Glenn said:
When I type \\server\share into an message in Outlook 2003, \\server\share
becomes a link. I don't want it to become a link. How do I stop this? I am
using Plain Text message format.
Why do you care? You have no control over how the *recipient's* e-mail
client will handle UNC links. Most if not the vast majority of e-mail
clients will make clickable any URL schemed strings (http, https, ftp,
mailto, etc). Microsoft's Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) has been
around for so long now that many e-mail clients will also make clickable
those strings. It is a convenience feature included in e-mail clients.
It is also often not a configurable option to disable this convenience
feature.
There is nothing special about a clickable link in a plain-text e-mail.
The UNC path you are entering is still just text. That it is clickable
is an ease-of-use feature in how a particular e-mail client *displays*
that string. You don't have any control over the recipient's e-mail
client as to how it may parse and display URL and UNC strings.
I don't think Quinn's reply would apply since that would be how to
eliminate a <A> tag for a hyperlink created within the document when
composing in HTML format, not when composing in plain-text format.
