When I type a URL in angle brackets, such as <http://www.example.com>, in a comment, the URL is not detected and linked. Supporting this would allow links to be used more naturally in the flow of text in a comment.

When I type a URL in angle brackets, such as <http://www.example.com>, in a comment, the URL is not detected and linked. Supporting this would allow links to be used more naturally in the flow of text in a comment.

This notation is recommended for embedding URLs in running text by RFC 2396; quotes are also recommended (I do not know if quotes work or not).