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Re: URL expertise needed, please!

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From "David B." <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk>
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Subject Re: URL expertise needed, please!
Date Sun, 6 Jul 2025 08:42:47 +0100
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On 05/07/2025 18:38, Brock McNuggets wrote:
> On Jul 4, 2025 at 12:33:12 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote
> <mcqojoFghm9U1@mid.individual.net>:
> 
>> On 27/06/2025 06:22, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>> On Jun 26, 2025 at 12:04:19 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote
>>> <mc5jtjF93kU1@mid.individual.net>:
>>>
>>>> On 26/06/2025 17:21, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>> [....]
>>>>>>> You clicked a link on an image?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *YES*!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In THIS image https://i.ibb.co/LXtfG3Kk/Image-26-08-2023-at-10-09.jpg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The lowest three items in a blue font are LIVE links! (Using Safari)
>>>>>
>>>>> No, it is am image.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some tools will do automatic OCR, though, to try to read it. Sounds like
>>>>> whatever tool you used had a failure in that.
>>>>>
>>>>> Using Shottr I had it look at a rectangle and it got this:
>>>>> -----
>>>>> found here: https://www.canadacompanyregistry.com/companies/etresoft-inc/
>>>>> PO Box number!!!!!
>>>>> C forums - https://discussions.apple.com/profile/HunterBD/participation - but
>>>>> was 'banned' whe
>>>>> ils on Linkedin here:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/boaterdave/
>>>>> duct!
>>>>> -----
>>
>>>> All I do is hover my cursor over the blue font item(s) and it turns into
>>>> an active link. This only happens with Safari, not Firefox or Chrome.
>>>
>>> Not even loading for me right now. But it is still OCR. Odd it errored like
>>> that.
>>
>> Can you please explain the 'jumble' shown in your post at the left side?
>>
>> https://i.ibb.co/5hgDBkRK/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-18-00-04.png
> 
> Rectangular selection from the image. This is just a mock up of such a
> selection but gives the idea:
> 
> https://shottr.cc/s/PUB7/SCR-20250705-frm
> 
> The OCR just "saw" what I selected (the darker rectangle).

Ah! NOW I understand!

Btw, the links in that darker part of your image STILL 'work' for me.

VERY clever tech! ;-)

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URL expertise needed, please! (was - I expect you know this!) "David B." <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-06-25 09:40 +0100
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    Re: URL expertise needed, please! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-06-26 16:00 +0000
      Re: URL expertise needed, please! "David B." <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-06-26 17:14 +0100
        Re: URL expertise needed, please! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-06-26 16:21 +0000
          Re: URL expertise needed, please! "David B." <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-06-26 20:04 +0100
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              Re: URL expertise needed, please! "David B." <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-06-26 22:10 +0100
              Re: URL expertise needed, please! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-06-27 04:29 +0000
            Re: URL expertise needed, please! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-06-27 05:22 +0000
              Re: URL expertise needed, please! "David B." <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-04 20:33 +0100
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                Re: URL expertise needed, please! "David B." <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-06 08:42 +0100
                Re: URL expertise needed, please! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-06 08:02 +0000
                Re: URL expertise needed, please! % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-07-06 07:21 -0700
                Re: URL expertise needed, please! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-06 17:01 +0000
                Re: URL expertise needed, please! % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-07-06 13:29 -0700
                Re: URL expertise needed, please! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-06 23:22 +0000
                Re: URL expertise needed, please! % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-07-06 16:29 -0700
                Re: URL expertise needed, please! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-06 23:35 +0000
                Re: URL expertise needed, please! % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-07-06 16:52 -0700
                Re: URL expertise needed, please! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-07 00:03 +0000
                Re: URL expertise needed, please! % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-07-06 17:12 -0700
                Re: URL expertise needed, please! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-07 00:18 +0000
                Re: URL expertise needed, please! % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-07-06 17:32 -0700
                Re: URL expertise needed, please! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-07-07 04:23 +0000

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