OL2002: Outlook Seems to Hang When You Click a Link to a URL That Contains a Script (280917)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 2002

This article was previously published under Q280917

SYMPTOMS

When you open a message, Outlook seems to stop responding (hang) after you click a hyperlink to a URL that contains a script such as:

http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000830-CS20

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because when a URL contains a script, an OPTIONS request goes to the server that hosts the URL. If the hosting server cannot return the right information, the request eventually times out and Outlook seems to hang.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, paste the link into Internet Explorer.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	7/27/2006
Keywords:	kbprb KB280917