I, use the email for listing my auctions on several sites. We, use to have
Outlook Express on the older computer. With this new computer we are using
Windows Mail which I can see now is one of the most useless mail systems.

When I, go to the page that I want to link to, and copy the address at the
top and have it in my que, I then go to the email and click on the hyperlink
button and paste the address in with the Type of File set for http:, and do a
OK.

Now when I save the message, and then go back to it the link works, but if I
go somewhere else in Windows Mail and come back to the message, sometimes the
link works and sometimes it doesn't. Then when you open the hyperlink button
again the address has either disappeared or it has change Type of File to
"(other)" What made it change the Type of File to "(Other)"??

So, I grab the address again, and change the Type of File back to http: and
paste the address into the box, Hit OK. Then on the email I can copy what I
want so I can transfer the information plus the hyperlink to other messages
that need the same information in them. But then when I go back and check
those hyperlinks they have been changed from http: to (other) so now the
hyperlink will return a non-valid-address. What is making this happen??

Thanks

"thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:BF630A06-39D5-4674-A2C0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I, use the email for listing my auctions on several sites. We, use to
> have
> Outlook Express on the older computer. With this new computer we are
> using
> Windows Mail which I can see now is one of the most useless mail systems.
>
> When I, go to the page that I want to link to, and copy the address at the
> top and have it in my que, I then go to the email and click on the
> hyperlink
> button and paste the address in with the Type of File set for http:, and
> do a
> OK.
>
> Now when I save the message, and then go back to it the link works, but if
> I
> go somewhere else in Windows Mail and come back to the message, sometimes
> the
> link works and sometimes it doesn't. Then when you open the hyperlink
> button
> again the address has either disappeared or it has change Type of File to
> "(other)" What made it change the Type of File to "(Other)"??
>
> So, I grab the address again, and change the Type of File back to http:
> and
> paste the address into the box, Hit OK. Then on the email I can copy what
> I
> want so I can transfer the information plus the hyperlink to other
> messages
> that need the same information in them. But then when I go back and check
> those hyperlinks they have been changed from http: to (other) so now the
> hyperlink will return a non-valid-address. What is making this happen??
>
> Thanks

It is late here, and I might be missing something?

But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message body?

Why use the Insert menu?

Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it to the
drafts folder.


--
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK.
http://www.getsafeonline.org/

Steve or Mac

Thanks for answering. Looked at your website and will go back now and look
more into it.
Are you in the UK, I have a lot of ebay customers there.

>>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message body?

But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want to link
to and copy the address bar at the top of the page.
Then I, go to the new message, highlight the text to add the linked address
I have in my que, then click on the Hyperlink icon, paste the linked address
I have in my que into the box, and then click OK to save it.

So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added, but like
what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions that need
some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks attached, into
the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the parts
that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of them and
paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its needed in
each new one, and save the changes.

But then when I copy that part of the message from the 1st draft to the
other 49 drafts, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it from a
http: link to a (other) link and adds more to the address.

here is the link that I, inserted into the first message
http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322

here is the new link that windows mail changes it to
mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322

Windows mail added the following to the front of my original link the
following
mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:

and also changed it to a (other) link from the http: link type that I choose
it to be.

>>Why use the Insert menu?

I, don't use the Insert menu, I use the icon for hyperlinks at the top of
the message window.

>>Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it to the
drafts folder.

Thats what I, do all of my new auctions composition in my Drafts Folder.
Thats the only folder that has the 3 buttons
on the bottom of the message for "Edit" "Source" and "Preview" I, never use
the "Preview" tho, its the same as "Edit"

This is how I've done all my auctions for the last 9 years on ebay, I make
up one auctions information with all the links
attached, then I also just make additional subfolders under the drafts
folder were I can transfer them to. Then I, go to
the one that has all the information needed and copy that part of the
message. Then go to the subfolders and paste
into each message were that information is suppose to be.

But that was using Out-Look Express and never had a problem with outlook
losing the links or changing them.

Terry Layman
(E-Mail Removed)
Natalia, TX USA


"mac" wrote:

>
> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:BF630A06-39D5-4674-A2C0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I, use the email for listing my auctions on several sites. We, use to
> > have
> > Outlook Express on the older computer. With this new computer we are
> > using
> > Windows Mail which I can see now is one of the most useless mail systems.
> >
> > When I, go to the page that I want to link to, and copy the address at the
> > top and have it in my que, I then go to the email and click on the
> > hyperlink
> > button and paste the address in with the Type of File set for http:, and
> > do a
> > OK.
> >
> > Now when I save the message, and then go back to it the link works, but if
> > I
> > go somewhere else in Windows Mail and come back to the message, sometimes
> > the
> > link works and sometimes it doesn't. Then when you open the hyperlink
> > button
> > again the address has either disappeared or it has change Type of File to
> > "(other)" What made it change the Type of File to "(Other)"??
> >
> > So, I grab the address again, and change the Type of File back to http:
> > and
> > paste the address into the box, Hit OK. Then on the email I can copy what
> > I
> > want so I can transfer the information plus the hyperlink to other
> > messages
> > that need the same information in them. But then when I go back and check
> > those hyperlinks they have been changed from http: to (other) so now the
> > hyperlink will return a non-valid-address. What is making this happen??
> >
> > Thanks
>
> It is late here, and I might be missing something?
>
> But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message body?
>
> Why use the Insert menu?
>
> Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it to the
> drafts folder.
>
>
> --
> Regards Steve.
> MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK.
> http://www.getsafeonline.org/
>
>
>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message body?

But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want to link
to and copy the address bar, then go to the new message, highlight the text
to add the linked address I have in my que, then click on the Hyperlink icon,
paste the linked address I have in my que into the box, and then click OK to
save it.

So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added, but like
what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions that need
some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks attached, into
the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the parts
that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of them and
paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its needed in
each new one, and save the changes.

But then when I copy that part of the message from 1 draft to the other
draft, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it from a http: link
to a (other) link and adds more to the address. (

Why use the Insert menu?

Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it to the
drafts folder.

I'm having trouble reproducing this. Can you try using a plain text message
to store the 50 links and copy from that plain text message instead of the
HTML message?

steve

"thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:123CD419-7221-4247-B811-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Steve or Mac
>
> Thanks for answering. Looked at your website and will go back now and look
> more into it.
> Are you in the UK, I have a lot of ebay customers there.
>
>>>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message body?
>
> But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want to
> link
> to and copy the address bar at the top of the page.
> Then I, go to the new message, highlight the text to add the linked
> address
> I have in my que, then click on the Hyperlink icon, paste the linked
> address
> I have in my que into the box, and then click OK to save it.
>
> So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added, but like
> what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions that
> need
> some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks attached,
> into
> the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the parts
> that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of them
> and
> paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its needed in
> each new one, and save the changes.
>
> But then when I copy that part of the message from the 1st draft to the
> other 49 drafts, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it from
> a
> http: link to a (other) link and adds more to the address.
>
> here is the link that I, inserted into the first message.
> http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322
>
> here is the new link that windows mail changes it to.
> mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322
>
> Windows mail added the following to the front of my original link the
> following
> mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:
>
> and also changed it to a (other) link from the http: link type that I
> choose
> it to be.
>
>>>Why use the Insert menu?
>
> I, don't use the Insert menu, I use the icon for hyperlinks at the top of
> the message window.
>
>>>Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it to
>>>the
> drafts folder.
>
> Thats what I, do all of my new auctions composition in my Drafts Folder.
> Thats the only folder that has the 3 buttons
> on the bottom of the message for "Edit" "Source" and "Preview" I, never
> use
> the "Preview" tho, its the same as "Edit"
>
> This is how I've done all my auctions for the last 9 years on ebay, I
> make
> up one auctions information with all the links
> attached, then I also just make additional subfolders under the drafts
> folder were I can transfer them to. Then I, go to
> the one that has all the information needed and copy that part of the
> message. Then go to the subfolders and paste
> into each message were that information is suppose to be.
>
> But that was using Out-Look Express and never had a problem with outlook
> losing the links or changing them.
>
> Terry Layman
> (E-Mail Removed)
> Natalia, TX USA
>
>
> "mac" wrote:
>
>>
>> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:BF630A06-39D5-4674-A2C0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I, use the email for listing my auctions on several sites. We, use to
>> > have
>> > Outlook Express on the older computer. With this new computer we are
>> > using
>> > Windows Mail which I can see now is one of the most useless mail
>> > systems.
>> >
>> > When I, go to the page that I want to link to, and copy the address at
>> > the
>> > top and have it in my que, I then go to the email and click on the
>> > hyperlink
>> > button and paste the address in with the Type of File set for http:,
>> > and
>> > do a
>> > OK.
>> >
>> > Now when I save the message, and then go back to it the link works, but
>> > if
>> > I
>> > go somewhere else in Windows Mail and come back to the message,
>> > sometimes
>> > the
>> > link works and sometimes it doesn't. Then when you open the hyperlink
>> > button
>> > again the address has either disappeared or it has change Type of File
>> > to
>> > "(other)" What made it change the Type of File to "(Other)"??
>> >
>> > So, I grab the address again, and change the Type of File back to http:
>> > and
>> > paste the address into the box, Hit OK. Then on the email I can copy
>> > what
>> > I
>> > want so I can transfer the information plus the hyperlink to other
>> > messages
>> > that need the same information in them. But then when I go back and
>> > check
>> > those hyperlinks they have been changed from http: to (other) so now
>> > the
>> > hyperlink will return a non-valid-address. What is making this
>> > happen??
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>> It is late here, and I might be missing something?
>>
>> But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message body?
>>
>> Why use the Insert menu?
>>
>> Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it to
>> the
>> drafts folder.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards Steve.
>> MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK.
>> http://www.getsafeonline.org/
>>
>>
>>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message body?
>
> But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want to
> link
> to and copy the address bar, then go to the new message, highlight the
> text
> to add the linked address I have in my que, then click on the Hyperlink
> icon,
> paste the linked address I have in my que into the box, and then click OK
> to
> save it.
>
> So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added, but like
> what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions that
> need
> some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks attached,
> into
> the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the parts
> that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of them
> and
> paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its needed in
> each new one, and save the changes.
>
> But then when I copy that part of the message from 1 draft to the other
> draft, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it from a http:
> link
> to a (other) link and adds more to the address. (
>
> Why use the Insert menu?
>
> Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it to
> the
> drafts folder.

Thats the first thing we do is use a Plain Text message to write the items
discription, WYSIWYG, this way we know what the description will look like.
We then convert this text to HTML at the bottom of the Plain Text message,
select all and copy and paste into Item Description area on Auction Listing
Server.

There was never a problem when we used Outlook Express, descriptions had as
many a 5 links added to the first message, then that message was copied and
pasted to the remaining messages without losing the links. For some reason
Windows Mail won't allow this to happen.

Terry

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> I'm having trouble reproducing this. Can you try using a plain text message
> to store the 50 links and copy from that plain text message instead of the
> HTML message?
>
> steve
>
> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:123CD419-7221-4247-B811-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Steve or Mac
> >
> > Thanks for answering. Looked at your website and will go back now and look
> > more into it.
> > Are you in the UK, I have a lot of ebay customers there.
> >
> >>>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message body?
> >
> > But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want to
> > link
> > to and copy the address bar at the top of the page.
> > Then I, go to the new message, highlight the text to add the linked
> > address
> > I have in my que, then click on the Hyperlink icon, paste the linked
> > address
> > I have in my que into the box, and then click OK to save it.
> >
> > So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added, but like
> > what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions that
> > need
> > some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks attached,
> > into
> > the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the parts
> > that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of them
> > and
> > paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its needed in
> > each new one, and save the changes.
> >
> > But then when I copy that part of the message from the 1st draft to the
> > other 49 drafts, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it from
> > a
> > http: link to a (other) link and adds more to the address.
> >
> > here is the link that I, inserted into the first message.
> > http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322
> >
> > here is the new link that windows mail changes it to.
> > mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322
> >
> > Windows mail added the following to the front of my original link the
> > following
> > mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:
> >
> > and also changed it to a (other) link from the http: link type that I
> > choose
> > it to be.
> >
> >>>Why use the Insert menu?
> >
> > I, don't use the Insert menu, I use the icon for hyperlinks at the top of
> > the message window.
> >
> >>>Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it to
> >>>the
> > drafts folder.
> >
> > Thats what I, do all of my new auctions composition in my Drafts Folder.
> > Thats the only folder that has the 3 buttons
> > on the bottom of the message for "Edit" "Source" and "Preview" I, never
> > use
> > the "Preview" tho, its the same as "Edit"
> >
> > This is how I've done all my auctions for the last 9 years on ebay, I
> > make
> > up one auctions information with all the links
> > attached, then I also just make additional subfolders under the drafts
> > folder were I can transfer them to. Then I, go to
> > the one that has all the information needed and copy that part of the
> > message. Then go to the subfolders and paste
> > into each message were that information is suppose to be.
> >
> > But that was using Out-Look Express and never had a problem with outlook
> > losing the links or changing them.
> >
> > Terry Layman
> > (E-Mail Removed)
> > Natalia, TX USA
> >
> >
> > "mac" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:BF630A06-39D5-4674-A2C0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > I, use the email for listing my auctions on several sites. We, use to
> >> > have
> >> > Outlook Express on the older computer. With this new computer we are
> >> > using
> >> > Windows Mail which I can see now is one of the most useless mail
> >> > systems.
> >> >
> >> > When I, go to the page that I want to link to, and copy the address at
> >> > the
> >> > top and have it in my que, I then go to the email and click on the
> >> > hyperlink
> >> > button and paste the address in with the Type of File set for http:,
> >> > and
> >> > do a
> >> > OK.
> >> >
> >> > Now when I save the message, and then go back to it the link works, but
> >> > if
> >> > I
> >> > go somewhere else in Windows Mail and come back to the message,
> >> > sometimes
> >> > the
> >> > link works and sometimes it doesn't. Then when you open the hyperlink
> >> > button
> >> > again the address has either disappeared or it has change Type of File
> >> > to
> >> > "(other)" What made it change the Type of File to "(Other)"??
> >> >
> >> > So, I grab the address again, and change the Type of File back to http:
> >> > and
> >> > paste the address into the box, Hit OK. Then on the email I can copy
> >> > what
> >> > I
> >> > want so I can transfer the information plus the hyperlink to other
> >> > messages
> >> > that need the same information in them. But then when I go back and
> >> > check
> >> > those hyperlinks they have been changed from http: to (other) so now
> >> > the
> >> > hyperlink will return a non-valid-address. What is making this
> >> > happen??
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >>
> >> It is late here, and I might be missing something?
> >>
> >> But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message body?
> >>
> >> Why use the Insert menu?
> >>
> >> Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it to
> >> the
> >> drafts folder.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards Steve.
> >> MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK.
> >> http://www.getsafeonline.org/
> >>
> >>
> >>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message body?
> >
> > But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want to
> > link
> > to and copy the address bar, then go to the new message, highlight the
> > text
> > to add the linked address I have in my que, then click on the Hyperlink
> > icon,
> > paste the linked address I have in my que into the box, and then click OK
> > to
> > save it.
> >
> > So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added, but like
> > what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions that
> > need
> > some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks attached,
> > into
> > the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the parts
> > that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of them
> > and
> > paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its needed in
> > each new one, and save the changes.
> >
> > But then when I copy that part of the message from 1 draft to the other
> > draft, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it from a http:
> > link
> > to a (other) link and adds more to the address. (
> >
> > Why use the Insert menu?
> >
> > Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it to
> > the
> > drafts folder.
>

Okay, I can confirm the Copy operation is not grabbing the hyperlink. I
copied your link and then created an HTML message and added text and
highlighted it and chose Insert | Hyperlink. Then I tried to copy that and
pasted it into another message and it pasted but the href was blank. So I
guess that's a new "feature" of WinMail.

If you go to View | Source Edit and then click on the Source tab, you can
then copy the source code and paste that. That should work.

steve

"thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C4A32D4F-673E-49F5-A387-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thats the first thing we do is use a Plain Text message to write the items
> discription, WYSIWYG, this way we know what the description will look
> like.
> We then convert this text to HTML at the bottom of the Plain Text message,
> select all and copy and paste into Item Description area on Auction
> Listing
> Server.
>
> There was never a problem when we used Outlook Express, descriptions had
> as
> many a 5 links added to the first message, then that message was copied
> and
> pasted to the remaining messages without losing the links. For some
> reason
> Windows Mail won't allow this to happen.
>
> Terry
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> I'm having trouble reproducing this. Can you try using a plain text
>> message
>> to store the 50 links and copy from that plain text message instead of
>> the
>> HTML message?
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:123CD419-7221-4247-B811-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Steve or Mac
>> >
>> > Thanks for answering. Looked at your website and will go back now and
>> > look
>> > more into it.
>> > Are you in the UK, I have a lot of ebay customers there.
>> >
>> >>>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message
>> >>>body?
>> >
>> > But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want to
>> > link
>> > to and copy the address bar at the top of the page.
>> > Then I, go to the new message, highlight the text to add the linked
>> > address
>> > I have in my que, then click on the Hyperlink icon, paste the linked
>> > address
>> > I have in my que into the box, and then click OK to save it.
>> >
>> > So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added, but
>> > like
>> > what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions that
>> > need
>> > some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks
>> > attached,
>> > into
>> > the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the
>> > parts
>> > that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of
>> > them
>> > and
>> > paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its needed
>> > in
>> > each new one, and save the changes.
>> >
>> > But then when I copy that part of the message from the 1st draft to the
>> > other 49 drafts, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it
>> > from
>> > a
>> > http: link to a (other) link and adds more to the address.
>> >
>> > here is the link that I, inserted into the first message.
>> > http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322
>> >
>> > here is the new link that windows mail changes it to.
>> > mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322
>> >
>> > Windows mail added the following to the front of my original link the
>> > following
>> > mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:
>> >
>> > and also changed it to a (other) link from the http: link type that I
>> > choose
>> > it to be.
>> >
>> >>>Why use the Insert menu?
>> >
>> > I, don't use the Insert menu, I use the icon for hyperlinks at the top
>> > of
>> > the message window.
>> >
>> >>>Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it
>> >>>to
>> >>>the
>> > drafts folder.
>> >
>> > Thats what I, do all of my new auctions composition in my Drafts
>> > Folder.
>> > Thats the only folder that has the 3 buttons
>> > on the bottom of the message for "Edit" "Source" and "Preview" I,
>> > never
>> > use
>> > the "Preview" tho, its the same as "Edit"
>> >
>> > This is how I've done all my auctions for the last 9 years on ebay, I
>> > make
>> > up one auctions information with all the links
>> > attached, then I also just make additional subfolders under the drafts
>> > folder were I can transfer them to. Then I, go to
>> > the one that has all the information needed and copy that part of the
>> > message. Then go to the subfolders and paste
>> > into each message were that information is suppose to be.
>> >
>> > But that was using Out-Look Express and never had a problem with
>> > outlook
>> > losing the links or changing them.
>> >
>> > Terry Layman
>> > (E-Mail Removed)
>> > Natalia, TX USA
>> >
>> >
>> > "mac" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:BF630A06-39D5-4674-A2C0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > I, use the email for listing my auctions on several sites. We, use
>> >> > to
>> >> > have
>> >> > Outlook Express on the older computer. With this new computer we
>> >> > are
>> >> > using
>> >> > Windows Mail which I can see now is one of the most useless mail
>> >> > systems.
>> >> >
>> >> > When I, go to the page that I want to link to, and copy the address
>> >> > at
>> >> > the
>> >> > top and have it in my que, I then go to the email and click on the
>> >> > hyperlink
>> >> > button and paste the address in with the Type of File set for http:,
>> >> > and
>> >> > do a
>> >> > OK.
>> >> >
>> >> > Now when I save the message, and then go back to it the link works,
>> >> > but
>> >> > if
>> >> > I
>> >> > go somewhere else in Windows Mail and come back to the message,
>> >> > sometimes
>> >> > the
>> >> > link works and sometimes it doesn't. Then when you open the
>> >> > hyperlink
>> >> > button
>> >> > again the address has either disappeared or it has change Type of
>> >> > File
>> >> > to
>> >> > "(other)" What made it change the Type of File to "(Other)"??
>> >> >
>> >> > So, I grab the address again, and change the Type of File back to
>> >> > http:
>> >> > and
>> >> > paste the address into the box, Hit OK. Then on the email I can
>> >> > copy
>> >> > what
>> >> > I
>> >> > want so I can transfer the information plus the hyperlink to other
>> >> > messages
>> >> > that need the same information in them. But then when I go back and
>> >> > check
>> >> > those hyperlinks they have been changed from http: to (other) so now
>> >> > the
>> >> > hyperlink will return a non-valid-address. What is making this
>> >> > happen??
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >>
>> >> It is late here, and I might be missing something?
>> >>
>> >> But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message
>> >> body?
>> >>
>> >> Why use the Insert menu?
>> >>
>> >> Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it
>> >> to
>> >> the
>> >> drafts folder.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Regards Steve.
>> >> MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK.
>> >> http://www.getsafeonline.org/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message body?
>> >
>> > But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want to
>> > link
>> > to and copy the address bar, then go to the new message, highlight the
>> > text
>> > to add the linked address I have in my que, then click on the Hyperlink
>> > icon,
>> > paste the linked address I have in my que into the box, and then click
>> > OK
>> > to
>> > save it.
>> >
>> > So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added, but
>> > like
>> > what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions that
>> > need
>> > some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks
>> > attached,
>> > into
>> > the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the
>> > parts
>> > that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of
>> > them
>> > and
>> > paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its needed
>> > in
>> > each new one, and save the changes.
>> >
>> > But then when I copy that part of the message from 1 draft to the other
>> > draft, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it from a http:
>> > link
>> > to a (other) link and adds more to the address. (
>> >
>> > Why use the Insert menu?
>> >
>> > Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it to
>> > the
>> > drafts folder.
>>

Tried what you suggested, found it and pasted the link address, went back to
view and the link was there. Closed the email and saved the new changes.
Went to the
drafts folder and tried the link before opening the email and it was a Dead
Link.

The only solution that I, know is to get rid of Vista and Windows Mail on
this new
computer and go back to XP with OE.

Thanks for your time.

Terry Layman

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> Okay, I can confirm the Copy operation is not grabbing the hyperlink. I
> copied your link and then created an HTML message and added text and
> highlighted it and chose Insert | Hyperlink. Then I tried to copy that and
> pasted it into another message and it pasted but the href was blank. So I
> guess that's a new "feature" of WinMail.
>
> If you go to View | Source Edit and then click on the Source tab, you can
> then copy the source code and paste that. That should work.
>
> steve
>
> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:C4A32D4F-673E-49F5-A387-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thats the first thing we do is use a Plain Text message to write the items
> > discription, WYSIWYG, this way we know what the description will look
> > like.
> > We then convert this text to HTML at the bottom of the Plain Text message,
> > select all and copy and paste into Item Description area on Auction
> > Listing
> > Server.
> >
> > There was never a problem when we used Outlook Express, descriptions had
> > as
> > many a 5 links added to the first message, then that message was copied
> > and
> > pasted to the remaining messages without losing the links. For some
> > reason
> > Windows Mail won't allow this to happen.
> >
> > Terry
> >
> > "Steve Cochran" wrote:
> >
> >> I'm having trouble reproducing this. Can you try using a plain text
> >> message
> >> to store the 50 links and copy from that plain text message instead of
> >> the
> >> HTML message?
> >>
> >> steve
> >>
> >> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:123CD419-7221-4247-B811-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Steve or Mac
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for answering. Looked at your website and will go back now and
> >> > look
> >> > more into it.
> >> > Are you in the UK, I have a lot of ebay customers there.
> >> >
> >> >>>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message
> >> >>>body?
> >> >
> >> > But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want to
> >> > link
> >> > to and copy the address bar at the top of the page.
> >> > Then I, go to the new message, highlight the text to add the linked
> >> > address
> >> > I have in my que, then click on the Hyperlink icon, paste the linked
> >> > address
> >> > I have in my que into the box, and then click OK to save it.
> >> >
> >> > So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added, but
> >> > like
> >> > what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions that
> >> > need
> >> > some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks
> >> > attached,
> >> > into
> >> > the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the
> >> > parts
> >> > that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of
> >> > them
> >> > and
> >> > paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its needed
> >> > in
> >> > each new one, and save the changes.
> >> >
> >> > But then when I copy that part of the message from the 1st draft to the
> >> > other 49 drafts, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it
> >> > from
> >> > a
> >> > http: link to a (other) link and adds more to the address.
> >> >
> >> > here is the link that I, inserted into the first message.
> >> > http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322
> >> >
> >> > here is the new link that windows mail changes it to.
> >> > mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322
> >> >
> >> > Windows mail added the following to the front of my original link the
> >> > following
> >> > mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:
> >> >
> >> > and also changed it to a (other) link from the http: link type that I
> >> > choose
> >> > it to be.
> >> >
> >> >>>Why use the Insert menu?
> >> >
> >> > I, don't use the Insert menu, I use the icon for hyperlinks at the top
> >> > of
> >> > the message window.
> >> >
> >> >>>Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it
> >> >>>to
> >> >>>the
> >> > drafts folder.
> >> >
> >> > Thats what I, do all of my new auctions composition in my Drafts
> >> > Folder.
> >> > Thats the only folder that has the 3 buttons
> >> > on the bottom of the message for "Edit" "Source" and "Preview" I,
> >> > never
> >> > use
> >> > the "Preview" tho, its the same as "Edit"
> >> >
> >> > This is how I've done all my auctions for the last 9 years on ebay, I
> >> > make
> >> > up one auctions information with all the links
> >> > attached, then I also just make additional subfolders under the drafts
> >> > folder were I can transfer them to. Then I, go to
> >> > the one that has all the information needed and copy that part of the
> >> > message. Then go to the subfolders and paste
> >> > into each message were that information is suppose to be.
> >> >
> >> > But that was using Out-Look Express and never had a problem with
> >> > outlook
> >> > losing the links or changing them.
> >> >
> >> > Terry Layman
> >> > (E-Mail Removed)
> >> > Natalia, TX USA
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "mac" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >> news:BF630A06-39D5-4674-A2C0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> > I, use the email for listing my auctions on several sites. We, use
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > have
> >> >> > Outlook Express on the older computer. With this new computer we
> >> >> > are
> >> >> > using
> >> >> > Windows Mail which I can see now is one of the most useless mail
> >> >> > systems.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > When I, go to the page that I want to link to, and copy the address
> >> >> > at
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > top and have it in my que, I then go to the email and click on the
> >> >> > hyperlink
> >> >> > button and paste the address in with the Type of File set for http:,
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > do a
> >> >> > OK.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Now when I save the message, and then go back to it the link works,
> >> >> > but
> >> >> > if
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > go somewhere else in Windows Mail and come back to the message,
> >> >> > sometimes
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > link works and sometimes it doesn't. Then when you open the
> >> >> > hyperlink
> >> >> > button
> >> >> > again the address has either disappeared or it has change Type of
> >> >> > File
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > "(other)" What made it change the Type of File to "(Other)"??
> >> >> >
> >> >> > So, I grab the address again, and change the Type of File back to
> >> >> > http:
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > paste the address into the box, Hit OK. Then on the email I can
> >> >> > copy
> >> >> > what
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > want so I can transfer the information plus the hyperlink to other
> >> >> > messages
> >> >> > that need the same information in them. But then when I go back and
> >> >> > check
> >> >> > those hyperlinks they have been changed from http: to (other) so now
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > hyperlink will return a non-valid-address. What is making this
> >> >> > happen??
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks
> >> >>
> >> >> It is late here, and I might be missing something?
> >> >>
> >> >> But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message
> >> >> body?
> >> >>
> >> >> Why use the Insert menu?
> >> >>
> >> >> Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it
> >> >> to
> >> >> the
> >> >> drafts folder.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Regards Steve.
> >> >> MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK.
> >> >> http://www.getsafeonline.org/
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message body?
> >> >
> >> > But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want to
> >> > link
> >> > to and copy the address bar, then go to the new message, highlight the
> >> > text
> >> > to add the linked address I have in my que, then click on the Hyperlink
> >> > icon,
> >> > paste the linked address I have in my que into the box, and then click
> >> > OK
> >> > to
> >> > save it.
> >> >
> >> > So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added, but
> >> > like
> >> > what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions that
> >> > need
> >> > some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks
> >> > attached,
> >> > into
> >> > the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the
> >> > parts
> >> > that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of
> >> > them
> >> > and
> >> > paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its needed
> >> > in
> >> > each new one, and save the changes.
> >> >
> >> > But then when I copy that part of the message from 1 draft to the other
> >> > draft, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it from a http:
> >> > link
> >> > to a (other) link and adds more to the address. (
> >> >
> >> > Why use the Insert menu?
> >> >
> >> > Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it to
> >> > the
> >> > drafts folder.
> >>
>
>

Why do you need to save to the Drafts folder?

steve

"thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:29E6FEAF-EA0F-4AAF-B90C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Tried what you suggested, found it and pasted the link address, went back
> to
> view and the link was there. Closed the email and saved the new changes.
> Went to the
> drafts folder and tried the link before opening the email and it was a
> Dead
> Link.
>
> The only solution that I, know is to get rid of Vista and Windows Mail on
> this new
> computer and go back to XP with OE.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Terry Layman
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> Okay, I can confirm the Copy operation is not grabbing the hyperlink. I
>> copied your link and then created an HTML message and added text and
>> highlighted it and chose Insert | Hyperlink. Then I tried to copy that
>> and
>> pasted it into another message and it pasted but the href was blank. So
>> I
>> guess that's a new "feature" of WinMail.
>>
>> If you go to View | Source Edit and then click on the Source tab, you can
>> then copy the source code and paste that. That should work.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:C4A32D4F-673E-49F5-A387-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Thats the first thing we do is use a Plain Text message to write the
>> > items
>> > discription, WYSIWYG, this way we know what the description will look
>> > like.
>> > We then convert this text to HTML at the bottom of the Plain Text
>> > message,
>> > select all and copy and paste into Item Description area on Auction
>> > Listing
>> > Server.
>> >
>> > There was never a problem when we used Outlook Express, descriptions
>> > had
>> > as
>> > many a 5 links added to the first message, then that message was copied
>> > and
>> > pasted to the remaining messages without losing the links. For some
>> > reason
>> > Windows Mail won't allow this to happen.
>> >
>> > Terry
>> >
>> > "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm having trouble reproducing this. Can you try using a plain text
>> >> message
>> >> to store the 50 links and copy from that plain text message instead of
>> >> the
>> >> HTML message?
>> >>
>> >> steve
>> >>
>> >> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:123CD419-7221-4247-B811-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > Steve or Mac
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks for answering. Looked at your website and will go back now
>> >> > and
>> >> > look
>> >> > more into it.
>> >> > Are you in the UK, I have a lot of ebay customers there.
>> >> >
>> >> >>>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message
>> >> >>>body?
>> >> >
>> >> > But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want
>> >> > to
>> >> > link
>> >> > to and copy the address bar at the top of the page.
>> >> > Then I, go to the new message, highlight the text to add the linked
>> >> > address
>> >> > I have in my que, then click on the Hyperlink icon, paste the linked
>> >> > address
>> >> > I have in my que into the box, and then click OK to save it.
>> >> >
>> >> > So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added,
>> >> > but
>> >> > like
>> >> > what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions
>> >> > that
>> >> > need
>> >> > some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks
>> >> > attached,
>> >> > into
>> >> > the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the
>> >> > parts
>> >> > that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of
>> >> > them
>> >> > and
>> >> > paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its
>> >> > needed
>> >> > in
>> >> > each new one, and save the changes.
>> >> >
>> >> > But then when I copy that part of the message from the 1st draft to
>> >> > the
>> >> > other 49 drafts, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it
>> >> > from
>> >> > a
>> >> > http: link to a (other) link and adds more to the address.
>> >> >
>> >> > here is the link that I, inserted into the first message.
>> >> > http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322
>> >> >
>> >> > here is the new link that windows mail changes it to.
>> >> > mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322
>> >> >
>> >> > Windows mail added the following to the front of my original link
>> >> > the
>> >> > following
>> >> > mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:
>> >> >
>> >> > and also changed it to a (other) link from the http: link type that
>> >> > I
>> >> > choose
>> >> > it to be.
>> >> >
>> >> >>>Why use the Insert menu?
>> >> >
>> >> > I, don't use the Insert menu, I use the icon for hyperlinks at the
>> >> > top
>> >> > of
>> >> > the message window.
>> >> >
>> >> >>>Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save
>> >> >>>it
>> >> >>>to
>> >> >>>the
>> >> > drafts folder.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thats what I, do all of my new auctions composition in my Drafts
>> >> > Folder.
>> >> > Thats the only folder that has the 3 buttons
>> >> > on the bottom of the message for "Edit" "Source" and "Preview" I,
>> >> > never
>> >> > use
>> >> > the "Preview" tho, its the same as "Edit"
>> >> >
>> >> > This is how I've done all my auctions for the last 9 years on ebay,
>> >> > I
>> >> > make
>> >> > up one auctions information with all the links
>> >> > attached, then I also just make additional subfolders under the
>> >> > drafts
>> >> > folder were I can transfer them to. Then I, go to
>> >> > the one that has all the information needed and copy that part of
>> >> > the
>> >> > message. Then go to the subfolders and paste
>> >> > into each message were that information is suppose to be.
>> >> >
>> >> > But that was using Out-Look Express and never had a problem with
>> >> > outlook
>> >> > losing the links or changing them.
>> >> >
>> >> > Terry Layman
>> >> > (E-Mail Removed)
>> >> > Natalia, TX USA
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "mac" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:BF630A06-39D5-4674-A2C0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> > I, use the email for listing my auctions on several sites. We,
>> >> >> > use
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > Outlook Express on the older computer. With this new computer we
>> >> >> > are
>> >> >> > using
>> >> >> > Windows Mail which I can see now is one of the most useless mail
>> >> >> > systems.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > When I, go to the page that I want to link to, and copy the
>> >> >> > address
>> >> >> > at
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > top and have it in my que, I then go to the email and click on
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > hyperlink
>> >> >> > button and paste the address in with the Type of File set for
>> >> >> > http:,
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > do a
>> >> >> > OK.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Now when I save the message, and then go back to it the link
>> >> >> > works,
>> >> >> > but
>> >> >> > if
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > go somewhere else in Windows Mail and come back to the message,
>> >> >> > sometimes
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > link works and sometimes it doesn't. Then when you open the
>> >> >> > hyperlink
>> >> >> > button
>> >> >> > again the address has either disappeared or it has change Type of
>> >> >> > File
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > "(other)" What made it change the Type of File to "(Other)"??
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > So, I grab the address again, and change the Type of File back to
>> >> >> > http:
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > paste the address into the box, Hit OK. Then on the email I can
>> >> >> > copy
>> >> >> > what
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > want so I can transfer the information plus the hyperlink to
>> >> >> > other
>> >> >> > messages
>> >> >> > that need the same information in them. But then when I go back
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > check
>> >> >> > those hyperlinks they have been changed from http: to (other) so
>> >> >> > now
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > hyperlink will return a non-valid-address. What is making this
>> >> >> > happen??
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It is late here, and I might be missing something?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message
>> >> >> body?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Why use the Insert menu?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> drafts folder.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Regards Steve.
>> >> >> MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK.
>> >> >> http://www.getsafeonline.org/
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message
>> >> >>body?
>> >> >
>> >> > But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want
>> >> > to
>> >> > link
>> >> > to and copy the address bar, then go to the new message, highlight
>> >> > the
>> >> > text
>> >> > to add the linked address I have in my que, then click on the
>> >> > Hyperlink
>> >> > icon,
>> >> > paste the linked address I have in my que into the box, and then
>> >> > click
>> >> > OK
>> >> > to
>> >> > save it.
>> >> >
>> >> > So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added,
>> >> > but
>> >> > like
>> >> > what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions
>> >> > that
>> >> > need
>> >> > some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks
>> >> > attached,
>> >> > into
>> >> > the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the
>> >> > parts
>> >> > that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of
>> >> > them
>> >> > and
>> >> > paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its
>> >> > needed
>> >> > in
>> >> > each new one, and save the changes.
>> >> >
>> >> > But then when I copy that part of the message from 1 draft to the
>> >> > other
>> >> > draft, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it from a
>> >> > http:
>> >> > link
>> >> > to a (other) link and adds more to the address. (
>> >> >
>> >> > Why use the Insert menu?
>> >> >
>> >> > Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it
>> >> > to
>> >> > the
>> >> > drafts folder.
>> >>
>>
>>

I just tried it again and its working.

Here's what I did:

1. Copy a hyperlink from IE address bar.
2. Create a new HTML mail message in WinMail.
3. Type text in the message window: This is a hyperlink.
4. Highlight text and choose insert Hyperlink from icon on formatting
toolbar and then paste the hyperlink into the text field.
5. Save message to Drafts
6. Open message in the Drafts in the Preview Pane window.
7. Hyperlink is preserved intact.
8. Highlight text and right click to copy and then paste in new OE HTML
message window and the hyperlink is preserved.

I'm not sure what is different, but it appears to work okay and one can do
that repeatedly.

I'm testing with clean install of 32 bit Vista SP1 installed.

steve

"thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:29E6FEAF-EA0F-4AAF-B90C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Tried what you suggested, found it and pasted the link address, went back
> to
> view and the link was there. Closed the email and saved the new changes.
> Went to the
> drafts folder and tried the link before opening the email and it was a
> Dead
> Link.
>
> The only solution that I, know is to get rid of Vista and Windows Mail on
> this new
> computer and go back to XP with OE.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Terry Layman
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> Okay, I can confirm the Copy operation is not grabbing the hyperlink. I
>> copied your link and then created an HTML message and added text and
>> highlighted it and chose Insert | Hyperlink. Then I tried to copy that
>> and
>> pasted it into another message and it pasted but the href was blank. So
>> I
>> guess that's a new "feature" of WinMail.
>>
>> If you go to View | Source Edit and then click on the Source tab, you can
>> then copy the source code and paste that. That should work.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:C4A32D4F-673E-49F5-A387-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Thats the first thing we do is use a Plain Text message to write the
>> > items
>> > discription, WYSIWYG, this way we know what the description will look
>> > like.
>> > We then convert this text to HTML at the bottom of the Plain Text
>> > message,
>> > select all and copy and paste into Item Description area on Auction
>> > Listing
>> > Server.
>> >
>> > There was never a problem when we used Outlook Express, descriptions
>> > had
>> > as
>> > many a 5 links added to the first message, then that message was copied
>> > and
>> > pasted to the remaining messages without losing the links. For some
>> > reason
>> > Windows Mail won't allow this to happen.
>> >
>> > Terry
>> >
>> > "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm having trouble reproducing this. Can you try using a plain text
>> >> message
>> >> to store the 50 links and copy from that plain text message instead of
>> >> the
>> >> HTML message?
>> >>
>> >> steve
>> >>
>> >> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:123CD419-7221-4247-B811-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > Steve or Mac
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks for answering. Looked at your website and will go back now
>> >> > and
>> >> > look
>> >> > more into it.
>> >> > Are you in the UK, I have a lot of ebay customers there.
>> >> >
>> >> >>>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message
>> >> >>>body?
>> >> >
>> >> > But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want
>> >> > to
>> >> > link
>> >> > to and copy the address bar at the top of the page.
>> >> > Then I, go to the new message, highlight the text to add the linked
>> >> > address
>> >> > I have in my que, then click on the Hyperlink icon, paste the linked
>> >> > address
>> >> > I have in my que into the box, and then click OK to save it.
>> >> >
>> >> > So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added,
>> >> > but
>> >> > like
>> >> > what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions
>> >> > that
>> >> > need
>> >> > some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks
>> >> > attached,
>> >> > into
>> >> > the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the
>> >> > parts
>> >> > that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of
>> >> > them
>> >> > and
>> >> > paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its
>> >> > needed
>> >> > in
>> >> > each new one, and save the changes.
>> >> >
>> >> > But then when I copy that part of the message from the 1st draft to
>> >> > the
>> >> > other 49 drafts, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it
>> >> > from
>> >> > a
>> >> > http: link to a (other) link and adds more to the address.
>> >> >
>> >> > here is the link that I, inserted into the first message.
>> >> > http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322
>> >> >
>> >> > here is the new link that windows mail changes it to.
>> >> > mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322
>> >> >
>> >> > Windows mail added the following to the front of my original link
>> >> > the
>> >> > following
>> >> > mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:
>> >> >
>> >> > and also changed it to a (other) link from the http: link type that
>> >> > I
>> >> > choose
>> >> > it to be.
>> >> >
>> >> >>>Why use the Insert menu?
>> >> >
>> >> > I, don't use the Insert menu, I use the icon for hyperlinks at the
>> >> > top
>> >> > of
>> >> > the message window.
>> >> >
>> >> >>>Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save
>> >> >>>it
>> >> >>>to
>> >> >>>the
>> >> > drafts folder.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thats what I, do all of my new auctions composition in my Drafts
>> >> > Folder.
>> >> > Thats the only folder that has the 3 buttons
>> >> > on the bottom of the message for "Edit" "Source" and "Preview" I,
>> >> > never
>> >> > use
>> >> > the "Preview" tho, its the same as "Edit"
>> >> >
>> >> > This is how I've done all my auctions for the last 9 years on ebay,
>> >> > I
>> >> > make
>> >> > up one auctions information with all the links
>> >> > attached, then I also just make additional subfolders under the
>> >> > drafts
>> >> > folder were I can transfer them to. Then I, go to
>> >> > the one that has all the information needed and copy that part of
>> >> > the
>> >> > message. Then go to the subfolders and paste
>> >> > into each message were that information is suppose to be.
>> >> >
>> >> > But that was using Out-Look Express and never had a problem with
>> >> > outlook
>> >> > losing the links or changing them.
>> >> >
>> >> > Terry Layman
>> >> > (E-Mail Removed)
>> >> > Natalia, TX USA
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "mac" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:BF630A06-39D5-4674-A2C0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> > I, use the email for listing my auctions on several sites. We,
>> >> >> > use
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > Outlook Express on the older computer. With this new computer we
>> >> >> > are
>> >> >> > using
>> >> >> > Windows Mail which I can see now is one of the most useless mail
>> >> >> > systems.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > When I, go to the page that I want to link to, and copy the
>> >> >> > address
>> >> >> > at
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > top and have it in my que, I then go to the email and click on
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > hyperlink
>> >> >> > button and paste the address in with the Type of File set for
>> >> >> > http:,
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > do a
>> >> >> > OK.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Now when I save the message, and then go back to it the link
>> >> >> > works,
>> >> >> > but
>> >> >> > if
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > go somewhere else in Windows Mail and come back to the message,
>> >> >> > sometimes
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > link works and sometimes it doesn't. Then when you open the
>> >> >> > hyperlink
>> >> >> > button
>> >> >> > again the address has either disappeared or it has change Type of
>> >> >> > File
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > "(other)" What made it change the Type of File to "(Other)"??
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > So, I grab the address again, and change the Type of File back to
>> >> >> > http:
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > paste the address into the box, Hit OK. Then on the email I can
>> >> >> > copy
>> >> >> > what
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > want so I can transfer the information plus the hyperlink to
>> >> >> > other
>> >> >> > messages
>> >> >> > that need the same information in them. But then when I go back
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > check
>> >> >> > those hyperlinks they have been changed from http: to (other) so
>> >> >> > now
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > hyperlink will return a non-valid-address. What is making this
>> >> >> > happen??
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It is late here, and I might be missing something?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message
>> >> >> body?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Why use the Insert menu?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> drafts folder.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Regards Steve.
>> >> >> MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK.
>> >> >> http://www.getsafeonline.org/
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message
>> >> >>body?
>> >> >
>> >> > But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want
>> >> > to
>> >> > link
>> >> > to and copy the address bar, then go to the new message, highlight
>> >> > the
>> >> > text
>> >> > to add the linked address I have in my que, then click on the
>> >> > Hyperlink
>> >> > icon,
>> >> > paste the linked address I have in my que into the box, and then
>> >> > click
>> >> > OK
>> >> > to
>> >> > save it.
>> >> >
>> >> > So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added,
>> >> > but
>> >> > like
>> >> > what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions
>> >> > that
>> >> > need
>> >> > some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks
>> >> > attached,
>> >> > into
>> >> > the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the
>> >> > parts
>> >> > that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of
>> >> > them
>> >> > and
>> >> > paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its
>> >> > needed
>> >> > in
>> >> > each new one, and save the changes.
>> >> >
>> >> > But then when I copy that part of the message from 1 draft to the
>> >> > other
>> >> > draft, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it from a
>> >> > http:
>> >> > link
>> >> > to a (other) link and adds more to the address. (
>> >> >
>> >> > Why use the Insert menu?
>> >> >
>> >> > Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save it
>> >> > to
>> >> > the
>> >> > drafts folder.
>> >>
>>
>>

Any time you create a new message, and don't put an email address to it, and
you close and save the information, the message automatically goes to the
Drafts folder.

This way you can reopen it, add or delete anything, close and save the new
info, but it still goes back to the Drafts Folder.

The trouble is that I, did the link like I, always have done in OE, Saved it
to the Drafts folder, and when I went back the Link worked, even if I copied
the whole message to another draft. But with WM, as soon as you close the
drafted message WM deletes the link codes.

I, did do 1 test email were I, did address the email to myself and then when
it got to my Inbox the link worked. But the problem there is if I, still
need to add or delete
something, then I would have to make a copy, start a new message, and paste
the contents to the new message. Also, when its in the Drafts, I can view
the Source Codes, in another tab at the bottom of the draft, but once you
send it to yourself then this Source tab is deleted.

When we go to our auction listers, the best way is to copy and paste the
HTML codes instead of coping the Text Message, this way you are assured that
everything get put into the description as you typed and formatted it.

We've tried to copy and paste Text Messages, but the formatting doesn't
always stay the way you typed it, especially word wrap, font sizes, font
colors, it becomes a mess that way.

OE was so simple, you didn't have to learn complicated programs to list a
auction.
It was the same as doing a regular typed message, but you could change the
font sizes, add different colors to the text, add simple links, etc. and then
change all that into HTML language with 1 click of a tab, select all, copy
and paste to a new auction
description, and your finished.



"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> Why do you need to save to the Drafts folder?
>
> steve
>
> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:29E6FEAF-EA0F-4AAF-B90C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Tried what you suggested, found it and pasted the link address, went back
> > to
> > view and the link was there. Closed the email and saved the new changes.
> > Went to the
> > drafts folder and tried the link before opening the email and it was a
> > Dead
> > Link.
> >
> > The only solution that I, know is to get rid of Vista and Windows Mail on
> > this new
> > computer and go back to XP with OE.
> >
> > Thanks for your time.
> >
> > Terry Layman
> >
> > "Steve Cochran" wrote:
> >
> >> Okay, I can confirm the Copy operation is not grabbing the hyperlink. I
> >> copied your link and then created an HTML message and added text and
> >> highlighted it and chose Insert | Hyperlink. Then I tried to copy that
> >> and
> >> pasted it into another message and it pasted but the href was blank. So
> >> I
> >> guess that's a new "feature" of WinMail.
> >>
> >> If you go to View | Source Edit and then click on the Source tab, you can
> >> then copy the source code and paste that. That should work.
> >>
> >> steve
> >>
> >> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:C4A32D4F-673E-49F5-A387-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Thats the first thing we do is use a Plain Text message to write the
> >> > items
> >> > discription, WYSIWYG, this way we know what the description will look
> >> > like.
> >> > We then convert this text to HTML at the bottom of the Plain Text
> >> > message,
> >> > select all and copy and paste into Item Description area on Auction
> >> > Listing
> >> > Server.
> >> >
> >> > There was never a problem when we used Outlook Express, descriptions
> >> > had
> >> > as
> >> > many a 5 links added to the first message, then that message was copied
> >> > and
> >> > pasted to the remaining messages without losing the links. For some
> >> > reason
> >> > Windows Mail won't allow this to happen.
> >> >
> >> > Terry
> >> >
> >> > "Steve Cochran" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I'm having trouble reproducing this. Can you try using a plain text
> >> >> message
> >> >> to store the 50 links and copy from that plain text message instead of
> >> >> the
> >> >> HTML message?
> >> >>
> >> >> steve
> >> >>
> >> >> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >> news:123CD419-7221-4247-B811-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> > Steve or Mac
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks for answering. Looked at your website and will go back now
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > look
> >> >> > more into it.
> >> >> > Are you in the UK, I have a lot of ebay customers there.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message
> >> >> >>>body?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > link
> >> >> > to and copy the address bar at the top of the page.
> >> >> > Then I, go to the new message, highlight the text to add the linked
> >> >> > address
> >> >> > I have in my que, then click on the Hyperlink icon, paste the linked
> >> >> > address
> >> >> > I have in my que into the box, and then click OK to save it.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added,
> >> >> > but
> >> >> > like
> >> >> > what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions
> >> >> > that
> >> >> > need
> >> >> > some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks
> >> >> > attached,
> >> >> > into
> >> >> > the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the
> >> >> > parts
> >> >> > that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of
> >> >> > them
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its
> >> >> > needed
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > each new one, and save the changes.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > But then when I copy that part of the message from the 1st draft to
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > other 49 drafts, Windows mail either deletes the link, or changes it
> >> >> > from
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > http: link to a (other) link and adds more to the address.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > here is the link that I, inserted into the first message.
> >> >> > http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322
> >> >> >
> >> >> > here is the new link that windows mail changes it to.
> >> >> > mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:http://stores.shop.ebay.com/HERBS-MI...34Q2ec0Q2em322
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Windows mail added the following to the front of my original link
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > following
> >> >> > mhtml:{F7CB0CE5-E6F9-4CAB-B69C-C99FA58DFE31}mid://00000550/!x-usc:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > and also changed it to a (other) link from the http: link type that
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > choose
> >> >> > it to be.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>>Why use the Insert menu?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I, don't use the Insert menu, I use the icon for hyperlinks at the
> >> >> > top
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > the message window.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>>Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save
> >> >> >>>it
> >> >> >>>to
> >> >> >>>the
> >> >> > drafts folder.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thats what I, do all of my new auctions composition in my Drafts
> >> >> > Folder.
> >> >> > Thats the only folder that has the 3 buttons
> >> >> > on the bottom of the message for "Edit" "Source" and "Preview" I,
> >> >> > never
> >> >> > use
> >> >> > the "Preview" tho, its the same as "Edit"
> >> >> >
> >> >> > This is how I've done all my auctions for the last 9 years on ebay,
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > make
> >> >> > up one auctions information with all the links
> >> >> > attached, then I also just make additional subfolders under the
> >> >> > drafts
> >> >> > folder were I can transfer them to. Then I, go to
> >> >> > the one that has all the information needed and copy that part of
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > message. Then go to the subfolders and paste
> >> >> > into each message were that information is suppose to be.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > But that was using Out-Look Express and never had a problem with
> >> >> > outlook
> >> >> > losing the links or changing them.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Terry Layman
> >> >> > (E-Mail Removed)
> >> >> > Natalia, TX USA
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "mac" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "thunderbear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> >> >> message
> >> >> >> news:BF630A06-39D5-4674-A2C0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> >> > I, use the email for listing my auctions on several sites. We,
> >> >> >> > use
> >> >> >> > to
> >> >> >> > have
> >> >> >> > Outlook Express on the older computer. With this new computer we
> >> >> >> > are
> >> >> >> > using
> >> >> >> > Windows Mail which I can see now is one of the most useless mail
> >> >> >> > systems.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > When I, go to the page that I want to link to, and copy the
> >> >> >> > address
> >> >> >> > at
> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > top and have it in my que, I then go to the email and click on
> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > hyperlink
> >> >> >> > button and paste the address in with the Type of File set for
> >> >> >> > http:,
> >> >> >> > and
> >> >> >> > do a
> >> >> >> > OK.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Now when I save the message, and then go back to it the link
> >> >> >> > works,
> >> >> >> > but
> >> >> >> > if
> >> >> >> > I
> >> >> >> > go somewhere else in Windows Mail and come back to the message,
> >> >> >> > sometimes
> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > link works and sometimes it doesn't. Then when you open the
> >> >> >> > hyperlink
> >> >> >> > button
> >> >> >> > again the address has either disappeared or it has change Type of
> >> >> >> > File
> >> >> >> > to
> >> >> >> > "(other)" What made it change the Type of File to "(Other)"??
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > So, I grab the address again, and change the Type of File back to
> >> >> >> > http:
> >> >> >> > and
> >> >> >> > paste the address into the box, Hit OK. Then on the email I can
> >> >> >> > copy
> >> >> >> > what
> >> >> >> > I
> >> >> >> > want so I can transfer the information plus the hyperlink to
> >> >> >> > other
> >> >> >> > messages
> >> >> >> > that need the same information in them. But then when I go back
> >> >> >> > and
> >> >> >> > check
> >> >> >> > those hyperlinks they have been changed from http: to (other) so
> >> >> >> > now
> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > hyperlink will return a non-valid-address. What is making this
> >> >> >> > happen??
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Thanks
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> It is late here, and I might be missing something?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message
> >> >> >> body?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Why use the Insert menu?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Links are not active in a mail under composition, unless you save
> >> >> >> it
> >> >> >> to
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> drafts folder.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Regards Steve.
> >> >> >> MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK.
> >> >> >> http://www.getsafeonline.org/
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>But why not simply Paste the copied address line into the message
> >> >> >>body?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > But that is what I do, go to my webpage, get the page up that I want
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > link
> >> >> > to and copy the address bar, then go to the new message, highlight
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > text
> >> >> > to add the linked address I have in my que, then click on the
> >> >> > Hyperlink
> >> >> > icon,
> >> >> > paste the linked address I have in my que into the box, and then
> >> >> > click
> >> >> > OK
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > save it.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > So now I have one message with all the required hyperlinks added,
> >> >> > but
> >> >> > like
> >> >> > what I'm in the process of doing now is making up 50 new auctions
> >> >> > that
> >> >> > need
> >> >> > some of the same part of the first message with the hyperlinks
> >> >> > attached,
> >> >> > into
> >> >> > the body of all 50 messages. I go to the first message and copy the
> >> >> > parts
> >> >> > that I need, then go to the new messages one at a time, open each of
> >> >> > them
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > paste the qued part of the first message into the area were its
> >> >> > needed
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > each new one, and save the changes.
> >> >> >