Re: Pop up ads

From: RJ T (rjtonline_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/16/03


Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 21:23:09 -0700


Go to Google. Get their new toolbar -- it stops all popups (you can override
that).

Other browsers have this built-in (like MozillaFirebird). But the Google
toolbar adds it "as if" IE had it, too. It's great - and I keep using IE 6
as my default browser.

"Bill carlisle" <carlisle3273@cox.net> wrote in message
news:053b01c363aa$45a3f8f0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Can someone please help me regarding how I can stop my
> computer from getting those annoying pop up ads. I am
> being bombarded by software developers that are trying to
> sell me software to rid my computer of annoying pop up
> ads. I can't bring myself to purchase there software.
>
> There methods of marketing are very intrusive and just
> down right pit bullish. There go's another one. This one
> is from www.fightpopups.com and of course there's
> www.endads.com just to name a few. Thank you in advance
> for your help.
>
> Regards
>
> Bill



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