Canceling Logon to DocObject Document On FTP Server May Still Open Document

ID: Q230676

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When opening a Microsoft Office 97 document from an FTP server, the user is prompted to log on. If the logon prompt is canceled, the document may still be opened.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Microsoft Internet Explorer attempts to use an anonymous logon or a previously logged-on FTP session to the server if the logon prompt is canceled.

MORE INFORMATION

If the document is previously cached, canceling the logon prompt results in a "Cannot Display Page" error message instead of displaying the document.

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Version : WINDOWS:5,97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb