Why do I get it and what can I do to stop it from appearing?

It does not always appear but twice when it has appeared, the circumstances have been as follows. I am using XP and MSIE 6.x SP1.

I log onto the New York Times site re technology when they send me a notifying email--log on from the email. Up comes the sign-in page. I sign in, click on the article I want to read and I get this blank white page 'About.com'. I close it and behind it sits the article I wanted to read.

Just minutes ago I clicked on the link in an email-response I sent Techzonez about browser frames and up came the about blank page with your reply to my question underneath it.