> |Sun 1998-09-20 edward@paleo.org (Edward Reid) list.faq
> | > like email addresses but actually have "mailto:" stuck on the front?
> |
> | Well, obviously because they are mailto: URLs.
>
> The format is slightly off. Rfc1738 defines how URLs should look like in
> electronic text. It is a mistake to add <> around mailto urls. There sould
> be <URL:> or nothing around the mailto;
Please consult RFC 2396 which supercedes 1738. the <URL:...> wrapping
has been de-recommended by popular demand.
Al
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