--- field_url.orig.txt	2005-03-14 15:55:15.277187200 -0500
+++ field_url.inc	2005-03-14 16:08:58.151747800 -0500
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   db_query("INSERT INTO {flexinode_data} (nid, field_id, textual_data) VALUES (%d, %d, '%s')", $node->nid, $field->field_id, $node->$fieldname);
 }
 
-function flexinode_field_url_validate($field, $node) {
+/* function flexinode_field_url_validate($field, $node) {
   $fieldname = 'flexinode_'. $field->field_id;
 
   // If the URL is empty, or it validates as an absolute URL, or it validates
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
 
   // If none of the above was true, the URL is invalid.
   return array('value' => $node->$fieldname, 'error' => t('The url is not valid.'));
-}
+} */
 
 function flexinode_field_url_format($field, $node, $brief = 0) {
   $fieldname = 'flexinode_'. $field->field_id;
   $output = drupal_specialchars($node->$fieldname);
-  return $output ? '<a href="http://'. $output .'">'. $output .'</a>' : '';
+  return $output ? '<a href="'. $output .'">'. $output .'</a>' : '';
 }
 
 function flexinode_field_url_config($field, $edit) {