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HTML emails in Outlook: Long URLs result in broken links
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We send transactional emails through Sendgrid, and some versions of Outlook mess up the links. They cut them off, so a link like this:
http://links.qarmainspect.com/wf/click?upn=6eONAhGc7sN4EJlyqwg4FRMGC7eHKcIyuF9puTG8Gdnt0414ekjCSP9y1nHpNyVnSL2XbkZetKzO5dcxRR5N7AUzI-2FfIPQjjFNr3U0oZYeLzfG1Phwn34caFriQl3wLZ-2FYTI8y9UqQ8Ra2txQp-2FRXg-3D-3D_5LntF25ee-2FgjH1O-2F4Mz8hGuijHJreXa9ITpWWjYLOL71U7heZBx0IDEy1R-2FJqvahB7gJI-2FynNAxWYeroBDTIVQ0LR6oXl9XZynESjbiMgVDDq896MrF-2F1pQqboUIu6oTqlzAFsLFscwovT5PbIbzGXB6a036Gnue2A4f5fatX2mm463AwgmCWnHRYq6l4fL2oOLdpplM4dwWSWgD5BOvOw-3D-3D
Ends up in the browser like this:
http://links.qarmainspect.com/wf/click?upn=6eONAhGc7sN4EJlyqwg4FRMGC7eHKcIyuF9puTG8Gdnt0414ekjCSP9y1nHpNyVnSL2XbkZetKzO5dcxRR5N7AUzI-2FfIPQjjFNr3U0oZYeLzfG1Phwn34caFriQl3wLZ-2FYTI8
Any idea how to avoid this?
Here is the HTML for the link:
<a href="http://links.qarmainspect.com/wf/click?upn=6eONAhGc7sN4EJlyqwg4FRMGC7eHKcIyuF9puTG8Gdnt0414ekjCSP9y1nHpNyVnSL2XbkZetKzO5dcxRR5N7AUzI-2FfIPQjjFNr3U0oZYeLzfG1Phwn34caFriQl3wLZ-2FYTI8y9UqQ8Ra2txQp-2FRXg-3D-3D_5LntF25ee-2FgjH1O-2F4Mz8hGuijHJreXa9ITpWWjYLOL71U7heZBx0IDEy1R-2FJqvahB7gJI-2FynNAxWYeroBDTIVQ0LR6oXl9XZynESjbiMgVDDq896MrF-2F1pQqboUIu6oTqlzAFsLFscwovT5PbIbzGXB6a036Gnue2A4f5fatX2mm463AwgmCWnHRYq6l4fL2oOLdpplM4dwWSWgD5BOvOw-3D-3D" style="text-decoration: underline; border: solid 1px; border-radius: 5px; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 12px 25px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">See Report and Reply →</a>html url outlook href
asked Nov 21 '18 at 20:18
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We send transactional emails through Sendgrid, and some versions of Outlook mess up the links. They cut them off, so a link like this:
http://links.qarmainspect.com/wf/click?upn=6eONAhGc7sN4EJlyqwg4FRMGC7eHKcIyuF9puTG8Gdnt0414ekjCSP9y1nHpNyVnSL2XbkZetKzO5dcxRR5N7AUzI-2FfIPQjjFNr3U0oZYeLzfG1Phwn34caFriQl3wLZ-2FYTI8y9UqQ8Ra2txQp-2FRXg-3D-3D_5LntF25ee-2FgjH1O-2F4Mz8hGuijHJreXa9ITpWWjYLOL71U7heZBx0IDEy1R-2FJqvahB7gJI-2FynNAxWYeroBDTIVQ0LR6oXl9XZynESjbiMgVDDq896MrF-2F1pQqboUIu6oTqlzAFsLFscwovT5PbIbzGXB6a036Gnue2A4f5fatX2mm463AwgmCWnHRYq6l4fL2oOLdpplM4dwWSWgD5BOvOw-3D-3D
Ends up in the browser like this:
http://links.qarmainspect.com/wf/click?upn=6eONAhGc7sN4EJlyqwg4FRMGC7eHKcIyuF9puTG8Gdnt0414ekjCSP9y1nHpNyVnSL2XbkZetKzO5dcxRR5N7AUzI-2FfIPQjjFNr3U0oZYeLzfG1Phwn34caFriQl3wLZ-2FYTI8
Any idea how to avoid this?
Here is the HTML for the link:
<a href="http://links.qarmainspect.com/wf/click?upn=6eONAhGc7sN4EJlyqwg4FRMGC7eHKcIyuF9puTG8Gdnt0414ekjCSP9y1nHpNyVnSL2XbkZetKzO5dcxRR5N7AUzI-2FfIPQjjFNr3U0oZYeLzfG1Phwn34caFriQl3wLZ-2FYTI8y9UqQ8Ra2txQp-2FRXg-3D-3D_5LntF25ee-2FgjH1O-2F4Mz8hGuijHJreXa9ITpWWjYLOL71U7heZBx0IDEy1R-2FJqvahB7gJI-2FynNAxWYeroBDTIVQ0LR6oXl9XZynESjbiMgVDDq896MrF-2F1pQqboUIu6oTqlzAFsLFscwovT5PbIbzGXB6a036Gnue2A4f5fatX2mm463AwgmCWnHRYq6l4fL2oOLdpplM4dwWSWgD5BOvOw-3D-3D" style="text-decoration: underline; border: solid 1px; border-radius: 5px; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 12px 25px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">See Report and Reply →</a>html url outlook href
asked Nov 21 '18 at 20:18
SørenSøren
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Have you considered using something like bit.ly? I would assume the link is too long.
– Parsa Yazdani
Nov 22 '18 at 0:22
Maybe these links will help for you: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/… stackoverflow.com/questions/12385891/…
– Alina Li
Nov 22 '18 at 6:36
I'm not able to use bit.ly addresses as they are generated by Sendgrid.
– Søren
Nov 23 '18 at 12:39
Thank you @AlinaLi, but this refers to problems sending links in emails from Outlook, not receiving them.
– Søren
Nov 23 '18 at 12:40
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We send transactional emails through Sendgrid, and some versions of Outlook mess up the links. They cut them off, so a link like this:
http://links.qarmainspect.com/wf/click?upn=6eONAhGc7sN4EJlyqwg4FRMGC7eHKcIyuF9puTG8Gdnt0414ekjCSP9y1nHpNyVnSL2XbkZetKzO5dcxRR5N7AUzI-2FfIPQjjFNr3U0oZYeLzfG1Phwn34caFriQl3wLZ-2FYTI8y9UqQ8Ra2txQp-2FRXg-3D-3D_5LntF25ee-2FgjH1O-2F4Mz8hGuijHJreXa9ITpWWjYLOL71U7heZBx0IDEy1R-2FJqvahB7gJI-2FynNAxWYeroBDTIVQ0LR6oXl9XZynESjbiMgVDDq896MrF-2F1pQqboUIu6oTqlzAFsLFscwovT5PbIbzGXB6a036Gnue2A4f5fatX2mm463AwgmCWnHRYq6l4fL2oOLdpplM4dwWSWgD5BOvOw-3D-3D
Ends up in the browser like this:
http://links.qarmainspect.com/wf/click?upn=6eONAhGc7sN4EJlyqwg4FRMGC7eHKcIyuF9puTG8Gdnt0414ekjCSP9y1nHpNyVnSL2XbkZetKzO5dcxRR5N7AUzI-2FfIPQjjFNr3U0oZYeLzfG1Phwn34caFriQl3wLZ-2FYTI8
Any idea how to avoid this?
Here is the HTML for the link:
<a href="http://links.qarmainspect.com/wf/click?upn=6eONAhGc7sN4EJlyqwg4FRMGC7eHKcIyuF9puTG8Gdnt0414ekjCSP9y1nHpNyVnSL2XbkZetKzO5dcxRR5N7AUzI-2FfIPQjjFNr3U0oZYeLzfG1Phwn34caFriQl3wLZ-2FYTI8y9UqQ8Ra2txQp-2FRXg-3D-3D_5LntF25ee-2FgjH1O-2F4Mz8hGuijHJreXa9ITpWWjYLOL71U7heZBx0IDEy1R-2FJqvahB7gJI-2FynNAxWYeroBDTIVQ0LR6oXl9XZynESjbiMgVDDq896MrF-2F1pQqboUIu6oTqlzAFsLFscwovT5PbIbzGXB6a036Gnue2A4f5fatX2mm463AwgmCWnHRYq6l4fL2oOLdpplM4dwWSWgD5BOvOw-3D-3D" style="text-decoration: underline; border: solid 1px; border-radius: 5px; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 12px 25px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">See Report and Reply →</a>html url outlook href
asked Nov 21 '18 at 20:18
SørenSøren
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We send transactional emails through Sendgrid, and some versions of Outlook mess up the links. They cut them off, so a link like this:
http://links.qarmainspect.com/wf/click?upn=6eONAhGc7sN4EJlyqwg4FRMGC7eHKcIyuF9puTG8Gdnt0414ekjCSP9y1nHpNyVnSL2XbkZetKzO5dcxRR5N7AUzI-2FfIPQjjFNr3U0oZYeLzfG1Phwn34caFriQl3wLZ-2FYTI8y9UqQ8Ra2txQp-2FRXg-3D-3D_5LntF25ee-2FgjH1O-2F4Mz8hGuijHJreXa9ITpWWjYLOL71U7heZBx0IDEy1R-2FJqvahB7gJI-2FynNAxWYeroBDTIVQ0LR6oXl9XZynESjbiMgVDDq896MrF-2F1pQqboUIu6oTqlzAFsLFscwovT5PbIbzGXB6a036Gnue2A4f5fatX2mm463AwgmCWnHRYq6l4fL2oOLdpplM4dwWSWgD5BOvOw-3D-3D
Ends up in the browser like this:
http://links.qarmainspect.com/wf/click?upn=6eONAhGc7sN4EJlyqwg4FRMGC7eHKcIyuF9puTG8Gdnt0414ekjCSP9y1nHpNyVnSL2XbkZetKzO5dcxRR5N7AUzI-2FfIPQjjFNr3U0oZYeLzfG1Phwn34caFriQl3wLZ-2FYTI8
Any idea how to avoid this?
Here is the HTML for the link:
<a href="http://links.qarmainspect.com/wf/click?upn=6eONAhGc7sN4EJlyqwg4FRMGC7eHKcIyuF9puTG8Gdnt0414ekjCSP9y1nHpNyVnSL2XbkZetKzO5dcxRR5N7AUzI-2FfIPQjjFNr3U0oZYeLzfG1Phwn34caFriQl3wLZ-2FYTI8y9UqQ8Ra2txQp-2FRXg-3D-3D_5LntF25ee-2FgjH1O-2F4Mz8hGuijHJreXa9ITpWWjYLOL71U7heZBx0IDEy1R-2FJqvahB7gJI-2FynNAxWYeroBDTIVQ0LR6oXl9XZynESjbiMgVDDq896MrF-2F1pQqboUIu6oTqlzAFsLFscwovT5PbIbzGXB6a036Gnue2A4f5fatX2mm463AwgmCWnHRYq6l4fL2oOLdpplM4dwWSWgD5BOvOw-3D-3D" style="text-decoration: underline; border: solid 1px; border-radius: 5px; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 12px 25px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">See Report and Reply →</a><a href="http://links.qarmainspect.com/wf/click?upn=6eONAhGc7sN4EJlyqwg4FRMGC7eHKcIyuF9puTG8Gdnt0414ekjCSP9y1nHpNyVnSL2XbkZetKzO5dcxRR5N7AUzI-2FfIPQjjFNr3U0oZYeLzfG1Phwn34caFriQl3wLZ-2FYTI8y9UqQ8Ra2txQp-2FRXg-3D-3D_5LntF25ee-2FgjH1O-2F4Mz8hGuijHJreXa9ITpWWjYLOL71U7heZBx0IDEy1R-2FJqvahB7gJI-2FynNAxWYeroBDTIVQ0LR6oXl9XZynESjbiMgVDDq896MrF-2F1pQqboUIu6oTqlzAFsLFscwovT5PbIbzGXB6a036Gnue2A4f5fatX2mm463AwgmCWnHRYq6l4fL2oOLdpplM4dwWSWgD5BOvOw-3D-3D" style="text-decoration: underline; border: solid 1px; border-radius: 5px; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 12px 25px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">See Report and Reply →</a><a href="http://links.qarmainspect.com/wf/click?upn=6eONAhGc7sN4EJlyqwg4FRMGC7eHKcIyuF9puTG8Gdnt0414ekjCSP9y1nHpNyVnSL2XbkZetKzO5dcxRR5N7AUzI-2FfIPQjjFNr3U0oZYeLzfG1Phwn34caFriQl3wLZ-2FYTI8y9UqQ8Ra2txQp-2FRXg-3D-3D_5LntF25ee-2FgjH1O-2F4Mz8hGuijHJreXa9ITpWWjYLOL71U7heZBx0IDEy1R-2FJqvahB7gJI-2FynNAxWYeroBDTIVQ0LR6oXl9XZynESjbiMgVDDq896MrF-2F1pQqboUIu6oTqlzAFsLFscwovT5PbIbzGXB6a036Gnue2A4f5fatX2mm463AwgmCWnHRYq6l4fL2oOLdpplM4dwWSWgD5BOvOw-3D-3D" style="text-decoration: underline; border: solid 1px; border-radius: 5px; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 12px 25px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">See Report and Reply →</a>html url outlook href
html url outlook href
asked Nov 21 '18 at 20:18
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asked Nov 21 '18 at 20:18
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asked Nov 21 '18 at 20:18
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asked Nov 21 '18 at 20:18
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asked Nov 21 '18 at 20:18
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Have you considered using something like bit.ly? I would assume the link is too long.
– Parsa Yazdani
Nov 22 '18 at 0:22
Maybe these links will help for you: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/… stackoverflow.com/questions/12385891/…
– Alina Li
Nov 22 '18 at 6:36
I'm not able to use bit.ly addresses as they are generated by Sendgrid.
– Søren
Nov 23 '18 at 12:39
Thank you @AlinaLi, but this refers to problems sending links in emails from Outlook, not receiving them.
– Søren
Nov 23 '18 at 12:40
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Have you considered using something like bit.ly? I would assume the link is too long.
– Parsa Yazdani
Nov 22 '18 at 0:22
Maybe these links will help for you: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/… stackoverflow.com/questions/12385891/…
– Alina Li
Nov 22 '18 at 6:36
I'm not able to use bit.ly addresses as they are generated by Sendgrid.
– Søren
Nov 23 '18 at 12:39
Thank you @AlinaLi, but this refers to problems sending links in emails from Outlook, not receiving them.
– Søren
Nov 23 '18 at 12:40
Have you considered using something like bit.ly? I would assume the link is too long.
– Parsa Yazdani
Nov 22 '18 at 0:22
Have you considered using something like bit.ly? I would assume the link is too long.
– Parsa Yazdani
Nov 22 '18 at 0:22
Maybe these links will help for you: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/… stackoverflow.com/questions/12385891/…
– Alina Li
Nov 22 '18 at 6:36
Maybe these links will help for you: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/… stackoverflow.com/questions/12385891/…
– Alina Li
Nov 22 '18 at 6:36
I'm not able to use bit.ly addresses as they are generated by Sendgrid.
– Søren
Nov 23 '18 at 12:39
I'm not able to use bit.ly addresses as they are generated by Sendgrid.
– Søren
Nov 23 '18 at 12:39
Thank you @AlinaLi, but this refers to problems sending links in emails from Outlook, not receiving them.
– Søren
Nov 23 '18 at 12:40
Thank you @AlinaLi, but this refers to problems sending links in emails from Outlook, not receiving them.
– Søren
Nov 23 '18 at 12:40
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Have you considered using something like bit.ly? I would assume the link is too long.
– Parsa Yazdani
Nov 22 '18 at 0:22
Maybe these links will help for you: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/… stackoverflow.com/questions/12385891/…
– Alina Li
Nov 22 '18 at 6:36
I'm not able to use bit.ly addresses as they are generated by Sendgrid.
– Søren
Nov 23 '18 at 12:39
Thank you @AlinaLi, but this refers to problems sending links in emails from Outlook, not receiving them.
– Søren
Nov 23 '18 at 12:40