Re: URL expertise needed, please!

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>:
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On 26/06/2025 17:21, Brock McNuggets wrote:

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You clicked a link on an image?

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*YES*!
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In THIS image https://i.ibb.co/LXtfG3Kk/Image-26-08-2023-at-10-09.jpg
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The lowest three items in a blue font are LIVE links! (Using Safari)

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No, it is am image.
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Some tools will do automatic OCR, though, to try to read it. Sounds like
whatever tool you used had a failure in that.
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Using Shottr I had it look at a rectangle and it got this:
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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!
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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.

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Not even loading for me right now. But it is still OCR. Odd it errored like
that.

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Can you please explain the 'jumble' shown in your post at the left side?
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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! ;-)