On Wed, 12 May 2004 13:39:56 -0400, <cowan@...> wrote:

> John Hudson scripsit:
>
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1932026010/ref=sr_aps_books_1_1/202-9092151-2482259
>
> In the interests of keeping Amazon URLs short, it is perhaps worth noting
> that everything after the ASIN number (which is in the case of books the
> ISBN) is dispensable, so
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1932026010
>
> is sufficient.

Good to know!

TinyURL condenses beautifully, creating what looks like a base-36
reference number. The longer one, above, is referred to as
<http://tinyurl.com/2xvvd>.

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