Microsoft KB Archive/243169

= OLEXP: How to Send a Hyperlink to an America Online User from Outlook Express =

Article ID: 243169

Article Last Modified on 1/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q243169



For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express



SUMMARY
This article describes how to send a hyperlink to an America Online (AOL) user from Outlook Express.



MORE INFORMATION
Hyperlinks embedded into Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) e-mail sent from Outlook Express do not translate correctly through AOL's e-mail system. The hyperlinks arrive as source code in the source section of the e-mail. The text-only format is displayed correctly, but the links are not sent as hyperlinks.

To correctly send a hyperlink to an AOL user:  Start Outlook Express. On the Tools menu, click Options. On the Send tab, click Text Only.  Send a test link (preferably on its own line) using the following format: http://www.microsoft.com 

This example creates a hyperlink (www.microsoft.com) when you send a message to an AOL user from Outlook Express.

Additional query words: hotlink spam

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