a system and method for handling mobile or text messages that include an original uniform resource locator replace the original uniform resource locator included in a body of the mobile message with a new replacement url . mobile messages may be sent to a mobile subscriber from a variety of sources , including other mobile subscribers both in and out of a carrier network , or from sources outside of the carrier network . according to various implementations of the invention , when the mobile message is received by the carrier network the mobile message is scanned for a url . if a url is included in the mobile message , a replacement url is generated and the original url from the mobile message is replaced with the replacement url . the original url is stored and associated with the replacement url for subsequent access and retrieval . the mobile message with the replacement url is forwarded to the mobile subscriber . according to various implementations of the invention , when the mobile subscriber selects the replacement url , the replacement url directs the mobile device to content notifying the mobile subscriber that content associated with the original url is outside of the carrier network and providing a series of actions that the mobile subscriber may take .