(On 12/17/2004 4:17 PM) Venger wrote:
> ":: BRIAN ::" <user@127.0.1.1> wrote in message
> news:_vGwd.964$ry.369@fed1read01...
>
>>On 12/17/2004 11:37 AM Venger wrote:
>>
>>>Greetings...
>>>
>>>I noticed that somehow, some sites are getting around the Firefox popup
>>>blocker. It's happened twice now, this time on a link from
>>>drudgereportarchives.com to editorandpublisher.com - a 4inkjets.com
>
> popup
>
>>>window comes up in a separate window.
>>>
>>>I know, ghastly! Having browsed for months now without being brute force
>>>gangbanged by ads and popup nonsense, it's quite a shock to have to
>
> babysit
>
>>>my web browser lest it crapalanche the taskbar.
>>>
>>>Anyone see anything similar, or know if this is a known sneak around the
>>>Firefox popup blocker that will be addressed with a release?
>>>
>>>Thanks...
>>>
>>>Venger
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Wow, this is new. Oh wait, no it's not. BTW, AdBlock can block it.
>
>
> Any idea what mechanism is being used to circumvent the normal popup
> prevention? Are you stating AdBlock can block it merely by entering the
> domain in question, or is there another function which will prevent such
> pop-ups regardless of the target domain?
>
> Venger
I can't get it to popup on my computer with Firefox 1.0, so I can't find
what you need to block. Whenever the popup appears, open AdBlock and
check the list of items to block; it's a script doing that popup.
Apparently Firefox 1.0 blocks that popup.
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Brian
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