Thanks for the how-to guys. I explained to the person who inquired that it would also block legitimate pop-ups but they were willing to give that up to stop the ads. I'll pass along the customization info. too. I appreciate the quick response!
Andrew Mutch Giuseppe Verde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > Yes, but it's important to note that you can create a list of sites > for which you specifically *allow* popups. I found it useful when > I needed stuff to pop up new windows (some of my classes require > it for their Web homework. Gah). > Documentation on this can be found at > http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/components/configPolicy.html > > Is very nifty; just doesn't have a GUI yet. > > Mitchell Stoltz wrote: > > > We knew that was inevitable. You can block all pop-ups by adding this > > line to prefs: > > user_pref("capability.policy.default.Window.open", "noAccess"); > > > > However, this will block some legitimate (non-advertisement) pop-up > > windows. > > > > Eventually, we will add the ability to block Window.open() calls in > > response to mouseover and other event types, however this is more likely > > to block more legitimate uses of popup windows. > > -Mitch > > > > Andrew Mutch wrote: > > > >> The ability to block pop-ups is a HUGE advancement in Mozilla. > >> However, now people are reporting ads that occur from a mouseover a > >> link that causes an ad to pop-up. Is there a way to block these from > >> occuring without disabling Javascript completely? > >> > >> Andrew Mutch > >> > > > >
