If I use the provided ddoc example (http://www.digitalmars.com/d/ddoc.html)
/** Example of embedded HTML:
*
* <li> <a href="www.digitalmars.com">Digital Mars</a>
* <li> <a href="www.classicempire.com">Empire</a>
*
*/
the result is a local link to:
file:///C:/own/science/D/source/www.classicempire.com
The obvious solution is to change the ddoc-comment to:
* <li> <a href="http://www.classicempire.com">Empire</a>
So that should be changed on http://www.digitalmars.com/d/ddoc.html