Links don't work in IE7

pete.smith · Post by **pete.smith** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 11:46 am

Wow here is an odd one. I have two IE7 users complaining that links from the search engine results. any ideas? standards nirvana here we come.

Post by **mark** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:55 pm

I've not heard anything good about IE7 yet. And it's still beta. But I guess we can try to install it somewhere here and see what happens.

Post by **John** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:00 pm

What sort of links? Were there any specific warning messages from the browser?

Post by **mark** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:02 pm

Works fine for me in IE7.0.5450.4 using stock look and feel. Maybe something in your look and feel is confusing the browser?

pete.smith · Post by **pete.smith** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:04 pm

I mean, the html is:
<A HREF="/texis/webinator/search_default/redir.html?query=tes&pr=metamaster&prox=page&rorder=500&rprox=500&rdfreq=500&rwfreq=500&rlead=500&sufs=0&order=r&cq=&u=http%3A//www-internal.mathworks.com/devel/genreports/slrtw_tlccov_new/matlab/test/toolbox/rtw/rtwdemos/">Index of
/devel/genreports/slrtw_tlccov_new/matlab/test/toolbox ...</A><BR>

how can that mess it up? could the httpdeamon you have somehow not be reporting to ie7 the right header? Im stumped.

Post by **mark** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 4:18 pm

Ok. That's a redirect link from having query logging on. Those work for me in IE7.

Is this a public server we can try?

Try it with generic top and bottom html.

What happens when you click on those links?

pete.smith · Post by **pete.smith** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:06 pm

I found it. Its IE7's treatment of the <base> tag, we were doing some sneaky things with the base tag. Only base tag in head is honored.