Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-28 Thread Daniel
On 28/02/2016 5:47 AM, David E. Ross wrote: On 2/26/2016 9:34 AM, Alexandre Yudenitsch wrote: Daniel wrote, onem 26 feb 16 05:08: On 26/02/2016 5:46 AM, EE wrote: O.K., so as I (and I expect a heck of a lot of others) don't have the Live HTTP Headers *ADD-ON* installed, I would have no idea

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-28 Thread Daniel
On 28/02/2016 3:56 AM, Ed Mullen wrote: Daniel wrote on 2/27/2016 5:01 AM: On 27/02/2016 4:34 AM, Alexandre Yudenitsch wrote: Daniel wrote, onem 26 feb 16 05:08: On 26/02/2016 5:46 AM, EE wrote: O.K., so as I (and I expect a heck of a lot of others) don't have the Live HTTP Headers *ADD-ON*

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-27 Thread David E. Ross
On 2/26/2016 9:34 AM, Alexandre Yudenitsch wrote: > Daniel wrote, onem 26 feb 16 05:08: > >> On 26/02/2016 5:46 AM, EE wrote: >> >> O.K., so as I (and I expect a heck of a lot of others) don't have the >> Live HTTP Headers *ADD-ON* installed, I would have no idea what is going >> on. Alexandre

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-27 Thread Ed Mullen
Daniel wrote on 2/27/2016 5:01 AM: On 27/02/2016 4:34 AM, Alexandre Yudenitsch wrote: Daniel wrote, onem 26 feb 16 05:08: On 26/02/2016 5:46 AM, EE wrote: O.K., so as I (and I expect a heck of a lot of others) don't have the Live HTTP Headers *ADD-ON* installed, I would have no idea what is

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-27 Thread Daniel
On 27/02/2016 4:34 AM, Alexandre Yudenitsch wrote: Daniel wrote, onem 26 feb 16 05:08: On 26/02/2016 5:46 AM, EE wrote: O.K., so as I (and I expect a heck of a lot of others) don't have the Live HTTP Headers *ADD-ON* installed, I would have no idea what is going on. Alexandre makes no mention

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-26 Thread EE
Ray_Net wrote: EE wrote on 25/02/2016 19:43: Ray_Net wrote: EE wrote on 24/02/2016 22:35: "Link Behaviour" is basically tabs versus windows. A referrer is information that a browser sends when following links or picking up images to the site where the file is being requested, telling it

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-26 Thread Alexandre Yudenitsch
Daniel wrote, onem 26 feb 16 05:08: On 26/02/2016 5:46 AM, EE wrote: O.K., so as I (and I expect a heck of a lot of others) don't have the Live HTTP Headers *ADD-ON* installed, I would have no idea what is going on. Alexandre makes no mention of it, but I guess it is possible Alexandre does

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-26 Thread Daniel
On 26/02/2016 5:46 AM, EE wrote: Daniel wrote: On 25/02/2016 10:37 AM, Ray_Net wrote: EE wrote on 24/02/2016 22:35: "Link Behaviour" is basically tabs versus windows. A referrer is information that a browser sends when following links or picking up images to the site where the file is being

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-25 Thread Ray_Net
Mason83 wrote on 25/02/2016 13:16: On 24/02/2016 00:11, Alexandre Yudenitsch wrote: EE wrote, on 23 Feb 16 15:16: Are you blocking referers? If a site will not respond to clicks on links, that could be the problem. If you are using RefControl, you can make exceptions to blocking for

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-25 Thread Ray_Net
EE wrote on 25/02/2016 19:43: Ray_Net wrote: EE wrote on 24/02/2016 22:35: "Link Behaviour" is basically tabs versus windows. A referrer is information that a browser sends when following links or picking up images to the site where the file is being requested, telling it where the browser

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-25 Thread EE
Ray_Net wrote: EE wrote on 24/02/2016 22:35: "Link Behaviour" is basically tabs versus windows. A referrer is information that a browser sends when following links or picking up images to the site where the file is being requested, telling it where the browser came from. I use RefControl to

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-25 Thread EE
Daniel wrote: On 25/02/2016 10:37 AM, Ray_Net wrote: EE wrote on 24/02/2016 22:35: "Link Behaviour" is basically tabs versus windows. A referrer is information that a browser sends when following links or picking up images to the site where the file is being requested, telling it where the

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-25 Thread Mason83
On 23/02/2016 01:17, Alexandre Yudenitsch wrote: > Could it be some 'leftover' in one of the many SM Profile configuration > files (perhaps even "preferences.js")? Maybe some cookies or > 'super-cookies' are responsible, and the problem will go away when they > expire (this because, even after

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-25 Thread Mason83
On 24/02/2016 00:11, Alexandre Yudenitsch wrote: > EE wrote, on 23 Feb 16 15:16: > >> Are you blocking referers? If a site will not respond to clicks on >> links, that could be the problem. If you are using RefControl, you can >> make exceptions to blocking for particular sites. > > I don't

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-25 Thread Daniel
On 25/02/2016 10:37 AM, Ray_Net wrote: EE wrote on 24/02/2016 22:35: "Link Behaviour" is basically tabs versus windows. A referrer is information that a browser sends when following links or picking up images to the site where the file is being requested, telling it where the browser came

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-24 Thread Alexandre Yudenitsch
EE wrote, on 24 Feb 16 18:35: Are you blocking referers? If a site will not respond to clicks on links, that could be the problem. If you are using RefControl, you can make exceptions to blocking for particular sites. I don't know what you mean: 'Link Behavior' in SM Preferences doesn't say

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-24 Thread Ray_Net
EE wrote on 24/02/2016 22:35: "Link Behaviour" is basically tabs versus windows. A referrer is information that a browser sends when following links or picking up images to the site where the file is being requested, telling it where the browser came from. I use RefControl to block third

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-24 Thread EE
Alexandre Yudenitsch wrote: EE wrote, on 23 Feb 16 15:16: Are you blocking referers? If a site will not respond to clicks on links, that could be the problem. If you are using RefControl, you can make exceptions to blocking for particular sites. I don't know what you mean: 'Link Behavior'

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-23 Thread Alexandre Yudenitsch
EE wrote, on 23 Feb 16 15:16: Are you blocking referers? If a site will not respond to clicks on links, that could be the problem. If you are using RefControl, you can make exceptions to blocking for particular sites. I don't know what you mean: 'Link Behavior' in SM Preferences doesn't

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-23 Thread Alexandre Yudenitsch
David E. Ross wrote, on 22 feb 16 21:35: I noticed that certain Web sites appear to use JavaScript in a way that PrefBar's "Javascript (Tab)" checkbox does not really accomplish what I expect. The most blatant is the Canadian news site for the StarPhoenix of

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-23 Thread EE
Alexandre Yudenitsch wrote: I've used PrefBar in SM since V3 at least, and have allowed JavaScript for most options in the browser (not mail/news). More recently, I started using AdBlockPlus, and it seemed to work well, with no ill effects. For a few months now I noticed problems with sites

Re: Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-22 Thread David E. Ross
On 2/22/2016 4:17 PM, Alexandre Yudenitsch wrote: > I've used PrefBar in SM since V3 at least, and have allowed JavaScript > for most options in the browser (not mail/news). More recently, I > started using AdBlockPlus, and it seemed to work well, with no ill effects. > > For a few months now I

Problem with ads and javascript

2016-02-22 Thread Alexandre Yudenitsch
I've used PrefBar in SM since V3 at least, and have allowed JavaScript for most options in the browser (not mail/news). More recently, I started using AdBlockPlus, and it seemed to work well, with no ill effects. For a few months now I noticed problems with sites which apparently used