RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

".internal" websites are not rendered

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Description

Description:

When sending a website that ends with ".internal" extension, it doesn't get rendered, it is sent as a clear text msg (not Hyperlink/clickable)

Steps to reproduce:
  1. Go to any chat
  2. send a message containing an actual website that ends with ".internal"
Expected behavior:

I expect it to be rendered, to turn to a clickable Hyperlink

Actual behavior:

The message containing the ".internal" website isn't rendered and is sent as a clear text message.
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Server Setup Information:
  • Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 6.9.2
  • Operating System: RedHat 8.9
  • NodeJS Version: v14.21.3
  • MongoDB Version: 6.0.9

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by sending a message containing a website ending in “.internal” in a chat, then inspect the chat message rendering and URL detection behavior. Done means the .internal address is rendered as a clickable hyperlink instead of plain text.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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