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         Cyberwalker Q&A -- for 11 January, 2001
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         How to fix broken links received in e-mail

         Question: Sometimes I receive an e-mail with a Web link in it, but when I
         click on it the Web page fails to come up. What can I do about this? 

         Answer: Two circumstances can be present. Either the Web page address is
         incorrect or it's been wrapped to a second line and your e-mail program
         has linked it incorrectly. 

         Here's how to fix it. If the link is underlined and highlighted blue then
         it is clickable. So click on it. Your Web browser window should pop up and
         display the page. 

         If it displays an error like "page not found," then look at the top of the
         Web browser where the Web address is. Make a note of the Web address that
         was used and go back to your e-mail and compare the two. 

         Often, if the Web address in the e-mail is very long, it may have wrapped...

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