IE6 password form entry issues

Hi all,

I’m having issues specifically with IE6 in relation to the password field on password-protected pages. IE6 is a headache, and I know little about it – however, I need to support it because 1/40the of the people visiting the site use it. Here are the details:

The post-template.php file has the following code for

function get_the_password_form() {
	global $post;
	$label = 'pwbox-'.(empty($post->ID) ? rand() : $post->ID);
	$output = '<form action="' . get_option('siteurl') . '/wp-pass.php" method="post">
	<p>' . __("This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below:") . '</p>
	<label for="' . $label . '">' . __("Password:") . ' <input name="post_password" id="' . $label . '" type="password" size="20" /></label> <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="' . esc_attr__("Submit") . '" />
	</form>
	';
	return apply_filters('the_password_form', $output);
}

The code translates into this in the finished product. Note that there is an unclosed <p> tag in there for some odd reason. Even if this is the source of the problem(which may be unlikely), I’m not sure how to find what is causing it, or how to actually close it without causing errors.

<div class="storycontent">
		<form action="*websiteaddress*/wp-pass.php" method="post">
<p>*Replaced text*</p>
<p>	<label for="pwbox-10">Password:<br />
<input name="post_password" id="pwbox-10" type="password" size="20" /></label><br />
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" />
	</form>
	 </div>

The problem is that IE6 is completely unable to select the password form to enter the password. It treats it as an inert element of the page. Using tab to select elements of a page also seems to skip over it, and IE6 is the only browser that is broken so far.

Using wordpress 2.8.2, and would seriously appreciate any help. I’m a bit of a beginner, with a bit of a headache.

Page address available if needed.