Robert Aldwinckle wrote:
Hi Robert

Q: Are you still using the option
Show friendly HTTP error messages
(an unfortunate default in Options, Advanced tab, Browsing section)

If so, uncheck that. Then you will see what error messages your
server (or your proxy) is really sending.

OK, I have done - will wait for the problem to next occur (it's quite
unpredictable)

Again, taking a trace would be the best diagnostic for this symptom.


FYI in the hypothesised case, the s: would normally be replaced by
the domain name of the page being requested. That is just intended to
help users with a standard troubleshooting technique (e.g. especially for
HTTP 404 error codes) of backing up the path of a URL, trying to find
something which is accessible (such as an index page, search page,
etc.) Typically when you enter a domain name with just the root path
specified or no path specified you would get the default page of the site
(aka its Home page.)

Yep, I know that - what I'm thinking is that OE is for some reason passing
the URL to IE as being "s:" or suchlike for some reason.

Alan