Re: Can't exclude flash plugin from working on slashdot.org
On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 16:03:05 -0500, Scott Granneman wrote: > On Sunday 17 October 2004 12:48 pm, Anders Ellenshøj Andersen wrote: >> I have been trying to stop slashdot.org from running flash adverts >> because they use a lot of cpu and causes the fan to start up on my >> laptop. >> >> The code on the page that includes the flash adverts look like this: >> >> > name='pos1' >> SRC='http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5404&alloc_id=11703&site_id=1&request_id=55 >>20627' width='729' height='90' frameborder='0' border='0' MARGINWIDTH='0' >> MARGINHEIGHT='0' SCROLLING='no'> > > Easiest solution: install AdBlock for Firefox or Mozilla. > > http://adblock.mozdev.org/installation.html > > Then block the following: > > *ads.osdn.com* > > Ahhh ... no more ads. > > If you want my adblock file, which you can import, you can get it here: > > ftp://ftp.granneman.com/linux/bin/adblock_filters.txt > oh my! now it's so quiet out there...(thanks)
Re: Can't exclude flash plugin from working on slashdot.org
On Monday 18 October 2004 18:20, Anders Ellenshøj Andersen wrote: > On Monday 18 October 2004 15:18, Derek Broughton wrote: > > No.. I don't think it's flash. I can't disable it either, but I don't > > _have_ a flash plugin (I don't think - it's possible...). > > If I right click on it, the flash context menu is displayed, so I am fairly > certain it is a flash animation. > Odd. _I_ get a context menu that includes the entry: "View Image (vng_softphone_728.gif)" I don't know how it knows not to serve me flash, but I guess it does. -- derek
Re: Can't exclude flash plugin from working on slashdot.org
On Monday 18 October 2004 15:18, Derek Broughton wrote: > No.. I don't think it's flash. I can't disable it either, but I don't > _have_ a flash plugin (I don't think - it's possible...). If I right click on it, the flash context menu is displayed, so I am fairly certain it is a flash animation. Anders -- This email was written using KMail 1.7 (KDE3.3) on Debian GNU/Linux
Re: Can't exclude flash plugin from working on slashdot.org
On Sunday 17 October 2004 14:48, Anders Ellenshøj Andersen wrote: > I have been trying to stop slashdot.org from running flash adverts because > they use a lot of cpu and causes the fan to start up on my laptop. > > The code on the page that includes the flash adverts look like this: > > name='pos1' > SRC='http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5404&alloc_id=11703&site_id=1&request_id=55 >20627' width='729' height='90' frameborder='0' border='0' MARGINWIDTH='0' > MARGINHEIGHT='0' SCROLLING='no'> > > So I tried going into the plugin settings where I have plugins enabled > globally, and add a domain specific rule to deny flash for the domain > ads.osdn.com. That didn't make any difference, so I also tried adding > slashdot.org. That didn't work either. > > Do you think there is a bug here? No.. I don't think it's flash. I can't disable it either, but I don't _have_ a flash plugin (I don't think - it's possible...). > > I am using kde 3.3 from unstable. 3.2 from Sarge. I totally agree that squid or other means to block all ad sites is serious overkill. The redirect to 127.0.0.1 in /etc/hosts isn't a bad idea, though. -- derek
Re: Can't exclude flash plugin from working on slashdot.org
On Monday 18 October 2004 08:58, Anders Ellenshøj Andersen wrote: > On Monday 18 October 2004 01:52, Matías Costa wrote: > > El Domingo, 17 de Octubre de 2004 19:48, Anders Ellenshøj Andersen escribió: > > > So I tried going into the plugin settings where I have plugins > > > enabled globally, and add a domain specific rule to deny flash for > > > the domain ads.osdn.com. That didn't make any difference, so I also > > > tried adding slashdot.org. That didn't work either. My settings are honored only if i don't enable plugins globally. I don't know if this is the intended behaviour or a bug. > > > > It works for me on ads.osdn.com, and other site I tested > > (solvending.com). > > So you don't get the Vonage ad? It doesn't work here. The ad gets > started even if I have that domain (ads.osdn.com) excluded. > > Anders I don't get the flash-ad, an image is loaded instead Thomas pgpH4P9CyuSGS.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Can't exclude flash plugin from working on slashdot.org
On Sunday 17 October 2004 13:48, Anders Ellenshøj Andersen wrote: [Snip] > Do you think there is a bug here? Don't know, but you should be able to block it simply by adding the following line to your /etc/hosts file. 127.0.0.1 ads.osdn.com It works here. N.P. - Virus Free Email provided by Heart Of Tennessee Network, LLC. www.1hotisp.net - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -
Re: Can't exclude flash plugin from working on slashdot.org
On Monday 18 October 2004 01:52, Matías Costa wrote: > El Domingo, 17 de Octubre de 2004 19:48, Anders Ellenshøj Andersen escribió: > > So I tried going into the plugin settings where I have plugins enabled > > globally, and add a domain specific rule to deny flash for the domain > > ads.osdn.com. That didn't make any difference, so I also tried adding > > slashdot.org. That didn't work either. > > It works for me on ads.osdn.com, and other site I tested (solvending.com). So you don't get the Vonage ad? It doesn't work here. The ad gets started even if I have that domain (ads.osdn.com) excluded. Anders -- This email was written using KMail 1.7 (KDE3.3) on Debian GNU/Linux
Re: Can't exclude flash plugin from working on slashdot.org
El Domingo, 17 de Octubre de 2004 19:48, Anders Ellenshøj Andersen escribió: > So I tried going into the plugin settings where I have plugins enabled > globally, and add a domain specific rule to deny flash for the domain > ads.osdn.com. That didn't make any difference, so I also tried adding > slashdot.org. That didn't work either. > It works for me on ads.osdn.com, and other site I tested (solvending.com). I hate too the "don't do that" solutions.
Re: Can't exclude flash plugin from working on slashdot.org
On Sunday 17 October 2004 12:48 pm, Anders Ellenshøj Andersen wrote: > I have been trying to stop slashdot.org from running flash adverts because > they use a lot of cpu and causes the fan to start up on my laptop. > > The code on the page that includes the flash adverts look like this: > > name='pos1' > SRC='http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5404&alloc_id=11703&site_id=1&request_id=55 >20627' width='729' height='90' frameborder='0' border='0' MARGINWIDTH='0' > MARGINHEIGHT='0' SCROLLING='no'> Easiest solution: install AdBlock for Firefox or Mozilla. http://adblock.mozdev.org/installation.html Then block the following: *ads.osdn.com* Ahhh ... no more ads. If you want my adblock file, which you can import, you can get it here: ftp://ftp.granneman.com/linux/bin/adblock_filters.txt Scott -- R. Scott Granneman [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ www.granneman.com Full list of publications: http://www.granneman.com/publications Read the Open Source Blog: http://opensource.weblogsinc.com Join GranneNotes! Information at www.granneman.com "The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past." ---Robertson Davies
Re: Can't exclude flash plugin from working on slashdot.org (Konqueror bug?)
On Sunday 17 October 2004 21:30, Paul Johnson wrote: > > Thanks for the advice but I'd really rather like to find out what > > the problem is. Also it seems like a rather excessive sollution to a > > simple problem. > > Well, ultimately the problem is advertisers thinking it's their god > given right to waste your bandwidth with distracting crap you'll never > buy anyway. So why not just cut them off at the pass? Your solution is complete overkill. I will not install a proxy server on my laptop to get rid of one stupid flash banner ad. Besides I am not really asking for a solution to the problem. I am trying to find out if there is a bug in konqueror regarding plugin rules for individual domains. If there is I will post a bug report to KDE's bug tracking site. Anders -- This email was written using KMail 1.7 (KDE3.3) on Debian GNU/Linux
Re: Can't exclude flash plugin from working on slashdot.org
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Anders Ellenshøj Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sunday 17 October 2004 20:48, Paul Johnson wrote: >> > I have been trying to stop slashdot.org from running flash adverts >> > because they use a lot of cpu and causes the fan to start up on my >> > laptop. >> >> Get a squid running adzapper, that seems to take care of them quite >> effectively. > > Thanks for the advice but I'd really rather like to find out what > the problem is. Also it seems like a rather excessive sollution to a > simple problem. Well, ultimately the problem is advertisers thinking it's their god given right to waste your bandwidth with distracting crap you'll never buy anyway. So why not just cut them off at the pass? -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBcshAUzgNqloQMwcRAq6qAKDF20EJR9irB5YiyoWxh37zP+M6rwCfc3Wb ai/rxHn/X0n5v9qj/5wIsjk= =pKPt -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Can't exclude flash plugin from working on slashdot.org
On Sunday 17 October 2004 20:48, Paul Johnson wrote: > > I have been trying to stop slashdot.org from running flash adverts > > because they use a lot of cpu and causes the fan to start up on my > > laptop. > > Get a squid running adzapper, that seems to take care of them quite > effectively. Thanks for the advice but I'd really rather like to find out what the problem is. Also it seems like a rather excessive sollution to a simple problem. Anders -- This email was written using KMail 1.7 (KDE3.3) on Debian GNU/Linux
Re: Can't exclude flash plugin from working on slashdot.org
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Anders Ellenshøj Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have been trying to stop slashdot.org from running flash adverts because > they use a lot of cpu and causes the fan to start up on my laptop. Get a squid running adzapper, that seems to take care of them quite effectively. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBcr5lUzgNqloQMwcRAv6AAKCMvjVLs596giE4pCgpnRi9vBGA7wCcDiTI oT17+abVCljjKO6MaeQyck0= =ZSeu -END PGP SIGNATURE-
