Re: adverts - blocking with firewalls

From: Rüdiger (ghostghostghost@gmx.de)
Date: 02/05/02 

From: Rüdiger <ghostghostghost@gmx.de>
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 08:58:17 +0100

On Sun, 3 Feb 2002 22:48:37 -0500, "George" <gbmiller@sy$$$mpatico.ca>
wrote:

>I am new to firewalls, having just installed McAfee's firewall as part of
>its virus program.
>
>Maybe I was a bit naive, but I was hoping it would help with the growing
>problem of advertisements on the internet.
>
>I am tired closing box after box of annoying adverts every time I am on the
>internet. I've tried closing out java but this shuts out many interesting
>internet sites. It seems to me that there is a huge untapped market for
>blocking these unwanted pop-up boxes. When I read McAfee's literature on
>their firewall I thought that their software would do this job but you have
>to enter every domain in its number format (a real pain) to block them.
>
>Thanks.
>
>George

Use Outpost from www.agnitum.com.
Free and you configure everything with some mouseclicks.

Rüdiger

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