pub-external-links_consent on systems without email software

[gregoriopellegrino]

The pub-external-links_consent test is based on a mailto link that opens the email software, but some systems do not manage emails, such as my Kobo eReader.

The result is that clicking on the link does not happen: neither does an alert appear, nor does the email software open.

[iherman]

... which may mean that this is a n/a for the Kobo Reader. Although I could argue that the reader would have to bring up some warning in case the link remains 'active' in the rendered HTML.

But the question is: is there a sensible external link that would work on Kobo? I expect that even if it was simply a call to https://www.w3.org the result would be the same. Am I wrong (I do not have a kobo reader, I cannot check)?

@wareid

[gregoriopellegrino]

From my experience: URLs pointing to websites are opened by an internal browser. A popup appears before opening, alerting the user that an external link will be opened.

[iherman]

Ie, what you say is that the same test with an external https pointer could also work as a test. (And Kobo passes the test because it alerts the user.)

If so, I can easily update the test.