Firefox with Earthlink Webmail; Cannot send functional links

Question

When using Firefox with Earthlink Webmail, a link typed into a message is not identified in print as a link, and does not operate as a link.
Internet Explorer+EarthlinkWebmail: Links included in written messages function properly
Earthlink support seems to know nothing of the problem and is unable to provide any solutions at all.
I like Firefox very much and am displeased that I may have to go back to IE
I would like to hear comments on this subject.

Answer 1

This is likely a limitation of the JavaScript code used by websites to automatically create a hyperlink that works for IE and possibly Google Chrome, but doesn't support Firefox.
In that case you need to look for a button on the button bar (toolbar) above the editor text area where you compose the new mail message to create a live, clickable, hyperlink.
There is usually a button bar with buttons to format text like Bold and Italic just above the text area where you compose and edit the message text.<br />
That toolbar may have a button to turn a text link into a clickable hyperlink (look for a chain like button).<br />
You can select the link text and click that button to turn the link into a clickable hyperlink.<br />
If you can't find the button then hover them all to check the tooltip of each (e.g. Insert hyperlink).