Re: OT: pop-up ads

Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:57:18 -0400
Newsgroups: rec.collecting.coins
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In article <email-address-deleted>, 'nuther Bob
<<email-address-deleted>> says...
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 23:38:36 GMT, "Fred A. Murphy"
> <email-address-deleted> wrote:
>
> >
> >On 30-Jun-2003, "John Carney" <email-address-deleted> wrote:
> <snip>
> >I use a very old version of Netscape, 3.04, which is 100% effective against
> >pop-ups with javascript turned off.
> >
> >Browsers like http://www.mozilla.org block them as a default, I think
> >http://www.opera.com does, too.
> >
> >The software I've heard best reports on is http://www.panicware.com/
>
>
> Just shutting off Javascript and/or blocking all pop-ups is not really
> a good idea. You will be shutting off the (innocent and beneficial)
> capabilities of many non-annoying sites.
>
> Look for software that blocks *third party* pop-ups. Those are the
> ones you really want to avoid.
With Pop-Up stopper, you can tell it which sites you want to allow pop-
ups. Some sites that have pictures that open in a new window won't work
right with the stopper on, but I find if you just click the photo or link
or whatever a second time, it will override the software and let you see
the pop-up.
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