Blank Safari Page Opens After Downloading Attachment

For years now Safari has opened a blank page when ever I download an item. I have the default setup where my files is saved to the downloads folder, but I don't understand why a blank Safari window is opened. It was never a big deal until recently where my work flow has changed and I now use Safari to access my company's e-mail. I now have multiple blank Safari windows I have to manually close and it is starting to become a pain. Why is this happening and what can I do to stop this?
--Dave

It's common safari behaviour so far as links to files which are meant to download go...
an apple example, which doesn't (here) open a new tab/window
http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL1105/en_US/SecUpd2010-006Snow.dmg
but look, that link isn't the same as the file which gets downloaded - actually
http://supportdownload.apple.com/download.info.apple.com/AppleSupport_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/Mac_OSX/downloads/061-9346.20100920.Scry2/SecUpd2010-006Snow.dmg
tho even that doesn't open a new tab/window
back to the question though - Option-clicking a download link may avoid the extra tabs/windows.
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