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== SYMPTOMS == | == SYMPTOMS == | ||
When clicking an HTML link containing a | 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. | ||
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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.<br /> | 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.<br /> | ||
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Insert a null value (%20) in the HTML | Insert a null value (%20) in the HTML "mailto:" tag as follows: | ||
<div class="indent"> | <div class="indent"> | ||
<a href="mailto:%20">SEND E-MAIL</a> | |||
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<li><p>In NotePad, create and save a file named Testmail.htm with the following HTML code:</p> | <li><p>In NotePad, create and save a file named Testmail.htm with the following HTML code:</p> | ||
<pre class="codesample"> | <pre class="codesample"> <HTML> | ||
<HEAD> | |||
<TITLE>Test Mail</TITLE> | |||
</HEAD> | |||
<BODY> | |||
<a href="mailto:">SEND E-MAIL</a> | |||
</BODY> | |||
</HTML> | |||
</pre></li> | </pre></li> | ||
<li>Double-click the Testmail.htm file to open it in Microsoft Internet Explorer.</li> | <li>Double-click the Testmail.htm file to open it in Microsoft Internet Explorer.</li> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:04, 21 July 2020
Article ID: 169286
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition
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:
<a href="mailto:%20">SEND E-MAIL</a>
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce Problem
In NotePad, create and save a file named Testmail.htm with the following HTML code:
<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Test Mail</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <a href="mailto:">SEND E-MAIL</a> </BODY> </HTML>- Double-click the Testmail.htm file to open it in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- Click the SEND E-MAIL link.
RESULT: A new e-mail message is opened in Outlook containing a slash (/) in the To field.
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