From: Cap1MD@att.net   
      
   Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:   
   > aspasia wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:56:20 GMT, Leonidas Jones    
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> aspasia wrote:   
   >>>> Having trouble accessing Web sites recently using 8.1.2.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Some URLs attached to emails come in w/o "www"; just "http".   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I can't open them.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Big hassle Copying the URL and stripping out the "http".   
   >>>> Most of the time, that Opens the URL.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> When and why did this change come about?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Any enlightenment, help, etc. appreciated.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Like, should I go back to an earlier version...  Or...   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Tx   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Aspasia   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>> Could you post an example of such a link here, so we can see what is   
   >>> happening first hand?   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Here's an example:   
   >>   
   >> http://kampel.com/poetika/shalomusic.htm   
   >>   
   >> When I click on it, nothing happens, whether in Netscape or in   
   >> IE.    I have to Copy everything after http:// and Paste   
   >> it into my browser Subject line to access the material.   
   >>   
   >> Not all links come in that way, but enough to constitute   
   >> a royal pain in the keister.   
   >>   
   >> I think I posted earlier on this subject, and somebody   
   >> replied that they COULD open the link - not sure of this.   
   >>   
   >> If true, why can't I?   
   >>   
   >> Tx for help.   
   >>   
   >> Aspasia   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   > Works fine here with Firefox, SeaMonkey or Camino.   
   >   
   > Since you cant open with EITHER Netscape or IE, that indicates its a   
   > system setting, not a program one.   
      
      
   Opens in Netscape from here.  As Dan says, if it will not open in IE   
   either, there is something on your system blocking it, firewall, hosts   
   file, or some such.   
      
   Lee   
      
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