Trouble posting URLs

[Ron Lindeboom]

It happens because you are not posting the entire URL, Lyn.

Use the complete URL or Linux takes over and “appends” an incomplete URL with the host’s appendage, making the assumption that you are calling a local link.

Best,

Ron

[Ron Lindeboom]

I also forgot to mention, Lyn, that in answer to your other question on the Matrox forum regarding TinyURL.com posts, you can use TinyURLs. They just need to be approved as pron sites and spammers use them to hide things that they want to drive people to, so we check each and every TinyURL before it goes live.

It adds an extra step, but you can use them.

It’s been that way for years by the way.

Ron

[Lyn Norstad]

Hi Ron –

That is the complete URL, Ron.

As I said, the second “https://” is being added, which of course makes the whole URL corrupt.

Regards,

Lyn Norstad
Chicagoland, USA

Co-host of CreativeCOW forums:

Matrox Video Systems
Leitch dpsVelocity

[Ron Lindeboom]

I have no idea what to tell you, Lyn. The only time we ever see an error of this nature is when it is Linux trying to complete an incomplete address.

Would you mind emailing me the address in an email so that I can test it and see what is happening?

Thanks,

Ron

[Lyn Norstad]

Hi Ron –

I sent you the URL directly.

You’ll notice that it is an unusual configuration, but quickly becoming very common (at least with HP).

Regards,

Lyn Norstad
Chicagoland, USA

Co-host of CreativeCOW forums:

Matrox Video Systems
Leitch dpsVelocity

[Ron Lindeboom]

Unfortunately, it may be becoming common with HP but it does not follow the standards of naming and so my recommendations would be to use a TinyURL.com conversion and post that.

No wonder the Linux core of this site doesn’t know what to do with it, what a mess. Damned Microsoft “web standards.” I can’t imagine a server admin setting something up like that.

But TinyURL looks like it will be getting a lot of new business if these things get very popular.

;o)

If you use TinyURLs in our site, Lyn, they will have to be manually approved as we look at all TinyURLs because porn sites and spammers use them to try to circumvent security and filtering on sites that use them. We do approve them if they are valid, they just need to go through an extra step is all.

Have fun, Lyn.

Ron Lindeboom