Tim,
Interesting. The two URL strings you quoted appear to be exactly alike
in my Evolution browser. Same length, same characters, same order, ...
However, when I right click on the URL, select "Copy Link", and paste it
into a blank vi session, the "amp;" characters you describe magically
appear.
So.... Time for me to file a Bugzilla with Red Hat. Thanks for helping
me find this.
--Doc
On Thu, 2010-02-25 at 14:53 -0600, Tim Hart wrote:
> I'm pretty sure that it is GtkHtml that is the issue.
>
> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=567697
> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=488348
> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=494315
> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=542007
>
> Here is the link from William's email:
> https://careers.homedepot.com/cg/proJobDetail.do?id=Web%20and%20Network%20Administrator&selectedJobId=30983
>
> And yours:
> https://careers.homedepot.com/cg/proJobDetail.do?id=Web%20and%20Network%20Administrator&selectedJobId=30983
>
> I don't know how to demonstrate the differences if your email client
> is modifying the link, but yours includes "amp;", his does not.
>
> Tim
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage
> <dsavage@peaknet.net> wrote:
> > Tim,
> >
> > Actually Evolution is interpreting and displaying the "&" character
> > quite literally and correctly. It's not trying to escape it with some
> > reserved character (such as itself). In that respect it handles the "&"
> > character no differently than the letter "A" in message fields that are
> > defined as plain text. Indeed the one and only reserved non-literal
> > character string defined in e-mail RFCs for the message data body is
> > "<CR><LF><CR><LF><.>". It means "Tha-Tha-Tha-That's All Folks".
> >
> > In the context of a URL, we might think "Well, Evolution should know
> > better" when it comes to the "&" character. Upon closer examination,
> > though, that turns out to be nonsense. Why should Evolution have to jump
> > through special character set hoops because browsers have the lexical
> > equivalent of a speech impediment when it comes to displaying URLs? When
> > you save a local copy of a file pointed to by a HTTP://... string, h ow
> > many times have you had to rename it to change the "%20" strings to
> > ASCII space characters (" ")?
> >
> > --Doc
> >
> > On Mon, 2010-02-22 at 20:56 -0600, Tim Hart wrote:
> >> It looks like Evolution is giving you the html character equivalent of
> >> the & as & in the url.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage
> >> <dsavage@peaknet.net> wrote:
> >> > Tim,
> >> >
> >> > Here's what I received in my Evolution 3.12.3 client:
> >> >
> >> > https://careers.homedepot.com/cg/proJobDetail.do?id=Web%20and%20Network%20Administrator&selectedJobId=30983
> >> >
> >> > Looks like a third possibility -- no escaping/encoding at all???
> >> >
> >> > --Doc
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, 2010-02-22 at 15:16 -0600, Tim Hart wrote:
> >> >> I will try my hardest not to be offended by that first sentence.
> >> >>
> >> >> Is your mail client uri-encoding the & sign in the url as && or %26 ?
> >> >>
> >> >> Or try without the keyword search in the url:
> >> >> https://careers.homedepot.com/cg/proJobDetail.do?selectedJobId=30983
> >> >>
> >> >> Here's the listing, for those having the same issue as Doc.
> >> >> ---
> >> >> Web and Network Administrator (# 63968)
> >> >> St Louis, MO
> >> >>
> >> >> Date: 02/09/2010
> >> >> Company: Home Decorators Collection
> >> >> Category: Information Technology
> >> >> Type: Full-time
> >> >> Travel: None
> >> >> Relocation: no
> >> >>
> >> >> POSITION DESCRIPTION
> >> >> MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES -
> >> >> Administer the web, customer service email, DNS, and firewall servers.
> >> >> Install, configure, and maintain servers; help users understand the
> >> >> operations of the system, and assist the Systems Operations Manager
> >> >> with the overall web operations, including but not limited to
> >> >> monitoring and managing the network and troubleshooting network
> >> >> problems.
> >> >>
> >> >> ESSENTIAL SKILLS
> >> >> KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES -
> >> >> The successful candidate will have:
> >> >> # Bachelor’s Degree
> >> >> # Three + years of previous IT systems experience, preferably in a
> >> >> catalog, retail, direct marketing, or distribution environment
> >> >> # Must have a strong understanding of computers and computer software,
> >> >> specifically with Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP
> >> >> # Requires problem-solving and formulation, math and calculation,
> >> >> reading, analyzing, and reasoning skills
> >> >> # Must have good communication skills
> >> >> # Requires the ability to work with a diverse team
> >> >>
> >> >> MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS -
> >> >> # Must be eighteen years of age
> >> >> # Must pass the Drug Test
> >> >> # Must pass the Background Check
> >> >> # Must pass pre-employment tests if applicable
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage
> >> >> <dsavage@peaknet.net> wrote:
> >> >> > Tim,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Maybe this is a MS-only site that requires IE?? I just cut & pasted
> >> >> > William's URL into Firefox 3.0.18 on RHEL5.4 and got the same result.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --Doc
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Sat, 2010-02-20 at 14:40 -0600, Tim Hart wrote:
> >> >> >> Really? Still shows up for me.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Tim
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage
> >> >> >> <dsavage@peaknet.net> wrote:
> >> >> >> > Too late:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > The position you requested is no longer available. Search for other
> >> >> >> > positions by using the tools to the left or hit back button to return to
> >> >> >> > your job search.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > --Doc
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > On Fri, 2010-02-19 at 21:05 -0800, William Underwood wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Hope this helps someone...
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > https://careers.homedepot.com/cg/proJobDetail.do?id=Web%20and%20Network%20Administrator&selectedJobId=30983
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Good luck...
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > --
> >> >> >> > William Underwood
> >> >> >> > wllmundrwd@yahoo.com
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
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