I'm sure this is going to be simple to solve but I just cant find the solution.
When clicking on a link from within an email, Internet Explorer opens but
doesn't go to the link destination but only to the homepage...When hovering
the mouse over the link there is a 'blocked' mention...So I changed the
security settings ('change automatic download settings' in options but that
didn't help) I thought adding the domain of the email sender to the safe list
would do the trick, but no.
I did a Detect and Repair (just in case) in outlook but that didn't help.
I'm out of ideas...
any help would be appreciated.
thanks.
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Ecce homo!

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:38:00 -0800, Pierre
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I'm sure this is going to be simple to solve but I just cant find the solution.
>When clicking on a link from within an email, Internet Explorer opens but
>doesn't go to the link destination but only to the homepage...When hovering
>the mouse over the link there is a 'blocked' mention...So I changed the
>security settings ('change automatic download settings' in options but that
>didn't help) I thought adding the domain of the email sender to the safe list
>would do the trick, but no.

http://www.slipstick.com/mail1/blocked.htm
--
Gérard

yes I've been at that site. but unfortunately, it didn't help. the issue
remains.
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Ecce homo!


"GJ.Oomens" wrote:

> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:38:00 -0800, Pierre
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >I'm sure this is going to be simple to solve but I just cant find the solution.
> >When clicking on a link from within an email, Internet Explorer opens but
> >doesn't go to the link destination but only to the homepage...When hovering
> >the mouse over the link there is a 'blocked' mention...So I changed the
> >security settings ('change automatic download settings' in options but that
> >didn't help) I thought adding the domain of the email sender to the safe list
> >would do the trick, but no.
>
> http://www.slipstick.com/mail1/blocked.htm
> --
> Gérard
>

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:56:02 -0800, Pierre
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>yes I've been at that site. but unfortunately, it didn't help. the issue
>remains.

Only the sender can change this, as stated on that site.
http://www.slipstick.com/mail1/blocked.htm
[q]
It's added by the sender's copy of Outlook; the recipient can't adjust
settings to remove it.
[/q]

The sender changed it and the links are still blocked?
--
Gérard

--
Ecce homo!


"GJ.Oomens" wrote:

> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:56:02 -0800, Pierre
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >yes I've been at that site. but unfortunately, it didn't help. the issue
> >remains.
>
> Only the sender can change this, as stated on that site.
> http://www.slipstick.com/mail1/blocked.htm
> [q]
> It's added by the sender's copy of Outlook; the recipient can't adjust
> settings to remove it.
> [/q]
>
> The sender changed it and the links are still blocked?
> --
> Gérard
>
thank you, Gerard, for helping me with this.

the user received an email from Techrepublic (among others that contain
links). When clicking any link within that email, he gets the behavior
described above in this thread. However, when I have him forward that same
email to me, the links in that email behave correctly, i.e. my I.E. goes to
the link destination.
I'm going to reinstall office. Hopefully this will solve it.