Hovering over a hyperlink in the "new" outlook doesn't display the actual URL. How can this be remedied.

Anonymous
2024-06-22T00:02:14+00:00

A very dangerous behavior in the new outlook is that hoving the mouse pointer over a hyperlink in an email no longer displays the actual URL of the link.

Seeing the true URL is the #1 way people can avoid getting email scammed. Removing this tool is inviting people to get defrauded. This should not be a default behavior and I cannot see how to resolve this.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-11-06T09:19:25+00:00

    Very nice! It works for me too since today.

    One concern/Question: the URL appears as a popup next to the Link element, similar to what an HTML title attribute would display.

    So... if the Link also has a html title attribute set, what gets displayed?

    Because if the title wins, then this can be very easily exploited.

    Is anyone able to check/confirm what happens in such scenario?

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-24T14:05:42+00:00

    What is weird is that new Outlook will show hover link information in the email I am sending but the email I am replying to. A previous post mention click dragging a link will show the link. That indeed does work but feels icky having to click on the unknown link. Thanks for that tip though! It is better than nothing.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-23T23:00:25+00:00

    All resources have been diverted to building spyware into their OSes and using AI to analyze your data and informing the government of those engaged in wrongthink. I have sold and installed and recommended Microsoft products for 30 years, and I'm just about to switch to Linux, if I didn't hate the design of Linux so much.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-07-10T23:03:54+00:00

    Hey. Yes, it shows the URL when I hover just like in old Outlook.

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