OKay... time to explain things. <img src="https://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
The UBB can be really intense on the server. To help ease up on the potential load, it saves cached copies of most pages.
The Accelerator cheats. <img src="https://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> It tries to find a cached copy of the page you're trying to get to. If it finds one, it serves it up. If it does NOT find one, it redirects the request to the UBB, which will serve the page AND make a cached copy.
That's why the links are that way. Whenever possible, you'll be directed to the cache. If there's no cached copy (as there wouldn't be after you reply to a topic, or if you post a new topic), you'll get redirected.
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Charles Capps
Programmer, Infopop Corporation
Please do not contact me privately for support - post on the board or open a support ticket instead!