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

[Richard Bronosky]

The problem, for me, with your question is that when I replied from my
Atrix, the mailing list archive did not show the munged effect you
describe. I doubt any of us can help you fix it if we can reproduce
it. Maybe send me one of the actual emails off list?

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Lightner, Jeff <JLightner at water.com> wrote:
> 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
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>
> +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> 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> 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[11803973/33258441022599160899843410070481380387 at WFM]
> Sent from my MOTOROLA ATRIX™ 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?
>
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>
> The email is being read/responded to on the Android connection to our
> Exchange server via the internet.
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