mailto link gets corrupted with "%5bU%5d" after repeat publishing

[csmart01]

I have found this problem since upgrading to FP 2003. I have a footer bar on
my main Dynamic Web Template with a contact mailto link in it. When I first
published it all was great. Then I notice after making some edits to varius
pages (NOT the template page) and re-publishing the site the link gets
corrupted with "%5bU%5d" coding inserted before the link as well as the full
web address. If I open the template and fix the link and republish it works
again. It also seems a little buggy... doesn't happen every time. I can make
new pages, edits, re-publish and all is well but then for some reason the
mailto gets corrupted with these "%5bU%5d"'s

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Charlie

 

[Jim Buyens]

%5b and %5d mean [ and ]. However, they should come up OK in the mail program.

If not, try the angle-bracket format:
John Doe <[email protected]>
or just the bare address.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*----------------------------------------------------
|\---------------------------------------------------
|| Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
||---------------------------------------------------
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/---------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------

 

[csmart01]

It was entered as the bare address... I'll try using the angle brackets. It
seems like a bug of some sorts... I wonder if it's happening server side by
my provider.

 

[Jim Buyens]

By "the bare address" I meant:

(e-mail address removed)

and not either of these

John Doe <[email protected]>
[John Doe] (e-mail address removed)

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*----------------------------------------------------
|\---------------------------------------------------
|| Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
||---------------------------------------------------
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/---------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------

It was entered as the bare address... I'll try using the angle brackets. It
seems like a bug of some sorts... I wonder if it's happening server side by
my provider.

%5b and %5d mean [ and ]. However, they should come up OK in the mail program. If not, try the angle-bracket format:
John Doe <[email protected]> or just the bare address.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com

 

[csmart01]

That's exactly what I meant by "the bare address"... what in my response gave
you indication otherwise? Thanks for the help.

By "the bare address" I meant:

(e-mail address removed)

and not either of these

John Doe <[email protected]>
[John Doe] (e-mail address removed)

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*----------------------------------------------------
|\---------------------------------------------------
|| Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
||---------------------------------------------------
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/---------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------

It was entered as the bare address... I'll try using the angle brackets. It
seems like a bug of some sorts... I wonder if it's happening server side by
my provider.

%5b and %5d mean [ and ]. However, they should come up OK in the mail program. If not, try the angle-bracket format:
John Doe <[email protected]> or just the bare address.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com

 

[Jim Buyens]

It seems that at first you had square bracket in there, and then you said you
were going to try the angle brackets. None of the characters [ ] < > would
appear in a "bare" address (not an official term).

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*----------------------------------------------------
|\---------------------------------------------------
|| Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
||---------------------------------------------------
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/---------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------

That's exactly what I meant by "the bare address"... what in my response gave
you indication otherwise? Thanks for the help.

By "the bare address" I meant:

(e-mail address removed)

and not either of these

John Doe <[email protected]>
[John Doe] (e-mail address removed)

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*----------------------------------------------------
|\---------------------------------------------------
|| Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
||---------------------------------------------------
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/---------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------

It was entered as the bare address... I'll try using the angle brackets. It
seems like a bug of some sorts... I wonder if it's happening server side by
my provider.

:

%5b and %5d mean [ and ]. However, they should come up OK in the mail program. If not, try the angle-bracket format:
John Doe <[email protected]> or just the bare address.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com