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On 2025-03-14 04:39:22 +0000, shawn said:
> On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:58:59 -0700, suzeeq <suzeeq@imbris.com> wrote:
>> On 3/13/2025 8:52 PM, shawn wrote:
>>> On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:15:46 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>> shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:33:39 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:03:58 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Mar 13, 2025 at 7:10:19 AM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 06:10:42 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On 2025-03-13 04:35:13 +0000, anim8rfsk said:
>>>>>>>>>>>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2025 at 9:22:41 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> As far as I know you don't need TikTok to watch videos. It's just a
>>>>> web site like any other.
>>>> 
>>>> I copied the link to notes and opened it from there and it asked me if I
>>>> wanted to open TikTok. I said no.
>>> 
>>> I don't know what is going on with that Notes application but all you
>>> need to do is paste the link into a web browser which would then open
>>> the web page. No need to open any TikTok application.
>> 
>> Right, I've looked at Tik Tok videos in my browser and I don't have the app.
> 
> Sounds like this NOTES program is assuming he wants to use the TikTok
> app. I wonder if it can be configured to open Safari (or whatever
> browser Anim prefers) instead of the TikTok app.

The full link has an http:// prefix, so it's more likely it was asking 
if Anim wanted to open the TikTok website in whichever default web 
browser he uses. Even without the http:// prefix, Notes would assume it 
is a website link. Saying no meant it didn't try to open the link.