RE: [WSG] Browser hijacking for usability

[Jamie Mason]

Title: RE: [WSG] Browser hijacking for usability






Hi All,
Agreed! *throws idea towards the bin*


Cheers!


Jamie

Re: [WSG] Browser hijacking for usability

[Juergen Auer]

On 18 Jul 2005 at 11:34, Jamie Mason wrote:

> What do you think? 

Hi Jamie,

a web page which says: 'Please load this registry file' ...

I would go away.

A virus is harmless in comparison to a Reg-File.


Regards
Juergen Auer
http://www.sql-und-xml.de/


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RE: [WSG] Browser hijacking for usability

[TN38 [Admin]]

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Not to mention you’re
talking IE/Win only which is a dwindling market.

 

Sounds worse than
ActiveX to me J

 









From:
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Productions)
Sent: 18 July 2005 12:00
To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Subject: RE: [WSG] Browser
hijacking for usability



 



Jamie Mason >> I've been thinking about whether it would help to
automatically fix these problems by using registry keys, for example.





 





 



Ask the question of yourself - if you
were instructed by a website to run a file that changed registry settings on
your pc, would you do it?

 

However appealing the idea may sound,
and however easy it makes things for your users, messing with the registry is a
risky business at the best of times. I would assume that 99.99% of users
wouldn't touch it.

 

Regards 


Scott Swabey
General Manager

Lafinboy Productions
:: website design :: website
development :: graphic design

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-Original Message-
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
Sent: Monday, 18 July 2005 8:34 PM
To: 'wsg@webstandardsgroup.org'
Subject: [WSG] Browser hijacking
for usability

 

Hi All,

I've had an idea recently I wanted
to ask about, as it's slightly shady, but I think it has some value.


I'm near
the end of a redesign and am working on the help section currently, there's
some troubleshooting advice on pop-ups, which although don't really apply
anymore due to my removing them and/or using accessible popup code, am keeping
the articles for...

...

-
start contents of a registry file -- 
REGEDIT4 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\New Windows\Allow\] 
"*.yourdomainaddress.com"=hex:

- end contents of a registry
file -- 
  
...Would add your site to the allow
list for pop ups in ie. This and other browsing problems could potentially be
fixed very easily.

 

I like
this because users just run the file and they're away, but I'm cringing in the
same way you probably are when reading..it all feels a bit shady doesn't it?

What do
you think? 

 

Jamie
Mason: Design 
// Skysports.com <http://www.skysports.com/>
, Central House, Beckwith Knowle, Otley
  Road, Harrogate, HG3 1UF 

RE: [WSG] Browser hijacking for usability

[Scott Swabey \(Lafinboy Productions\)]

Title: Message



Jamie Mason 
>> I've been thinking about whether it would help to 
automatically fix these problems by using registry keys, for 
example.
 
 
Ask the question of yourself - if you were instructed 
by a website to run a file that changed registry settings on your pc, would you 
do it?
 
However appealing the idea may sound, and however easy 
it makes things for your users, messing with the registry is a risky business at 
the best of times. I would assume that 99.99% of users wouldn't touch 
it.
 
Regards 
Scott SwabeyGeneral 
ManagerLafinboy 
Productions:: website 
design :: 
website development :: graphic designe  [EMAIL PROTECTED]t   +61 (0)415 193 126w  www.lafinboy.com

  
  -Original Message-From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
  Behalf Of Sent: Monday, 18 July 2005 8:34 PMTo: 
  'wsg@webstandardsgroup.org'Subject: [WSG] Browser hijacking for 
  usability
  Hi All, I've had an idea recently I 
  wanted to ask about, as it's slightly shady, but I think it has some 
  value. 
  I'm near the end of a redesign and am working on the help 
  section currently, there's some troubleshooting advice on pop-ups, which 
  although don't really apply anymore due to my removing them and/or using 
  accessible popup code, am keeping the articles for...
  ...
  - start contents of a registry file -- 
  REGEDIT4 
  [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New 
  Windows\Allow\] "*.yourdomainaddress.com"=hex: 
  - end contents of a registry file --   ...Would add your site to the allow list 
  for pop ups in ie. This and other browsing problems could potentially be fixed 
  very easily.
  I like this because users just run the file and they're away, 
  but I'm cringing in the same way you probably are when reading..it all feels a 
  bit shady doesn't it?
  What do you think? 
  Jamie Mason: Design // Skysports.com 
   , Central House, Beckwith 
  Knowle, Otley Road, Harrogate, HG3 1UF