thanks for the feedback
thankfully I have two WP blogs set-up almost identically.
Intially I had the same problem with both..
But now, after restarting my browser (Mozilla),
I experience no problem on one (even with BB 2.0.11 re-activated)
while I still have the (previously noted) problem with the other.
The latter problematic blog is different in this :
it has .htaccess files set to enforce the use
of the more secure https protocol ..
This is the only difference I am aware of.
I will try removing/masking the .htaccess files and see
if that restores a normal behavior ..
(although, then, that reduces the security level
of the blog..
Is there an alternative to using .htaccess scripts?)
The content of the .htaccess file is this :
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
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Frederic