diff --git a/convo.py b/convo.py
index a74c9a5..6d6ebf3 100644
--- a/convo.py
+++ b/convo.py
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ class PesterText(QtGui.QTextEdit):
                     if event.modifiers() == QtCore.Qt.ControlModifier:
                         QtGui.QApplication.clipboard().setText(url)
                     else:
+                        if not unicode(url).startswith("http"): url = "http://" + url
                         QtGui.QDesktopServices.openUrl(QtCore.QUrl(url, QtCore.QUrl.TolerantMode))
         QtGui.QTextEdit.mousePressEvent(self, event)
     def mouseMoveEvent(self, event):
diff --git a/parsetools.py b/parsetools.py
index 2509853..52caa5a 100644
--- a/parsetools.py
+++ b/parsetools.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ _gtag_begin = re.compile(r'(?i)<g[a-f]>')
 _ctag_end = re.compile(r'(?i)</c>')
 _ctag_rgb = re.compile(r'\d+,\d+,\d+')
 _urlre = re.compile(r"(?i)https?://[^\s]+")
+_url2re = re.compile(r"(?i)www.[^\s]+")
 _memore = re.compile(r"(\s|^)(#[A-Za-z0-9_]+)")
 _handlere = re.compile(r"(\s|^)(@[A-Za-z0-9_]+)")
 _imgre = re.compile(r"""(?i)<img src=['"](\S+)['"]\s*/>""")
@@ -152,7 +153,8 @@ def lexMessage(string):
     lexlist = [(mecmd, _mecmdre),
                (colorBegin, _ctag_begin), (colorBegin, _gtag_begin),
                (colorEnd, _ctag_end), (imagelink, _imgre),
-               (hyperlink, _urlre), (memolex, _memore),
+               (hyperlink, _urlre), (hyperlink, _url2re),
+               (memolex, _memore),
                (chumhandlelex, _handlere),
                (smiley, _smilere)]
 
@@ -428,7 +430,7 @@ smiledict = {
     ":olliesouty:": "olliesouty.gif",
     ":billiards:": "poolballS.gif",
     ":billiardslarge:": "poolballL.gif",
-    ":whatdidyoudo:": "whatdidyoudo.gif",    
+    ":whatdidyoudo:": "whatdidyoudo.gif",
     }
 
 if ostools.isOSXBundle():