Problem linking to another post on the forum

Hmm...

If I just type the URL, that is rejected.

But if I type:

[Example Link](https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/698055)

Like this:
Example Link

...that seems to work!

I test by posting directly the same URL:

https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/698055

That works…

And as a link

Works as well…

That's interesting, @Claude31...
...and now I can also post directly the URL:

• https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/698055

It wasn't working before, but it works now!

Perhaps a temporary forum glitch (maybe related to their ongoing attempts to fight spam posters).

Well, that’s interesting. I tried the text from your original post here and that reproduced the problem. Now consider this:

https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/698055 
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/698055 
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/698055

Only the first one fails. That’s because the space at the end is a U+00A0 NO-BREAK SPACE. That seems to confuse the forums link parser.

[Update: Well blat! Try as I might I can’t actually manage to get DevForums to accept a non-breaking space. I can enter a non-breaking space into the editor but, when I copy the lines back out of the post, I get back a normal space. I’m not sure how you managed to create the code block in your first post. So, the example above doesn’t work. To get it to work, copy the first line into a text editor and replace the trailing space with a non-broking space (type option-Space).]

On the Mac it’s easy to insert non-breaking spaces by accidentally leave option pressed when you press space.

If you file a bug about this and then post the number, I’ll make sure the right folks see it.

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Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

Thanks Quinn, that's interesting, but now the plot thickens...

I can directly enter this url (and it works as a link):
https://kirkville.com/intego-mac-podcast-episode-236-install-macos-monterey-on-a-15-year-old-mac/

...but if I try to add it as a "link", I get the errors:

• "Please fix the following URL related errors:"
• "This domain is not a permitted domain on this forums."

now the plot thickens

Based on previous conversations I’ve had with the DevForums maintainers, my understanding as that this behaviour is expected.

I never asked why it works that way but, now that I think about it, it makes some sense. It prevents folks disguising a bogus URL. If you want to post a link to a site that’s not on the allowlist, you have to make that link clearly visible in the text.

Share and Enjoy
—
Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

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