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
    2024-10-23T23:00:25+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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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-23T21:22:43+00:00

    It seems to be the same as the spell checker in the new outlook that they also haven't been able to figure out a fix to for years. You need to pop the message out to a new window to actually get spell checking when writing a new message or replying to a message. The same for this. If you hit reply, then pop it out to a new window the URL is displayed when hovering over the hyperlink. I suspect both these issues will be fixed at the same time -- assuming anybody at Microsoft is actually working on these issues.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-22T12:37:05+00:00

    I agree, not being able to hover over a link before clicking it prevents users from being able to check a link before interacting with it.

    This is a must have feature for safety, security, and peace of mind.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-10-17T23:36:26+00:00

    Do they? Do they really care? I've never been a fan of Linux, but it's like Microsoft is trying to drive people to Linux these days.

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