At 02:20 07/12/2000 +0000, Peter wrote:
>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.
You can remove it yourself, just remove the What's Related panel and
nothing will call Alexa.
Simon
