Hi.
I am finding this site great for a computer illiterate such as I. A problem
I am having is that when I get an e-mail notice of a reply to a post, like
this one, I click on the link and it brings up IE but only displays a blank
page. I have to find my way back to the post the long way. Any suggestions?
It would be so nice to be able to get answers by just clicking on the link
in the e-mail!
John

Hi John,

By default IE treats links in email as though they come from a restricted
security zone. Some security software will block addresses that are in the
restricted security zone or which use port 80 (copy and paste the link from
the email into the address bar of IE, if it loads then you will know that it
is your security software that is blocking port 80).

We need to know your OS version, what email program you are using and what
security programs you are using in order to give a more specific answer.

Regards.

"John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:84894C86-6B1D-46B4-B40F-FEE5DA577DE0@microsoft.com...
> Hi.
> I am finding this site great for a computer illiterate such as I. A
> problem
> I am having is that when I get an e-mail notice of a reply to a post, like
> this one, I click on the link and it brings up IE but only displays a
> blank
> page. I have to find my way back to the post the long way. Any
> suggestions?
> It would be so nice to be able to get answers by just clicking on the link
> in the e-mail!
> John
>

John

Not many responders may be familiar with the slow and quirky web
interface you are using. I don't use it myself and I really don't know
what you mean by "get answers by just clicking on the link in the
e-mail!"

You may get a pleasant surprise if you read newsgroups with a proper
newsreader.

Outlook Express Newsreader-Setting up
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...oups/setup.asp
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/resou...tm#setupmsnews
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm

Agent
http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.com/index.htm




On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:01:01 -0700, in
microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general, John
<John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi.
>I am finding this site great for a computer illiterate such as I. A problem
>I am having is that when I get an e-mail notice of a reply to a post, like
>this one, I click on the link and it brings up IE but only displays a blank
>page. I have to find my way back to the post the long way. Any suggestions?
> It would be so nice to be able to get answers by just clicking on the link
>in the e-mail!
>John

What Alan said.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

John wrote:
> Hi.
> I am finding this site great for a computer illiterate such as I. A
> problem
> I am having is that when I get an e-mail notice of a reply to a post, like
> this one, I click on the link and it brings up IE but only displays a
> blank
> page. I have to find my way back to the post the long way. Any
> suggestions? It would be so nice to be able to get answers by just
> clicking
> on the link in the e-mail!
> John

Thanks Rob. I turned off my McAffee and now it will load the page fine.
I'll just have to play with it to find out how to make this site acceptable.
Just in case you are still wondering, I am running Windows XP home edition
and my e-mail is outlook express.
Thanks again.
John


"rob^_^" wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> By default IE treats links in email as though they come from a restricted
> security zone. Some security software will block addresses that are in the
> restricted security zone or which use port 80 (copy and paste the link from
> the email into the address bar of IE, if it loads then you will know that it
> is your security software that is blocking port 80).
>
> We need to know your OS version, what email program you are using and what
> security programs you are using in order to give a more specific answer.
>
> Regards.
>
> "John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:84894C86-6B1D-46B4-B40F-FEE5DA577DE0@microsoft.com...
> > Hi.
> > I am finding this site great for a computer illiterate such as I. A
> > problem
> > I am having is that when I get an e-mail notice of a reply to a post, like
> > this one, I click on the link and it brings up IE but only displays a
> > blank
> > page. I have to find my way back to the post the long way. Any
> > suggestions?
> > It would be so nice to be able to get answers by just clicking on the link
> > in the e-mail!
> > John
> >

Thanks for trying. Your response is mostly greek to me. Rob got me on the
right track with the security blocking the link.
John


"Alan Edwards" wrote:

> John
>
> Not many responders may be familiar with the slow and quirky web
> interface you are using. I don't use it myself and I really don't know
> what you mean by "get answers by just clicking on the link in the
> e-mail!"
>
> You may get a pleasant surprise if you read newsgroups with a proper
> newsreader.
>
> Outlook Express Newsreader-Setting up
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...oups/setup.asp
> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/resou...tm#setupmsnews
> http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
>
> Agent
> http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php
>
> ....Alan
> --
> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
> http://dts-l.com/index.htm
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:01:01 -0700, in
> microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general, John
> <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi.
> >I am finding this site great for a computer illiterate such as I. A problem
> >I am having is that when I get an e-mail notice of a reply to a post, like
> >this one, I click on the link and it brings up IE but only displays a blank
> >page. I have to find my way back to the post the long way. Any suggestions?
> > It would be so nice to be able to get answers by just clicking on the link
> >in the e-mail!
> >John
>

Thanks. Unfortunately, Alan's reply was mostly greek to me but Rob got me on
the right track. My McAfee was blocking the link.
John


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> What Alan said.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> John wrote:
> > Hi.
> > I am finding this site great for a computer illiterate such as I. A
> > problem
> > I am having is that when I get an e-mail notice of a reply to a post, like
> > this one, I click on the link and it brings up IE but only displays a
> > blank
> > page. I have to find my way back to the post the long way. Any
> > suggestions? It would be so nice to be able to get answers by just
> > clicking
> > on the link in the e-mail!
> > John
>
>

What rob guessed!

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eSAmWz4hIHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> What Alan said.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> John wrote:
>> Hi.
>> I am finding this site great for a computer illiterate such as I. A
>> problem
>> I am having is that when I get an e-mail notice of a reply to a post,
>> like
>> this one, I click on the link and it brings up IE but only displays a
>> blank
>> page. I have to find my way back to the post the long way. Any
>> suggestions? It would be so nice to be able to get answers by just
>> clicking
>> on the link in the e-mail!
>> John
>

[Even a broken clock's right twice a day! <eg>]

rob^_^ wrote:
> What rob guessed!
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eSAmWz4hIHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> What Alan said.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> John wrote:
>>> Hi.
>>> I am finding this site great for a computer illiterate such as I. A
>>> problem
>>> I am having is that when I get an e-mail notice of a reply to a post,
>>> like
>>> this one, I click on the link and it brings up IE but only displays a
>>> blank
>>> page. I have to find my way back to the post the long way. Any
>>> suggestions? It would be so nice to be able to get answers by just
>>> clicking
>>> on the link in the e-mail!
>>> John