Re: Popup blocker in XP SP2 release candidate

From: Scott Marquardt (wasREMOVEket5_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/07/04


Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 22:56:43 -0500

Bruce Chambers opined thusly on May 6:
> Greetings --
>
> Matter of opinion, I guess. I don't want to see pop-ups of any
> kind, ever. So IESP2's new pop-up blocking feature suits me just
> fine. If a web site designer can't figure out how to convey his/her
> message without pop-ups, he/she will just have to get by without my
> patronage.

Understood. But remember -- bookmarklets that generate popups aren't things
on a the target web site. They're locally run javascripts that won't work
right because IE interprets the popup as belonging to the current site.

-- 
Scott
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