Re: Still getting loads of popups with SP2!
From: Trevor and Michelle Gough (TGnot_at_invalid)
Date: 08/20/04
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 12:18:49 -0500
ActiveX and scripting can be used for a lot of different purposes other
than popup ads and are routinely with many websites. Why can I with Opera
or Mozilla or Firefox get fully functioning pages with popup ads blocked
easily?
By contrast, IE (not surprisingly, I guess) tries to fix the problem by
shooting an ant with a rifle, so to speak. I assume all sites are not to
be trusted and scripting and ActiveX are disabled for security reasons as
IE is notorious for being vulnerable in any number of ways when these are
enabled. Those sites I trust are put in the Trusted Sites Zone. This is
common procedure that is advised by many security experts.
The terrible side effect is that only my Trusted Sites will spawn popups,
which is certainly undesirable.
Come on IE .... can't you block the popups more intelligently than this?
As for the other toolbars that block popups, I don't want them. Screen
real estate is compromised even further which I find too distasteful.
On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:30:36 -0600, Bruce Chambers
<bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings --
>
> Well...., yes, actually, it does mean just that. What other
> purpose did you think the ActiveX and scripting were for?
>
> While I'll admit Firefox does show promise, it's still got quite a
> ways to go; I find it significantly slower than IE on the same web
> sites, and any browser that needs a 3rd-party add-in just to sort the
> bookmarks is still in the prototype stage. The built-in pop-up
> blocker is nice, though. (Haven't found a use for the "tabbed
> browsing" that so many rave about, but I'll concede that others might
> find it useful.)
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
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