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chezza
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Hi all, I have finally found 5 mins to look through issue 141 and tried the "Testing, Testing" feature. I ran the pop-up test and found that Firefox blocks all but drop down pop-ups and sticky pop-ups. Can anyone recommend a good blocker to solve this problem?
Thanks in advance
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Madeline
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I'm using Firefox and didn't get any popups at all from any of the tests. There are links on that site where you can download popup blockers, both free and paid-for. Since you're using Firefox, have you got the NoScript extension? I tested the popups you mentioned with the site allowed and then forbidden on NoScript. If I allowed the site, I saw the popups, otherwise I didn't. You can read about and get NoScript here.
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chezza
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Thanks Madeline, that seems to have done the trick
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Madeline
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You're welcome. Just be aware that NoScript can prevent you from viewing some sites properly. In these cases, click on the NoScript icon and either 'Allow' or 'Temporarily Allow' the site. I allow only the sites which I'm sure are OK. Once, I couldn't log on to a site where I'd recently registered, but it was OK once it had dawned on me to 'Allow' the site on NoScript!
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abbafan1972
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I know this thread is a bit old now. But thanks for that link to Noscript. Really useful extension.
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Madeline
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You're welcome, but be warned by my post above. I've been caught out a few times by completely forgetting to allow a site on NoScript, although the penny dropped eventually!
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abbafan1972
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Yes, I had to allow Ebay otherwise the page looked a bit funny, also Youtube. Logged onto internet banking and my husbands (Halifax), needed to be allowed, but mine was ok (HSBC) and it ran ok with it blocked.
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Madeline
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You may already have discovered this, but if you go to Options on NoScript, under the General tab, you can add sites that are allowed to execute scripts. I think they're added automatically if you allow a site anyway, but not if you temporarily allow it.
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Febus
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I use Firefox and I never have had any problems with pop-ups, it can block everything that annoys me.
Edited by Febus (Fri Oct 20 2006 10:44 AM)
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Madeline
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I use Firefox and never have any problems with pop ups either. I allow sites as necessary on their pop up blocker. Adblock Plus helps too.
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Febus
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Sorry, Madeline it wasn't a reply to you, actually it was a reply to chezza. I've just pushed the wrong button. 
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Quote:
I've just pushed the wrong button.
No problem, I do that all the time!
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