I have found a solution for your problem..
html:
HTML Code:
<div class="wrap">
<a href="checkthisout.html" class="biglink"><!-- this is the link that links the entire post --></a>
<h1>Some headline</h1>
<p>
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Mauris a dui. Duis mattis lorem eu lorem. Cras imperdiet
lectus eget risus posuere posuere. Curabitur vitae nunc. Sed <a href="inline">nisl</a> nulla, varius in, porta at, commodo nec, magna.
Fusce porttitor tempus dui. Fusce consectetuer, massa quis pellentesque condimentum, magna tellus pulvinar tortor,
nec placerat nunc tortor interdum massa. Aenean sodales dui sit amet ligula. Proin quis urna. Nunc feugiat.
Phasellus ornare vestibulum orci. <a href="inline">Curabitur convallis</a> rutrum ligula. Sed in neque. Mauris ultrices tellus
ac massa. Integer fringilla. Donec gravida. Morbi quis nisi quis est tristique ultrices. Suspendisse at
magna vitae pede aliquet auctor.
</p>
</div>
CSS:
HTML Code:
div.wrap{
position:relative;
width:300px;
overflow:hidden; /* this cuts off the part of the link that overlaps the div.wrap */
}
div.wrap a{
z-index:2;
position:relative;
/* this puts the inline links above the big link */
}
div.wrap a.biglink{
position:absolute;
height:1000px; /* just a really big height, so the entire post is covered (the part that overlaps is cut off, so don't worry) */
width:100%;
display:block;
z-index:1;
background-image:url(spacer.gif); /* just a 1x1 px transparent gif, required to make the link work */
}
tested in opera 9, ff2 and ie6 on PC, hope it also works on other browsers.
hope I could help you
note: I used the "height:1000px;" and "overflow:hidden;" method, because ie6 didn't accept height:100% on the biglink.. even when I also gave the wrap a height of 100%. this usually works for me, but not in this case :/
edit: I found a problem: users won't be able to select text anymore, because theres a link in the way.. which is not userfriendly at all. I doubt there's a solution that's both userfriendly and valid..