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From: nik at aboleo.net (Nik Reiman)
Subject: Does your IE6 crash with these "URLs"?

-Not- confirmed with IE Version 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.030422-1633 on XP 
build 2600.xpsp2.030422-1633, Service Pack 1.  Throws the error message 
"Server Name or Address can't be resolved."

-Nik

On Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 10:57  AM, Martin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a question. I would like to know, if you can also crash
> IE6, when typing the following "URL":
>
> ftp*://?
>
> I have also tried from HTML like this:
>
> <html>
> <body>
> <script language="JavaScript">
> window.open("ftp://ftp*://?");
> </script>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> I could crash IE about a year ago with the first "URL" above
> and I've sent already various crash reports to Microsoft a
> long time ago. There was no reaction.
>
> That's why I just want to ask if someone can check this for me.
> Maybe only my 3 PCs are weird.
>
> Thanks,
> Martin
>
>
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