XCLN: Mailto: URL Appears in E-mail Message
ID: Q183764
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Outlook Windows 95/98 client, versions 8.00, 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 8.5
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Microsoft Outlook Windows NT client, versions 8.00, 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 8.5
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Microsoft Exchange Windows 95/98 client, versions 4.0, 5.0
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Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, versions 4.0, 5.0
SUMMARY
Messages that are sent with an e-mail message in the body may be converted
to a MAILTO: URL format, as in the following example:
Sample as typed:
greg@company.com
When received:
greg@company.com <mailto:greg@company.com>
This occurs when you use Microsoft Word or another rich text editor that is
Internet aware to compose e-mail.
MORE INFORMATION
Rich text e-mail editors that are Internet aware may show a friendly
representation of an e-mail URL when the e-mail name is typed; however, the
full URL text is embedded into the document and hidden from the sender.
When you use Microsoft Word, typing an Internet name will automatically
convert an address to an embedded URL format by default. This is due to the
auto-correct feature of Microsoft Word, and when active the e-mail name
will be underlined in blue.
When the message is received, the name may appear in the extended URL
format, as in the example above. This may cause problems with automated e-
mail based applications that do not expect the address to be expanded.
In Microsoft Word, you can disable the Internet URL feature by following
these steps:
- From the Tools menu, select AutoCorrect.
- In the AutoCorrect dialogue box, click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
- Uncheck the "Internet and network paths with hyperlinks" option to
disable the feature.
Other e-mail editors used with Exchange and/or Outlook clients may also
exhibit this behavior.
Additional query words:
smtp
Keywords : XCLN
Version : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0,8.00,8.01,8.02,8.03,8.5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo
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