the problem is that the url is so long it is broken into 
>> two text lines in your Histarch email, and my computer only 
>> recognizes the first line as the address.  So I can't go just 
>> by clicking on it.  I have to copy and paste the first line 
>> into the address box on my internet browser, then copy and 
>> paste the section that fell on the second line onto the end of 
>> the address.  Is there a way to get rid of the line break that 
>> is causing this, either at your sending end or my receiving end?
>> Meli Diamanti
>>