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>












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  • Have you considered using something like bit.ly? I would assume the link is too long.
    – Parsa Yazdani
    Nov 22 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 at 6:36










  • I'm not able to use bit.ly addresses as they are generated by Sendgrid.
    – Søren
    Nov 23 at 12:39










  • Thank you @AlinaLi, but this refers to problems sending links in emails from Outlook, not receiving them.
    – Søren
    Nov 23 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>












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  • Have you considered using something like bit.ly? I would assume the link is too long.
    – Parsa Yazdani
    Nov 22 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 at 6:36










  • I'm not able to use bit.ly addresses as they are generated by Sendgrid.
    – Søren
    Nov 23 at 12:39










  • Thank you @AlinaLi, but this refers to problems sending links in emails from Outlook, not receiving them.
    – Søren
    Nov 23 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>












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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>






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  • Have you considered using something like bit.ly? I would assume the link is too long.
    – Parsa Yazdani
    Nov 22 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 at 6:36










  • I'm not able to use bit.ly addresses as they are generated by Sendgrid.
    – Søren
    Nov 23 at 12:39










  • Thank you @AlinaLi, but this refers to problems sending links in emails from Outlook, not receiving them.
    – Søren
    Nov 23 at 12:40


















  • Have you considered using something like bit.ly? I would assume the link is too long.
    – Parsa Yazdani
    Nov 22 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 at 6:36










  • I'm not able to use bit.ly addresses as they are generated by Sendgrid.
    – Søren
    Nov 23 at 12:39










  • Thank you @AlinaLi, but this refers to problems sending links in emails from Outlook, not receiving them.
    – Søren
    Nov 23 at 12:40
















Have you considered using something like bit.ly? I would assume the link is too long.
– Parsa Yazdani
Nov 22 at 0:22




Have you considered using something like bit.ly? I would assume the link is too long.
– Parsa Yazdani
Nov 22 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 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 at 6:36












I'm not able to use bit.ly addresses as they are generated by Sendgrid.
– Søren
Nov 23 at 12:39




I'm not able to use bit.ly addresses as they are generated by Sendgrid.
– Søren
Nov 23 at 12:39












Thank you @AlinaLi, but this refers to problems sending links in emails from Outlook, not receiving them.
– Søren
Nov 23 at 12:40




Thank you @AlinaLi, but this refers to problems sending links in emails from Outlook, not receiving them.
– Søren
Nov 23 at 12:40

















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