[ale] OT: Small gripe

[Geoffrey]

Adrin wrote:

> That is what so nice about iptables.  You can block some of the Pop-ups.
> But then some sites reject you if you have a block on the pop-ups.


How do they know you're blocking the popups?  Can't you just drop them??


> 
> Adrin
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Wells [mailto:jbwellsiv at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 1:27 PM
> To: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com; ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Small gripe
> 
> They've gotta pay the bills somehow.....
> 
> My opinion is that if you use their service for free,
> you should tolerate the annoyance of the ads.  A lot
> of these guys are the same as you and me...trying to
> make a buck and write cool software....
> 
> It's a shame more people aren't willing to pay a
> little to keep these companies in business.  Then
> there'd be no need for popups.
> 
> 
> --- Chris Fowler <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
> 
>>It appears to me that sites like Ebay have realized
>>that people have become immune to banners now.  Only
>>pop-ups will do.  I've notice sometimes when I'm
>>doing nothing
>>on my PC that a web page will pop-up out from no
>>where.    I know Kazaa does this.  Maybe real audio
>>too.
>>
>>
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