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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ <H2 align="center">Welcome to the rsync web pages</H2>
 utility that provides fast incremental file transfer. rsync is freely
 available under the <A HREF="GPL.html">GNU General Public
 License</A> and is currently being maintained by
-<a href="email:<tridge@samba.org>">Andrew Tridgell</a>.
+<a href="mailto:tridge@samba.org">Andrew Tridgell</a>.
 
 <p>A full changelog of all the releases, including upcoming releases, is in the
 <a href="https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/NEWS">NEWS file</a>.