Insert hyperlink - relative links with @ in the path

[dmclean]

Hi there. We're using MS Word (2002, SP2) as input to a content management
system, and need to be able to insert relative hyperlinks that contain an @
in the path (e.g., /path/@location/test.doc). Using the Insert Hyperlink
functionality, MS Word automatically converts these relative links to
mailto:. We need them to remain hyperlinks.

Is there a way to stop MS Word 2002 from automatically converting relative
links with an @ to mailto:? This didn't happen with previous versions of
Word.