CDOSYS changes html link location?

[JorisT]

Hi,

I hope someone here can answer this, cause I have no clue anymore;

I've created a script that sends out an HTML e-mail using CDOSYS. The e-mail includes some links to files on our file server.

My problem is that the link locations are stripped when I look at the resulting e-mail in Outlook.

Here's the script:
Set oMessage = CreateObject("CDO.Message")
With oMessage
.From = x@x.x
.To = y@y.y
.Subject = "zzzzz"
.HTMLBody = "Link: <a href=""h:\test.doc"">Test</a>"

'Provide the configuration information for the remote SMTP server
With oMessage.Configuration.Fields
.Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing") = 2
.Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver") = "server-01"
.Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserverport") = 25
.Update
End With

.Send
End With
Set oMessage = Nothing

The resulting body of the e-mail I receive in Outlook is this (viewing the html source code):

Link: <a>Test</a>

If I change the link location to a web page address (http://....) the link is left intact. Also link locations starting with file:// get stripped.

I am sending this through an Exchange 2003 server. Could that have anything to do with it?

Any ideas / pointers are much appreciated!

Thanks.

[angst]

I've never heard of this before, but I would assume that either the exchange server or MS Outlook is removing these because they are not valid URL's. so it might be seen as a security risk.