No, on the threadlist, the link that is the asterisked number of posts, which is the gateway to the split pages.

For this thread:
PermaThread™ Unanswered Requests       89*

The *89.

Which is:
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=36576&messages=89&page=1

Using the link maker it becomes this:
*89

But you would not display the link like that, you'd do this:
Continued from PermaThread™ Unanswered Requests I.

~Susan