Re: pop-up ads and denial of service attacks

[Mitchell Stoltz]

Neil wrote:

> Mitchell Stoltz wrote:
> 
>> Actually, much of what the program you mention does, we already do, at 
>> least in terms of window.open.
> 
> 
> The idea is to block on the site doing the opening or the site being 
> opened?


Someone else just brought up that question in a bug. We block the site 
doing the opening. It's too easy for the advertiser to disguise the 
identity of the site being opened.


> 
> P.S. [object nsXPCComponents_Classes]
> 


Something that should never be seen in polite company. Do you have a 
sneaky way of getting at Components.Classes, or are you just trying to 
scare us?

    -Mitch