Alan J Robertson wrote:
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.

OK - follow-up. I've disabled the friendly HTTP error messages but they
won't disappear! (the option is definitely unchecked) - even tried
restarting the PC, but they still persist!

Some other things I've noticed -

the "s:" link in the error message - I realised that when I hovered the
mouse over this link it wasn't actually pointing to "s:" but instead to
"res://shdoclc/syntax.htm#" - I think the s came from the end of res.

Cheers & thanks for your ongoing advice!

Alan

PS You mentioned 'taking a trace' of the problem - what does this involve?
Do you mean just a tracert? If I copy and past the URL it shows absolutely
fine in IE, it's just when I CLICK on a link the OE that it sometimes
occurs. Do you mean some way of getting windows scripting to follow what's
happening?