title: HTML link to directory in a Samba share, that works on Internet Explorer 7/8
body: <p>I want my HTML page to link to a directory in a Samba share (protocol SMB/CIFS Windows share).
  In my HREF I wrote <code>file://server/Share2/folder3</code></p>
  
  <p>Most browsers handle it fine (mount the share and open a file manager on folder3) except Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8, which say <code>Permission denied</code> without even asking for a password.
  What should I write in the HREF for IE7/8 to be able to open folder3?</p>
  
  <p>Notes:
  <li>It works fine if the path does <b>not</b> contain the <code>folder3</code> part.</li>
  <li>It works fine if the share is already mounted. So before testing it, type "net use" to make sure that no share is already mounted.</li>
  <li>The Windows username and the share username are not the same, so a popup should ask for a login/password. Again, this works fine if the path does <b>not</b> contain the <code>folder3</code> part.</li></p>