[WEB4LIB] Re: Sleazy sites...it's not just porno anymore.

[Tara Calishain]

At 02:13 PM 5/7/2001, Thomas Dowling wrote:

> > Ever run into one of those pop-up windows that just won't go away? Even
>if
> > you get rid of it....in about two minutes it comes back up?
> >
> > http://clickz.com/article/cz.3860.html
>
>
>Considering the load that a new browser window can put on some systems, I
>consider this a minor DOS hack.  It's the number one reason I surf with
>JavaScript off.


Norton Internet Security allows you to block only JavaScript popups and allow
other JavaScript. Handy for sites that use JavaScript validation in forms, 
etc.

Tara