Re: 23.0.0; (thing-at-point 'url) returns invalid urls

[Leo]

On 2007-08-29 23:37 +0100, Drew Adams wrote:
> http://anythingyouwant is thus a valid URL, in terms of syntax. Whether or
> not it links to something is another matter. But you have no guarantee that
> http://www.google.com links to anything right now, either.

Emacs pick the word under point and add "http://"; to it to form a valid
i.e. there is a change from invalid to valid that is not...

>
> If you want validity in terms of live link target and not just URL
>syntax,
> then the code would have to actually try the link. Some programs do just
> that to test URL "validity". In this case, I'd say that that is not what is
> called for, and Emacs already DTRT.

DTRT

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