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<john.mccrory4@b...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the tip, most links seem to go over the one line mark
> these days so how do I make a tiny url ?

Go to http://tinyurl.com/ and paste your original link in the box
marked 'Enter a long URL to make tiny:' and press Enter or click on
the button. This will generate a new tinyurl address for you, which
you can then paste wherever you want.

A word of warning - because tinyurl completely masks the website you
are being referred to until you get there, it is possible to end up
in websites you might not wish to visit by clicking on a tinyurl
link. This has obvious potential consequences when done from work
networks which use software to prevent staff visiting 'inappropriate'
websites, for example, so it's a sensible precaution to consider
where the tinyurl has come from if it's one you've been sent or
referred to, and likewise it's a considerate gesture to tell people a
bit more information about what you are referring them to instead of
just expecting them to blindly click on something that could
conceivably take them absolutely anywhere.