Re: [Evolution] possible bug with hyperlink in e-mail

[Monte Ohrt <monte ispi net>]

On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 15:07, Janus Christensen wrote:
> On tir, 2002-10-29 at 21:41, Monte Ohrt wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I get a newsletter with hyperlinks like this:
> >
> > <http://dealnews.com/newsdaily.html?article,42900>
> >
> > When I click on the link, it comes up in the browser mangled. You'll see
> > that the comma character gets translated to %2c, that might be part of
> > the problem. If I right-click and copy the link location then paste into
> > the browser, it works.
> >
> > FYI, the link works OK from the mozilla mail client.
>
> And with Evolution - at least it does for me.
>
>
> > I noticed that the dealnews site redirects the URL, but I think the
> > problem originates from the link in the e-mail client.
>
> Gets redirected to
>
>   http://dealnews.com/articles/42900.html
>
> right?

Yes that is what is supposed to happen. When _I_ click the link, the
browser gets sent to:

http://dealnews.com/newsdaily.html?article%2c42900

and dealnews redirects that to:

http://dealnews.com/article%2c42900


It is not dealnews that is the problem either. I just sent myself a test
e-mail with a bogus hyperlink, and what happens is the comma gets
translated to "%2c" before it hits the browser. I wonder what could be
causing that. Something in my gnome environment?

> -- 
> Janus Christensen ______________________________________________________
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-- 
Monte Ohrt <monte ispi net>