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I don't have Mozilla installed on this laptop (I use Safari on this machine; I use Firebird at home), but I think you MAY need to actually switch on the pop-up disable feature. Look under Edit, then Preferences. There should be a section marked "Pop-Up Windows".Quote:
Originally posted by Jetman
Bah, I got Mozilla and I still get pop-ups. May have to give Opra a try sometime I guess
Whoever invented pop-ups should burn-in-Hell and die ....in that order, and then burn in Hell some more :mad:
Incidentally, what in the hell happened to the Proxomitron?
It would be my first recommendation had it not vanished off the face of the Internet entirely.
The hosts file will be in your WINDOWS/system32/drivers/etc directory. You're looking for a file simply called "hosts" (no extension, so it won't be "hosts.txt"). Pull that up with notepad.Quote:
Originally posted by Raz0r
Can you explain how to do this?
If there's a site you want to block, map the offending domain to 127.0.0.1 (localhost). Do it like this:
127.0.0.1 offendingdomain.com
Requests for that domain will cock up because when it tries to pull up an ad banner or popup it's looking on your system, not theirs.
As for the Alexa toolbar, the spyware functionality is a big con in my opinion. Opera has adware in it unless you buy the registered version. Opera claims it's not spyware, but I'm not sure what to think of that.
You can get Proxomitron 4.5 here at http://www.pluto.dti.ne.jp/~tengu/pr.../download.htmlQuote:
Originally posted by Mode7
Incidentally, what in the hell happened to the Proxomitron?
It would be my first recommendation had it not vanished off the face of the Internet entirely.
Ahh, beautiful! Thanks mid-Ship.
And now, to surf for some porn.
You can find sites spawning pop-up ads (or any ad for that matter) by checking the page source in your browser. Read through it til you get to some stuff that says "ad code" or you find a server name that contains "ads" or something like that - there's your ad server. Put that address in your hosts file.Quote:
Originally posted by Kenshin Himura
Requests for that domain will cock up because when it tries to pull up an ad banner or popup it's looking on your system, not theirs.
To the "use <insert browser here>" bunch: I would use Mozilla/Phoenix/etc. if they didn't take up more RAM than IE. Phoenix likes to take up tons of memory on my computer, and I can only attribute this to it being unfinished and unoptimized. Mozilla is in the same boat. When they become lesser resource hogs, I'll use them more often.
Um Nick, the Alexa toolbar has a shitload of spyware on it. I would recommend using AdAware if you haven't already. I use a couple of programs to get rid of pop-ups, including Pop-Up Stopper and No Ads.
I don't mind the spyware on Alexa. I use it mainly for those capabilities, in fact. Not all spyware is automatically bad. It's not like Alexa pretends it doesn't track your surfing habits. That's its raison d'etre and it serves a pretty important purpose.
I'm one of the biggest defenders of civil liberties and privacy rights on this board, but this is as inocuous as the local grocer tracking sales of milk. Let's worry about the cameras at major intersections and our Homeland Security policies, not a voluntary ratings system like the Nielsen and Arbitron numbers for TV and radio and Alexa for ther Internet.
:lol: Sounds like somebody needs to get back into the Dear Dr. Atlas & Dr. Nick thread.Quote:
Originally posted by Mode7
Ahh, beautiful! Thanks mid-Ship.
And now, to surf for some porn.