Problem Copying Draft Emails with Web Links in Windows Mail

Okay, this is a weird one. I created a draft email in Vista Windows Mail
that has a website link. I created this "standard" email because it's one
that I send to different people who request some information from me. This
way I don't have to retype the email everytime--I just copy and paste.

However...

I just discovered by chance that when I do that in MS mail, while the link
looks fine, when it is sent, MS mail adds a bunch of additional code to the
front that causes the link to not work. For example, the link may say
http://www.poweraffirmations.com. However, when it is received by the
customer, while the link looks the same, the real underlying link is
something like:

mhtml:{83DC196B-0529-4AF1-BC90-FA87B8F49C59}mid://00000487/!x-usc:http://www.poweraffirmations.com/

which is usless--the link doesn't work.

What's also weird is that if I select the link to look at the properties
before it is sent, the link shows up correctly without the additional code.
And when it is received, it works fine.

Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? is there a setting I need
to change so that this doesn't happen any more? This is really bothersome
especially because the problem is so hidden. There is absolutely no
indication that Mail is adding this additional tag/code/whatever at the time
I'm creating or sending the email. To all appearances, it looks fine when
sent and when received. It's only when you click it that the problem becomes
apparent. I didn't even think to investigate this until a customer contacted
me telling me that the link I sent them didn't work.

Thanks,

Bill

I have exactly the same problem and have had to e-mail my drafs to
myself at a different address and back again so that the drafts can be
saved as finished docs and then forwarded. it is the cut and paste that
seems to cause the links to corrupt wheras forwarding the e-mail saeems
ok and links still work.

Does anyone know how to overcome this short of retyping the drafts from
scratch in Windows Mail ?



Bill M.;524041 Wrote:
> Okay, this is a weird one. I created a draft email in Vista Windows
> Mail
> that has a website link. I created this "standard" email because it's
> one
> that I send to different people who request some information from me.
> This
> way I don't have to retype the email everytime--I just copy and paste.
>
> However...
>
> I just discovered by chance that when I do that in MS mail, while the
> link
> looks fine, when it is sent, MS mail adds a bunch of additional code to
> the
> front that causes the link to not work. For example, the link may say
> 'Free List of 203 Power Affirmations in 6 Categories'
> (http://www.poweraffirmations.com). However, when it is received by the
> customer, while the link looks the same, the real underlying link is
> something like:
>
> mhtml:{83DC196B-0529-4AF1-BC90-FA87B8F49C59}mid://00000487/!x-usc:'Free
> List of 203 Power Affirmations in 6 Categories'
> (http://www.poweraffirmations.com/)
>
> which is usless--the link doesn't work.
>
> What's also weird is that if I select the link to look at the
> properties
> before it is sent, the link shows up correctly without the additional
> code.
> And when it is received, it works fine.
>
> Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? is there a setting I
> need
> to change so that this doesn't happen any more? This is really
> bothersome
> especially because the problem is so hidden. There is absolutely no
> indication that Mail is adding this additional tag/code/whatever at the
> time
> I'm creating or sending the email. To all appearances, it looks fine
> when
> sent and when received. It's only when you click it that the problem
> becomes
> apparent. I didn't even think to investigate this until a customer
> contacted
> me telling me that the link I sent them didn't work.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill


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MoganDave

how can I create a bcc for my email heading?
thank you,
maureen

"Maureen at Galavanteers Travel Co" <galavanteers@comcast.net> wrote in
message news:AFD97150-3307-479C-B51D-11B8610D903F@microsoft.com...
> how can I create a bcc for my email heading?
> thank you,
> maureen

After starting the outgoing message, click on View and then All Headers
in the create message window.

Hey, I just wasted a couple hours of my life, but I figured it out. Go
to tools, options, security. Find the box under "download images" that
says "block images and other external content in httml" UNCLICK that
box, do the whole "apply" thing, and it should work. It worked for me.


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jayski