on 10/09/03 11:34 AM, Luca Rescigno at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > IE doesn't allow popup blocking. If you want to stop popup ads, you'll > have to disable Javascript (of course that will disable a lot more than > just popup ads). You could also use Mozilla or iCab - both of those can > block popups and are Mac-compatible. To block banner ads, you can alter > your hosts file. I did this in OS X but I am not sure how to do it in > OS 9... basically, you need to open the hosts file and make it so that > whenever your computer tries to load content from a specific domain, it > instead redirects it to 0.0.0.0 (blank nothingness). There's a list of > common ad servers here: > > http://www.mikey-san.net/blacklist.txt > > Save it as a text file and paste it into your hosts file (I think it's > in the System Folder in OS 9, I know it's in the hidden /etc/ folder in > OS X).
Note that all this will do is replace the annoying banner ads with annoying error messages about 'Source not found' (or something like that). Also note that although IE doesn't provide for popup blocking, you might look into Web Washer (http://www.webwasher.com/client/home/index.html?lang=de_EN) I've not tried it myself, but it appears to be a proxy server that filters out the popups. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ===================================================================== Fight political correctness! Speak the truth!!! ===================================================================== -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
