awful oracle flash ad?

2002-01-04 Thread David Croley
Is it just me? I cannot get that awful Flash ad for Oracle on the my.yahoo.com page to close. Under IE, I think it sets a cookie and remains closed, but under 0.9.6 and now 0.9.7 (win2k), it won't close. Maybe a JavaScript or cookie problem? David

Re: awful oracle flash ad?

2002-01-04 Thread Nigel L
Nigel L commiserates: David Croley wrote: > Is it just me? I cannot get that awful Flash ad for Oracle on the > my.yahoo.com page to close. Under IE, I think it sets a cookie and > remains closed, but under 0.9.6 and now 0.9.7 (win2k), it won't close. > Maybe a JavaScript or cookie problem? > > D

Re: awful oracle flash ad?

2002-01-05 Thread JTK
Try Proxomitron: http://proxomitron.org. It's like fricken armor plate between you and the deluge of annoying ads and crappola that is 99%+ of the internet. Don't even bother using the web without it, I say. Nigel L wrote: > > Nigel L commiserates: > David Croley wrote: > > > Is it just me? I

Re: awful oracle flash ad?

2002-01-07 Thread Bill May
David Croley wrote: > Is it just me? I cannot get that awful Flash ad for Oracle on the > my.yahoo.com page to close. Under IE, I think it sets a cookie and > remains closed, but under 0.9.6 and now 0.9.7 (win2k), it won't close. > Maybe a JavaScript or cookie problem? It's not just you. I thi

Re: awful oracle flash ad?

2002-01-11 Thread Andy Grover
Bill May wrote: > David Croley wrote: > >> Is it just me? I cannot get that awful Flash ad for Oracle on the >> my.yahoo.com page to close. Under IE, I think it sets a cookie and >> remains closed, but under 0.9.6 and now 0.9.7 (win2k), it won't close. >> Maybe a JavaScript or cookie problem? >