How to deal with long URLs (Useful, but OT)

["Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

(Cross-posting to several lists, for maximum exposure...)

All,

I ran across a website that allows you to take long, ugly URLs and transform 
them into something much shorter and readable.  The website is:

http://www.snipurl.com/teindex.php

Basically, it works this way:

You're on a webpage, and want to send the URL to someone.  However, the URL 
is long, and wraps to a second (or even third or fourth line), and the 
pasting process doesn't work too well.  Or, because the URL wraps across 
lines, the link is no longer 'clickable'.  The solution:

1) Open a second browser window (CNTL+N, or File-->New-->Window), and 
navigate to:
             http://www.snipurl.com/teindex.php

2) Back on the original browser window, highlight the URL for the page, and 
copy it to the clipboard.  Usually, this is simply done by clicking on the 
link in the Address box for the browser, and using CNTL+C or Edit-->Copy.

3) Go to the second browser window, and paste the link into THE LONG URL box

4) Go to the Nickname box on the snipurl page, and type in a nickname.  
There are some restrictions on the characters that can be used.  Basically, 
no spaces or special characters.

5) Click the Snip URL! button.  The shortened URL will be put into your 
clipboard, as well as listed on the results screen.

6) Go to your email program (or browser window with email opened), and 
simply paste the shortened URL into your message (CNTL+V or Edit-->Paste).

That's it!

I hope you find this useful.

Ron Buchalski
BMWCCA #76387
1995 E36 M3
1993 E34 525iT
1999 Mazda Miata

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