yeah I agree, and I dont see how whitespace is causing the problem either I also in fact, i looked at the source, copied the afflicting TR, added missing html tags, etc. and then opened it as a single .html file, same result, so I removed the line breaks, and the reply button shows up, so i put the line breaks back, and its still there, so i figured lynx was using some line break char other than \n or \r, but then one of my test replies in IE5 did the same thing: 
<TABLE BORDERCOLOR=GREEN BORDER=2>
<TR><TD>
Date: 2 Mar 2001 15:34:12 -0000<BR>
From: merlin@ethernaut.net<BR>
Subject: RE:  trying to get it to url-redirect<BR>
Message:<BR>
ok lets go back to WRAP='SOFT'<BR>
<BR>
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+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+--------------------------<BR>
<BR>
one line?<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
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+----------<BR>
<BR>
On 26 Feb 2001 21:18:26 -0000,<BR>
<BR>
no@canthaveit.com wrote:<BR>
<BR>
Subject:  trying to get it to url-redirect<BR>
<BR>
Message:<BR>
<BR>
it should print the message, then redirect to the messageboard<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<FORM METHOD='POST' ACTION='mb_post.pl'>
<INPUT TYPE='HIDDEN' NAME='MSG_ID' VALUE='<a05010400b6bd151b8737@[192.
+168.2.3]>'>
<INPUT TYPE='HIDDEN' NAME='FROM' VALUE='merlin@ethernaut.net'>
<INPUT TYPE='HIDDEN' NAME='DATE' VALUE='2 Mar 2001 15:34:12 -0000'>
<INPUT TYPE='HIDDEN' NAME='SUBJECT' VALUE='RE:  trying to get it to ur
+l-redirect'>
<INPUT TYPE='HIDDEN' NAME='MESSAGE' VALUE='ok lets go back to WRAP='SO
+FT'

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+--------------------------

one line?



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+----------

On 26 Feb 2001 21:18:26 -0000,

no@canthaveit.com wrote:

Subject:  trying to get it to url-redirect

Message:

it should print the message, then redirect to the messageboard








'>
<INPUT TYPE='SUBMIT' NAME='REPLY' VALUE='Reply'>
</FORM></TD></TR>

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I think I'll be switching to CGI.pm, which will probably require a virtual rewrite, but I'm still really curious about this

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