Internet Explorer 5 Stops Responding When Accessing a Gopher Search Page

ID: Q246767

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5, 5.01 for Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you click on a Gopher search link in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, the browser stops responding.

This happens when the Gopher port (:70) is accessed with the /77 value. Internet Explorer 4.0 does not have this problem. The problem will not appear on Internet Explorer 5.0 when you go through a proxy.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Internet Explorer Service Pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date        Time    Version      Size    File name     Platform
   ---------------------------------------------------------------
    01/03/2000  19:21 5.0.2725.300  467,104  WININET.dll     x86

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbIE kbNTOS400 kbWinOS95 kbWinOS98 kbIE500
Version : WINDOWS:5,5.01
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug