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When trying to verify my sync acct e-mail I get an error message that the URL is invalid. When I check the link, all that shows up is http// and nothing el

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When I check the link all that shows is http// and nothing else. It does this repeatedly. I am using Outlook for Windows 8.1. I haven't tried any other embedded e-mail links to see if this is a universal problem or just isolated to this particular e-mail.

When I check the link all that shows is http// and nothing else. It does this repeatedly. I am using Outlook for Windows 8.1. I haven't tried any other embedded e-mail links to see if this is a universal problem or just isolated to this particular e-mail.

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  • bug 1003082 - Verify/verification link broken in mails for confirming registration of a Firefox Accounts for sync if reading mail in Outlook

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Hi dscraper, Thank you for posting your question. At this time there is a known issue that we are working on a fix for. The Outlook link is not working for Outlook 2013 email addresses.

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Mozilla is currently working on fixing a problem with the Outlook / Live webmail servers.

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This problem does not exist in other e-mails from Firefox.

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  • bug 1003082 - Verify/verification link broken in mails for confirming registration of a Firefox Accounts for sync if reading mail in Outlook

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