GPL Scrapyard - temporary popup ads (they'd better be...)

Quick note: the Scrapyard site is supposed to have banner adverts. Currently it has popups. I am *not* happy about this because: * I specifically chose this host on the promise it would not have popups. * They then said they would make the popups load behind the page instead of in front. They don't. * The popups are supposed to be temporary, but there's no indication whatever of what "temporary" means. I really don't want to move the site again, but if these popups stay too long, I'll have to - they annoy me beyond measure. I'll give NetCabins their due - the mechanics of runningthe site (FTP etc) work without a hitch; they don't complain about zipfiles; and (an important one, this), they actually answer my e-mails. I just feel let down that the service isn't doing what it said it would. (NB: yes I know I could pay for a proper domain, but frankly I can't be bothered, so I probably deserve everything I get... :) ) -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://scrapyard.netcabins.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

On 19 Jan 2001 00:36:02 GMT, [email hidden] (David Buttery) wrote: >Quick note: the Scrapyard site is supposed to have banner adverts. >Currently it has popups. I am *not* happy about this because:Even were it not for your popups, I would heartily recommend going to http://www.webwasher.com and downloading their free (for private, non-commercial use) proxy filter that identifies banner *and* popup advertising and keeps them out of your incoming data stream. Works with I.E and Netscape. You'd be surprised how much faster you can browse when not downloading superfluous ad images... Regards, Brett C. Cammack brettDOTcammack@worldnetDOTattDOTnet (remove the DOTs from my return address to reply privately)

Brett C. Cammack <[email hidden]> wrote on 19 Jan 2001: >Even were it not for your popups, I would heartily recommend going to >http://www.webwasher.com<snip> I'm ahead of you there - got it as soon as it was mentioned in alt.comp.freeware. Sadly, my hosts's T&Cs mean I can't promote it on my site, but I can - and do - recommend it here! -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://scrapyard.netcabins.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

On Fri, 19 Jan 2001 02:22:56 GMT, [email hidden] (Brett C. Cammack) wrote:

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>On 19 Jan 2001 00:36:02 GMT, [email hidden] >(David Buttery) wrote: >>Quick note: the Scrapyard site is supposed to have banner adverts. >>Currently it has popups. I am *not* happy about this because: >Even were it not for your popups, I would heartily recommend going to >http://www.webwasher.com and downloading their free (for private, >non-commercial use) proxy filter that identifies banner *and* popup >advertising and keeps them out of your incoming data stream. Works >with I.E and Netscape. > >You'd be surprised how much faster you can browse when not downloading >superfluous ad images...

But does a site like www.bhmotorsports.com still work with this utility? Andre >Regards, >Brett C. Cammack >brettDOTcammack@worldnetDOTattDOTnet >(remove the DOTs from my return address to reply privately)

Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> wrote on 19 Jan 2001: >But does a site like www.bhmotorsports.com still work with this >utility? Yes. In any case, you can configure WebWasher so that it only filters out certain sizes of adverts. -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://scrapyard.netcabins.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.