Microsoft KB Archive/169286

= OL97: Missing Delivery Information in HTML Code Inserts Slash =

Article ID: 169286

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q169286



SYMPTOMS
When clicking an HTML link containing a "mailto:" tag with no delivery information, Microsoft Outlook 97 will insert a slash (/) in the To field of the e-mail message.



RESOLUTION
To open an Outlook e-mail message containing no delivery information from an HTML link, you must insert a null value in the HTML mailto: tag.

Insert a null value (%20) in the HTML "mailto:" tag as follows:

SEND E-MAIL



Steps to Reproduce Problem
  In NotePad, create and save a file named Testmail.htm with the following HTML code:   Test Mail   SEND E-MAIL </BODY> </HTML> </li> <li>Double-click the Testmail.htm file to open it in Microsoft Internet Explorer.</li> <li>Click the SEND E-MAIL link.</li></ol>

RESULT: A new e-mail message is opened in Outlook containing a slash (/) in the To field.

Keywords: kbcode kbhowto KB169286

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