Outlook error "Something unexpected went wrong with this url"

I found a fix which someone else posted further below in the comments

You need to add the link file://\xyz.local to the Trusted sites (xyz will need to be changed your company's domain name)

Make sure you untick the require server verification (https:) option

yeah we use DFS across multiple fileservers so adding all the entries in isn't going to work , we also use a a piece of software that can create links and send in email , this doesn't use the IP address of the server , its pulls the info direct from the namespace etc..

C'mon MS where's the fix for this ?

if you link the namespace URL \abc.local\Work Files to a word in a new message in Outlook then it will give the error message.

but if you use the the server name instead \abc-fileserver-1\Work Files the link will open and you will get a warning popup.

Not sure why it doesn't like the published namespace anymore

We didn't use the IP address no, just the FQDN name of the server.

Hi Fenrir,

do you use DFS file shares ? , we use DFS , so not specific server IP as such

thanks