Bad HTML?

From Leo's mailbag:

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: April 29, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Bad HTML?
>
> Leo,

> I am experiencing problems with my custom web site and
> IExplorer. When I access it via Netscape or Opera,
> everything works fine. When I access it via IExplorer, only
> the very smallest pages are displayed and everything else
> generates a \"can\'t find it\" message almost immediately.
> There is no \"timeout\" period This behavior started
> happpening just a few days ago. Prior to that there was no
> problem. BTW, the pages I\'m trying to brows all contain
>

tags. Pages without them seem to be ok. The error is
> definitly dependent on the size of the HTML being browsed.
> BTW, this behavior has occurred in my browser and also the
> browser of a friend of mine in China, on the other side of the world.

Without more details it's hard to say. I will say that the
biggest differences between the browsers is in handling
of CSS (IE doesn't always follow the standard) and in error
handling. I suspect the later, so I'd make sure to double
check your HTML. Perhaps try running it through a validator
such as http://validator.w3.org/

Thanks for asking,

Leo

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