well not only did opera inform me that i was about to go to an address containg a password (thats what it assumes the bit before the @ is) but it displayed ::

http://www.microsoft.com@zaptheding.../ex01/vun2.htm
in the address bar - ahhh Opera how I love thee

but i do agree that this should have been given to m$ to fix first before going wild - but then again sometimes they have to be forced into action

v_Ln