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08-05-2002, 04:23 AM
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Registered: May 2002
Distribution: A few
Posts: 488
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Popup ads
Why did I get a popup ad?
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08-05-2002, 04:40 AM
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Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Spain
Distribution: Mandrake 9.1
Posts: 48
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Many web pages annoyingly contain code to spawn popup ads. I usually don't have a big problem with the now that I use Opera. You can set it to refuse to spawn popups or you can have them load in the background. Of course I can't stand popups which are the spam of web browsing!!!!
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08-05-2002, 04:44 AM
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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Cambridge, England
Distribution: Slackware 10, Fedora Core 3, Mac OS X
Posts: 617
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You can switch them off in mozilla as well in Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Scripts & Windows
Alex
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08-05-2002, 07:50 AM
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root 
Registered: Jun 2000
Distribution: Debian, Red Hat, Slackware, Fedora, Ubuntu
Posts: 13,610
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I have a strict no-popup rule, as I just don't like them. Someone did sneak one in on me - tricky noticed it the other day. I am in the proccess of having it removed now.
--jeremy
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08-05-2002, 07:56 PM
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Registered: May 2002
Distribution: A few
Posts: 488
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webtoe:I don't use mozilla
jeremy:it was a smartcertify direct advert
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08-05-2002, 07:57 PM
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Registered: May 2002
Distribution: A few
Posts: 488
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LOL!
I clicked the site:
"Get MCSE Certified GUARANTEED"
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08-05-2002, 08:10 PM
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root
Registered: Jun 2000
Distribution: Debian, Red Hat, Slackware, Fedora, Ubuntu
Posts: 13,610
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The ad has been removed. If you see it again let me know ASAP.
--jeremy
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08-06-2002, 05:09 AM
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Member
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Cambridge, England
Distribution: Slackware 10, Fedora Core 3, Mac OS X
Posts: 617
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rverland, I didn't know that (what do you use then?) but if you ever do then you now know how to disable the pop-ups :-)
Plus someone else may have needed to know.
Alex
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