No.

According to the Access 97 help

"You can import and link (read-only) a data file on an FTP or HTTP server.
In effect, you can copy data through the Internet without a network server
connection"

and

"to import or link from an HTTP server, type the Internet address in the
File Name box. This is the only way to import or link from an HTTP server.
For example, to link the file Jansales.html on the //pubweb HTTP server,
type http://pubweb/jansales.html."

and

"· Microsoft Access copies the entire file to the Microsoft Internet
Explorer cache folder on your local machine. Therefore, this process may
take some time because potentially large amounts of data are being
transferred through the Internet.
· A linked table is a data snapshot of the original, remote data source at
the time you linked. You will not see updates to the data made at the remote
location while the table is open, but the next time you open it, Microsoft
Access refreshes the local copy in the cache folder."

I never got it to work myself, Access 2000 may be different, and security
settings on most computers would surely defeat it anyway.

Let us know how you go!

(david)