Flash Navigation & Links Source File Issue

Hello Everyone,
I am using a flash template for my site's navigation. I have edited it myself. With it, a URLS.txt file must be used to provide the links for the flash buttons. I have edited this file, and placed it all on my site.
The problem? The links are recognized in IE6.0 and Firefox on a computer running Vista. As well, my computer (an Apple MacBook with Leopard) allows the links to click through with Firefox. HOWEVER, when I try to navigate with my Safari 3.0 I get a pop up programmed in to the flash file that no URL was specified.
How the heck can this work on some browsers and not others? I obviously set it up correctly... but something is off.
Anyway, please see for yourself;
http://www.caseit.net
Thank you in advance!

My mistake Rob! I just checked, and I do have Safari 4.0.2 on a Mac. For me, when I click on the first navigation link "About CaseIT" I get a nasty javascript popup explaining that I didn't provide a link.
I wonder why *my* Safari doesn't allow it to work, but yours does... as well as other browsers sometimes do. (My coworker can't get the links to work on IE6.0 at her work computer) but it works on MY IE6.0 on my desktop. Strange.

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