[quote user="johnjames"]First off, none of the links are clickable. I can see them, but they don't work.[/quote]

If it's an unformatted (plain text) email you may need to double click the links. Do they show up underlined? Do you have line wrapping or reformatting enabled (on the reader window's context (= right click) menu)? Did you take a look at the raw view pane for figuring out the URLs?

[quote user="johnjames"]The email cannot be forwarded; it literally vanishes, and does not appear in the forwarded (blank) email.[/quote]

Did you try the bounce option (second from the top) in the forwarding dialog?

So, I get an email confirmation email from Instagram with some very strange properties.

First off, none of the links are clickable. I can see them, but they don't work. If I can somehow view the links themselves--in some other program?--problem solved.

But...

The email cannot be forwarded; it literally vanishes, and does not appear in the forwarded (blank) email. So I can't simply forward it to a non-PM account to see if that works. When copied and pasted, the text appears but not the links. 

Also curiously, when I search all folders (header only) for the word instagram, or their no-reply address, or even a fraction of that address--this particular email does not appear in the search results.

If I fail to confirm my address, of course, the account will be closed. Their "help" pages are circular.

Anyone have any idea what's going on here, or how to see the links themselves? (And yes, hyperlinks are enabled, same settings as my other PM emails--which never have a problem.) Tried forwarding from a different PM email; no dice. 

Thanks for any help!