Internet links - emails

[titilucky]

Windows XP
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4

When I press a link on an email, I go to the page allright; however, I cannot go back to my email account again, there's no "forward," I have to press the X and that puts me out of my account and out of the browser, I have to sign up again.  What do you think is causing this problem?  I didn't have it before.  Thanks so much! 

[mektek]

What e.mail program are you using ? outlook, hotmail, chainmail?

[titilucky]

Yahoo!

[titilucky]

I just noticed that it's happening with the browser too.  I did it here, in this forum, and the same thing happened.  What could it be?  Thanks.   

[mektek]

You don't go forward to go back to the page you go back. Unless ie7 is different to Mozzilla? Any Mozilla users about?

[Deerpark]

A link should either open a new page, a new tab or just change the current page in the browser.
Only if the link changes the current page will you be able to go back using the back button (I assume you mean back, not forward).
If it it opens in a new page, the old page showing your inbox should be visible when you close the current page.
If it opens in a new tab, just click on the tab with your inbox.

[titilucky]

Thanks for your help!

I do mean "go back."  However, when I try to go back I notice that the arrow to go back is grayed out so I've to press X.  When I press X I go completely out of the browser.  I understand I should go back to my previous page, where the link was.  It just happened here too.  I was logged in and when I pressed a link I went to the linked page but there was no arrow highlighted to go back so I pressed X and was back at my desktop, out of the forum and the browser.   .

[Deerpark]

Check that the page isn't opening in a new tab.
In the pic I've linked to here you see Firefox with 3 tabs open.
You can switch between them by clicking on them. You can close the current one by clicking the X to the right of the tabs.

[titilucky]

Hey, Deerpark, you hit the nail!  That's exactly what's happening.  Thanks so very much!   

[Deerpark]

Glad I could help.