Ads in Messenger

[Andrew I. Mutch]

The ads that appear in Messenger are simply a web page from Netscape. You
can disable that page load or change the location by adding the following
prefs to your prefs.js file:

mailnews.start_page.enabled 

mailnews.start_page.url

More details available here:

http://developer.netscape.com/docs/manuals/communicator/preferences/newprefm.html#mailnews_start_page_enabled

There might even be a setting under Edit- Preferences but I don't have
4.7x handy at the moment.

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI







On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Daniel Messer wrote:

> 
> 
> Raymond Wood wrote:
> 
> > I use the latest Mozilla browser (version 0.9.7) to do exactly
> > this for my favourite web sites all the time.  Simply
> > right-click, and choose 'Block images from this server'.  The
> > next time you reload the same web site - poof - no more ads.
> > There are other ways too.  If you dislike ads, you'll like this
> > feature of Mozilla -- it's a breath of fresh air.  I also still
> > use a text-only web browser often for just this reason --
> > distracting ads that detract from relaxed web surfing are simply
> > annoying.
> 
>     That is a nifty feature and I have great respect for Mozilla, but it
> doesn't solve the problem. Remember, for the most part, Google uses text
> only ads. So you're still going to have to look past advertisement to
> get your information. I personally use Opera most of the time and it has
> a one keystroke command to stop loading graphics for a webpage. However,
> I think surfing the web without images is like drinking decaffeinated
> coffee with non-dairy creamer and artificial sweetener... What's the
> point? It's like cutting all the pictures out of the National
> Geographic. :)
> 
> > I could never tolerate any mailer that pestered me with ads.  I
> > agree that ads should be ignored, but there are better ways than
> > just grinning and bearing it IMHO  :)
> 
>     Nahh, it's just good ol' reliable Netscape Communicator v4.76. I use
> Netscape only at work because, as far as I can tell, Opera doesn't
> support the IMAP system we use here and runs strictly POP. For those who
> don't use Communicator, specifically the mail part known as Messenger,
> when you log in and open your Inbox you get a quickie news blurb in the
> message window along with some ads. I've gotten so accustomed to just
> clicking on the first message, which wipes out the news and ads, that
> I've had to reload the programme because the story looked interesting.
>     As much as I hate ads on the Internet, well not just on the Internet
> but anywhere else for that matter, it makes it easy to just ignore them.
> The only ads that I can't ignore are the ones which interrupt the
> football games on TV! :)
> 
> Dan
> 
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> Mondai wa
> The subject in question...
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> Daniel Messer, Technology Instructor
> Yakima Valley Regional Library
> 102 N 3rd St Yakima, WA 98901
> (509) 452-8541 x712
> dmesser at yvrls.lib.wa.us
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> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
>                      -Hunter S. Thompson
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