[ale] Preventing Atrix/android from converting embedded number to a link

[Lightner, Jeff]

It is a canned app so we can't change it.  Instead they've creating code for a workaround wherein the return mail will go to a mail box and the code will fix the emails then forward them to where they originally went with the tags stripped of.

My question wasn't about how to do a work around because as noted we've already developed one.  My question was asking there is a way to fix it on the phone itself.

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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kinney
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:18 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Preventing Atrix/android from converting embedded number to a link


+1
The receiving end need better parsing before decision to accept or reject.
On Feb 6, 2012 5:51 PM, "Richard Bronosky" <Richard at bronosky.com<mailto:Richard at bronosky.com>> wrote:

I'm replying from an Atrix on 2.3.4 is the first number getting manipulated?

My suggestion would be to update the processing script to correct the problem the androids are introducing. I know it sounds like a case of "not my fault, I shouldn't have to fix it", but that is what web developers have had to do about IE for the last 17 years.
On Feb 6, 2012 11:42 AM, "Lightner, Jeff" <JLightner at water.com<mailto:JLightner at water.com>> wrote:
We're currently using software that sends out emails with a link for approval.   There is approval button (link) embedded in the email sends the link back with text like the following noting the approval:
NID[11844842/222960883835934179175341074553053493271 at WFM]

This works fine for email replies or forwards from Outlook on workstation or on other phones and even apparently worked on an earlier version of the OS on the Motorola Atrix android phone.   (Unfortunately I don't know what version that was.   The ones we've tested that have the issue are both 2.3.4 and 2.3.5.)

On the Atrix android phone when the mail is replied to or forwarded it is wrapping tags around the numeric portion above apparently thinking it is a telephone number.   This is causing the automated system that receives the approval to reject it as improperly formatted because it is reading the text and the tags.   An example is below:

NID[11803973<tel:22503973>/33258441022599160899843410070481380387<tel:33258441022599160899843410070481380387>@WFM]
Sent from my MOTOROLA ATRIX(tm) 2 on AT&T

Does anyone know a way to make the phone NOT do put such tags on the numeric portion of the NID text?

The email is being read/responded to on the Android connection to our Exchange server via the internet.









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