Hi Folks,
I just observed something strange, using Firefox. I wonder if others find the same.
1. Go to
http://www.rspb.org.uk/supporting/campaigns/suttonfen/index.asp
and get a nice page.
2. Now scroll down and find "Find out more", and click on
A wonderful site for future generations to enjoy
I get a complete blackout!
3. Now click the "Back" button to return to the previous page. Again, this is completely blank. Check that the URL in the location window is the same as you originally entered at (1).
4. Clear the URL, and re-enter the URL from (1). Again completely black!
5. Open something else, e.g.
and normal service is resumed. Now clear the URL again and enter the URTL from (1). It's still black! But if you clear the cache and re-enter, it's OK again.
The only explanation I can think of is that the cache of the page at (2) is considered to be the cache for the URL at (1), even though (2) is not at the same URL as (1), being
http://www.rspb.org.uk/supporting/campaigns/suttonfen/wonderful.asp
What's interesting is that if I do it the other way round:
6. Clear history, cookies and cache, close down broswer, restart browser, and enter this last URL above, I then get a parfectly good page. But now find the "> Sutton Fen Appeal > ..." at the top, click on that, and you get a black page again. This of course should take you to where you were at (1) in the first place, since it is the same URL (as seen in the URL box). So it's the same effect: the transition (by any means) from either page to the other makes everything black!
I'm a bit puzzled by all this. Any ideas?
With thanks, Ted.
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