Re: the Ford model T

From	Axel <none@not.here>
Newsgroups	aus.cars, aus.computers
Subject	Re: the Ford model T
Date	2026-08-26 17:05 +1000
Message-ID	<nf7hibFkj04U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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Rod Speed wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:39:24 +1000, Axel <none@not.here> wrote:
>
>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:57:28 +1000, Axel <none@not.here> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:34:06 +1000, Axel <none@not.here> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:04:03 +1000, Axel <none@not.here> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:59:59 +1000, Axel <none@not.here> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:47:12 +1000, Axel <none@not.here> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_A_(1927%E2%80%931932)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> That link doesn't work
>>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_A
>>>>>>>>>>> does and then select the bottom one
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> it works here,
>>>>>
>>>>>> I copied the link from the url bar,
>>>>>
>>>>> There is no url bar with any usenet client I have ever
>>>>> used, I just click/tap on the link in the body of the post
>>>
>>>> no, the browser
>>>
>>> What is the point of copying the link from the browser url bar when
>>> you have clicked or tapped on the link in the usenet client ?
>>
>> I'm just saying the original link that didn't work for you
>
> And plenty of other usenet clients
>
>> was copied   from the FF url bar and pasted here
>
> Nothing to do with the browser used, everything
> to do with what the usenet client passes to the
> browser when you click or tap on the link
>

yep

>>>>>> which showed the later part as: Ford_Model_A_(1927–1932)
>>>>>> Thunderbird must have put the html code in
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What matters is whether it works everywhere
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't know why it wouldn't.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Its clearly the bit in brackets that stops it working
>>>>>>> although in this case the trailing ) does make it
>>>>>>> thru to the browser. That is often the problem
>>>>>>> when it doesnt
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> what browser are you using?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Chrome, but I am using Opera as a usenet client
>>>>>>> and that's significant because that's what cuts
>>>>>>> the link from the post when you click on it
>>>>>
>>>>>> seems that's what's causing the problem
>>>>>
>>>>> Doesn't work properly in NewsTap on an iphone either
>>>>>
>>>>> In that case it just drops the trailing ) and wiki asks
>>>>> if the full link with the ) included is what I intended
>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I used FF
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>


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Re: the Ford model T Axel <none@not.here> - 2026-08-26 07:34 +1000
  Re: the Ford model T "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-08-26 09:06 +1000
    Re: the Ford model T Axel <none@not.here> - 2026-08-26 12:57 +1000
      Re: the Ford model T "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-08-26 13:31 +1000
        Re: the Ford model T Axel <none@not.here> - 2026-08-26 15:39 +1000
          Re: the Ford model T "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-08-26 16:01 +1000
            Re: the Ford model T Axel <none@not.here> - 2026-08-26 17:05 +1000

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