Lee wrote in
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Red Green wrote:

Take a gander at this some time: http://tinyurl.com

I'd thought about using that, but to be honest, I generally won't click
on a tiny url in a newsgroup unless I really "know" the poster
(potential malware sites) and wasn't sure if others would either. So I
figured including the sku# was a sort of compromise in case some
people's newsreaders couldn't deal with the link. (Mine kept it intact
when posted).

But thanks for the reminder; maybe next time I should do a tiny url in
addition to the long string.




I generally won't click on a tiny url in a newsgroup
unless I really "know" the poster

Yep, pretty much what I do as well.

The poster of the tiny url also has the option to allow the clicker to
preview the real address before actually going to it.


Here's one to Dewalt tools for a circular saw.

Actual link:
http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/to...?productID=245

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/6rcpnr

TinyURL with preview: http://preview.tinyurl.com/6rcpnr