Re: Popups that get past popup blockers

by David Jones <dvjones(at)ksbe.edu>

 Date:  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 11:49:21 -1000
 To:  hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
 In-Reply-To:  cpec
  todo: View Thread, Original
On 13 Feb 2004, at 10:33, Jon CPEC wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone was familiar with the technique
> used to get pop-ups past those popup blockers.
> 
> I'm using panicware's pop-up stopper, but have been
> getting pop-ups from pages that I thought I had the
> blocker turned on for.  It turns out the new windoes are
> getting past the normal popup blocker.
> 
> Any idea how they are doin gthis:
> 
> here's the URL (Worksafe)  It's a sports news site.
> http://www.kffl.com/nfl/
> 
> you have to click on the 1st link on the right
> "Hot Off the WIRE -Free Daily NFL news feed"
> 
> It takes you to the Hot off the wire news, and pops up a
> subscription offer in a smaller window, each time you
> visit the page.

You have a junk pop-up blocker. I use The Proxomitron, 
an excellent, free pop-up blocker, and didn't get any 
pop-up subscription offer at that link, or any of the other 
links tried at their site.

David
dvjones(at)ksbe.edu
 

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