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   Easy Pop-up Solution

   

   Another Cow, Aug 17th, 2001 @ 7:14am

   
   

   You can just disable Java, Javascript, and ActiveX. Really, Javascript is the major mechanism for pop-ups.

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   Re: Easy Pop-up Solution

   

   Anonymous Coward, Aug 17th, 2001 @ 7:25am

   
   

   Yea, disable javascript and watch half the web not work anymore.
   
   The Opera solution is the best. There is a checkbox that kills popups cold.

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   No Subject Given

   

   emmzee, Aug 17th, 2001 @ 8:34am

   
   

   Webmasters know very well that popups annoy their users. They don't use them because they are greedy and just want more money. (At least, most don't.) I've held off using popups on my site even though I If you don't like the popups that a particular site has, don't visit it. But turning off popups and using a site's content will result in websites being shut down. Visitors often don't stop to consider that. While I can see the problem if a site spawns multiple popup windows, I really don't think that having to close a single popup window is that big of a hassle in exchange for free content.

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   Re: No Subject Given

   

   emmzee, Aug 17th, 2001 @ 9:08am

   
   

   Errr, the indecipherable sentence in my post above should actually be something like:
   
   "I've held off using popups on my site even though I would easily make twice the amount of money I'm making now. If you don't like the popups that a particular site has, don't visit it."
   
   Sorry, brain cramp. :)

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   Re: No Subject Given

   

   Mike (profile), Aug 17th, 2001 @ 9:20am

   
   

   Hey, I don't buy that argument (and people have made it here many times before) that you shouldn't disable pop ups because it will make websites shut down. Why is that my problem? Those websites should figure out ways to make money without pissing me off. If they annoy me by adding pop ups, why can't I annoy them right back by blocking the popups? I just don't buy the "sit there and accept it" argument. I want my surfing experience to be as smooth as possible, and I should be able to do whatever I can to get that. If sites want to make money, then let them try to figure out ways to make money - but if it's crashng my browser and messing up the experience, then I'm going to prevent that from happening.
   
   Anyway... I do try to stay away from many sites that offer pop ups - and I let them know that too. Plus, I try not to do business with companies that put their ads in pop ups. No more eBay. No x10. No Next Card.
   
   I still believe that a real company figures out how to make money without pissing off it's users. That's what a business should be.

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   Mozilla secret preference

   

   Anonymous Coward, Aug 17th, 2001 @ 10:13am

   
   

   I use a hidden Mozilla feature that disables pop-ups. The downside is it can interfere with browsing those awful sites that use pop-ups as part of their navigation features.

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   another Mike, Aug 17th, 2001 @ 12:15pm

   
   

   I use webwasher and it works pretty well. It eliminates pop-ups as well as about 95% of banner adds. It does freak out some web-sites, especially financial ones. But it's easy to disable / re-enable when you visit one of those sites.

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   pop ups

   

   Karen Risner, Dec 25th, 2002 @ 3:43am

   
   

   I totally agrre it's so annoying to get popups when you r busy on the computer

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   Re: pop ups

   

   Samson, Jun 16th, 2004 @ 5:24pm

   
   

   You can also look into your computer and notice that you have extra programs install and dont have a clue how they got there.SysAI, WatchMemory and so on.They are little programs that make pop ups appear also.Not to mention viruses like trojans.You can delete those folders that have these programs that bring up pop ups, but some you'll have to get into the registry to do it.Pain in arse.

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    Malicious pop-ups

    

    Phil Holdsworth, Feb 6th, 2010 @ 10:30pm

    
    

    I have a problem with a pop-up / trojan / malware. I have a current problem with a site called Jasmine.com. I r5un Firefox and Mozilla. TThe Jasmine page loaded itself 7 times last night and 2 this afternoon. I contacted their support and was told to buy a pop-up blocker.
    
    I was pissed off with them already and that was like pouring gasoline on a welding torch.
    
    I may have to consider myself lucky that I have only had to do the malware cleanup three times over the years. The first time was a re-format and reload. The second was a 1-1/2 day odyssey with Several heavy-duty malware cleaners.
    It remains to be seen what this one takes.
    
    Thanks for listening..
    
    Phil

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