two23 ~~~ I'm afraid I know just enough html to do a little bit of it but not to analyze or explain it. Generally, if you use no other html in a post, a link will show up as a 'hot link' but if you use any other html marks (such as for double-spacing) then the URL that you post won't show up as a link. I'm sure someone else can explain it better.
Thanks--I do know if I format in FrontPage I can make it work, but I was just too lazy to do that at this hour!