On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 15:31:45 -0500, yeti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Simon P. Lucy wrote:
>
>> At 07:47 21/11/2000 -0500, yeti wrote:
>>
>>> I would like to know how to REALLY disable the spyware function in
>>> Mozilla (and NS6) that sends every url that I type in to
>>> xslt.alexa.com or to www-rl.netscape.com.
>>>
>>> It seems that if I go into the Mozilla configuration and tell it not
>>> to do What Related for .com .edu .net etc it does it anyway.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>> Have you disabled it in the sidebar?
>>
>> Simon
>
>Yep, and it still forwards my url and a cookie to client.alexa.com or
>xslt.alexa.com. I don't think I will be too keen on using mozilla until
>this unfortunate privacy-busting mis-feature can be COMPLETELY disabled.
>
>Any other ideas?
I thought the world was safe from alexa because nobody mentioned using
it. Mozilla seems to be Realaudio.com reborn!
I though open source software was supposed to make software safe.
Mozilla will disappear from my PC today and not return until alexa is
removed.
