URL in Word Doc does not work: Page Cannot Be Found

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Using Word and IE, after cut and paste or typing the following URL into a
Word doc, clicking on the URL goes to Page Cannot Be Found (Cannot Find
Server)

http://eessl2.webex.com/eessl2/j.php?J=655491600

Refreshing IE or typing the URL directly in the address bar resolves the
issue and finds the site.

Why does the first click on the URL in the Word Doc not work.
 
I have had this experience when the URL in Word leads to a page containing a
REFRESH command (which redirects you to a different page). Presumably this
is a security feature. When you enter the address directly into your
browser, the REFRESH behaves as intended. A properly written REFRESH will
include enough of a delay for users to know what is going on and (for
situations like this) text such as "This page has been moved. If you are not
automatically directed to the new page within x seconds, click here," with
the new URL linked to the "click here."

Note that when I tried pasting the URL in IE, the page I ultimately reached
was in fact
https://eessl2.webex.com/eessl2/myw...Fmeetinginfo.php%3FRnd%3D1338000556%26Action%

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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I have the same problem using Windows XP and Word 2000. This has also been
reported to me using Windows XP and Word 2003.
The URL i'm trying to reach is:
http://w1.boschrexroth.se/servlet/page?catalogcode=7;40&language=de

If I try to open the same link from Open Office and it's work fine, but not
from MS Word. I have also try to open:
http://eessl2.webex.com/eessl2/j.php?J=655491600
and it's also work fine from Open Office.

Starting Internet Explorer from the DOS-prompt also work:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
http://w1.boschrexroth.se/servlet/page?catalogcode=7;40&language=de

The problem seems to be in Word 2000 and 2003 and how it's handling Internet
Explorer, or?
 
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