You receive a "The folder 'URL' isn't accessible" error message when you use FrontPage 2003 to open a subsite

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SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Service Pack 1 ( SP1) to open a subsite, you receive the following error message:

The folder 'URL' isn't accessible. The folder may be located in an unavailable location, protected with a password, or the filename contains a / or a \.

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CAUSE

This behavior occurs if the name of the subsite includes a period.

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WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods:

Rename the subsite to remove the period.
Open the root site, and then double-click the subsite.
Open the root site, and then close it. Then, use the Open Site command on the Open menu to open the subsite.
Open the subsite by using a command line.
Open the subsite by using the Recent Sites command on the Open menu.

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Start Office FrontPage 2003.
On the File menu, click Open Site.
In the Site name box, type the following URL:
http://www.contoso.com/contoso.pharm
Click Open.

You receive the error message that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.

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