pub-external-links_consent on systems without email software
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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.
... 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)?
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.
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.