[WEB4LIB] Re: Obnoxious IE behavior

[Dan Kissane]

This should carve very nicely with the other main thread going on
about lapsed domain names.  Now Real Names will be framing porn. woo-hoo.

On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Donna Schumann wrote:

> I just tested, and IE 5.5 does the same thing. I also find it annoying.
> FWIW
> 
> Donna
> 
> Andrew Mutch wrote:
> > 
> > The question about the Scout Report brought something to my attention
> > that is quite annoying. In IE 6, type in "Scout Report" in your URL bar
> > and see what displays. For those without IE 6, the Scout Report web site
> > appears in a frame below a frame that includes this text:
> > 
> > "You reached this site by typing Keyword:  Scout Report in the Internet
> > Explorer address bar."
> > 
> > with a few graphics and a link to learn more about more about Keywords.
> > It turns out these are being supplied by RealNames.
> > 
> > What is most annoying about this is:
> > 
> > 1) This is the URL that appears in the browser URL bar:
> > 
> > http://navigation.helper.realnames.com/framer/1/262/default.asp?realname=Scout+Report&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscout%2Ecs%2Ewisc%2Eedu%2Fscout%2Freport&frameid=1&providerid=262&uid=30014543
> > 
> > How is this helpful to anyone but RealNames??
> > 
> > 2) The Scout Report site appears in this frame and it isn't immediately
> > obvious how to get rid of the frame.  On the right hand side, there is
> > an "X" graphic to close out the frame.
> > 
> > This is all around bad behavior in my view.
> > 
> > Andrew Mutch
> > Library Systems Technician
> > Waterford Township Public Library
> > Waterford, MI
> 
> -- 
> Donna Schumann, Computer Application Specialist
> Timberland Regional Library, 415 Airdustrial Way SW, Olympia, WA 98501
> Voice: 360-704-4542  FAX: 360-586-6838  Email:
> schumann at timberland.lib.wa.us
> 

Dan Kissane
Reference Librarian
SUNY College at Oneonta
Oneonta, NY 13820
dfk at oneonta.edu

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