Oh boy.... Can we get this thread moderated please?
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <o...@odessaoffice.com> Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 20:52:15 To: <sarn...@info-ed.com>; WISPA General List<wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT, IE is allowing strange things That's just NOT helpful if I'm either NOT home (this is the aaa site after all! doh) or if I want to look up something else. These companies are taking the automated call attendant to a whole new stupid unhelpful level! marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scottie Arnett" <sarn...@info-ed.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT, IE is allowing strange things > It is doing it from your IP address. The server does a lookup on your IP > address to see where you are located and forwards you to the website for > your area. > > Scottie > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <o...@odessaoffice.com> > Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> > Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 21:09:07 -0700 > >>OK, this seems simple enough. Type in www.aaa.com and go to the triple A >>site right? >> >>Nope, it somehow knows that I'm in zip code 99159 and sends me, >>automatically to www.aaawa.com! >> >>How in the world is a web site finding this info in my machine? Where the >>heck is it stored? How do I make it stop? >> >>If I do a google search and click on aaa I can get there, put it into the >>ADDRESS (NOT search) bar I get redirected to a site other than the one I >>wanted. >> >>I am SOOOOOO tired of being controlled! I don't even have the freedom to >>select the web site that I choose to go to. I mean really? >> >>Anyone have any idea how this is possible and how to make the bastards >>stop >>snooping? I've deleted all of the search engines that were stuck in the >>browser, I've tightened up as much of the security that I can find without >>breaking everything else. >> >>Thoughts? Ideas? >> >>Please do NOT tell me to use firefox or some other browser. Most of my >>customers use IE and I have to know how to help protect them. >> >>thanks, >>marlon >> >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>http://signup.wispa.org/ >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>--- >>[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] >> >> > > Wireless High Speed Broadband service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as > $30.00/mth. > Check out www.info-ed.com/wireless.html for information. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
