Not including http:// or https:// in a href link URL results in the instance name being prepended to the link, breaking itDescriptionIf do not include 'http://' or 'https://' within a the HTML hrfef URL, it causes the instance name to be prepended to the beginning of the link. When you receive the email, links generated by these HTML lines work as expected:<p><a href="http://www.google.com">www.google.com</a></p><p>https://www.google.com</p>But the links generated without including the protocol (http:// or https://) in the href value result in the instance name being prepended to the URL, breaking the link.<p><a href="www.google.com">www.google.com</a></p><p><a title="www.google.com" href="www.google.com">www.google.com</a></p>You'll see www.google.com in the email body but the actual links will be non-functional because the instance name will be prepended:https://<instanceName>.service-now.com/www.google.comSteps to Reproduce 1. Go to System Policy > Quick Messages.2. Click NewName: Testing Quick MessageActive: check this checkboxBody: Click the Source <> button in the TinyMCE menu.Paste the following into the HTML source code window:<p>Work as expected:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.google.com">www.google.com</a></p><p>https://www.google.com</p><p> </p><p>Prepend instance URL (links not working):</p><p> </p><p><a href="www.google.com">www.google.com</a></p><p> </p><p><a title="www.google.com" href="www.google.com">www.google.com</a></p><p> </p>3. Click OK.4. Click Submit.5. Open any active incident record.6. Click the More options button (the button with the three horizontal circles) in the header bar.7. Select Email.8. From the Quick Messages dropdown menu, select Testing Quick Message.9. Add your own email address to the To field. (You can remove other recipients.)10. Click Send.Assuming that the instance has Outbound email enabled, when you get the email, you'll see that the links generated by these HTML lines work as expected:<p><a href="http://www.google.com">www.google.com</a></p><p>https://www.google.com</p>But the links generated without including the protocol (http:// or https://) in the href value result in the instance name being prepended to the URL, breaking the link.<p><a href="www.google.com">www.google.com</a></p><p><a title="www.google.com" href="www.google.com">www.google.com</a></p>You'll see www.google.com in the email body but the actual links will be non-functional because the instance name will be prepended:https://<instanceName>.service-now.com/www.google.comWorkaroundThis is as-designed behavior. Use absolute paths in your email HTML references for any external-to-instance URLs.Related Problem: PRB1357852