You can link to a specific post by using the "copy link" feature from the right click menu on the little piece of paper to the left of the subject of each post (post icon); example, your post is:
https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/255501/hyperlink-quote#Post255501As for your version, there have been several huge security releases since 7.5.x, you should get upgrade just because of those.
