Linking items seems to work for me, although Titanium users will see the link with the first few characters missing.
If you run your own server, set OP_SwapSpell=0x5805 in patch_Underfoot.conf to fix the spell swapping issue.
Again, if you run your own server, the fix for the missing Neriak book and broken zone points is over at
http://www.peqtgc.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11639
If you are playing on someone elses server, then you will need to ask them to apply those fixes.