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 Note: OpenMP support in Ligra has not been thoroughly tested. If you
 experience any errors, please send an email to [Julian
-Shun](jshun@cs.cmu.edu). A known issue is that OpenMP will not work
+Shun](mailto:jshun@cs.cmu.edu). A known issue is that OpenMP will not work
 correctly when using the experimental version of gcc 4.8.0.
 
 Currently, Ligra comes with 8 implementation files: