[email protected] wrote: > ? Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote: >> [email protected] wrote: >>>> doc@ kd4e.com wrote: >>>>> I have tried this on two laptops, one SM 2.0.8 >>>>> the other 2.0.9 and it won't play - shows the promo page >>>>> but no streaming video when clicked. >>>>> http://www.syfy.com/rewind/riese/1255985/ >>> >>> There is either a non-obvious block or an app not responding. >>> >>> AdBlock is not on for this site. >> >> Are you using a HOSTS file? ( /etc/hosts ) >> In the voluminous JavaScript on your syfy page, there is a bunch of >> code that attempts to look up the ad server at "ad.doubleclick.net" >> and set a cookie. I'm not a JavaScript person (and the code is >> cryptic) but it looks as if it would stop there and wait. > > I am unfamiliar with the use of /etc/hosts so I presume that is > something I would have had to cause to exist intentionally?
At the moment, I'm not sure if there would be a default file already in place in the /etc directory. If not, just create a new file names simply "hosts" with no extension. It's a text file of course. Place just one line in it: 127.0.0.1 localhost Now as to why it could torpedo your syfy page: if you have the file, and if it has an entry of: 127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net your page load would fail because syfy *wants* you to see their ads and will not let you go further unless you do. There is a small percentage of web sites that get porky like that. > As for Java, perhaps I need to check that it is set up correctly? How > would I do that, please? Java and JavaScript are two entirely different, unrelated, things. JavaScript is built into the browser. http://www.ericgiguere.com/articles/javascript-is-not-java.html > I forget, should I see Java listed explicitely in About:Plugins? If Java is installed, I would assume so. > I think that I switched versions of Puppy Linux since the past time I > was on syfy.com Never used Puppy. I've been using Ubuntu since version 6.06. Shouldn't matter though, it's a browser issue independent of the OS. When I want to edit or read my hosts file, I use sudo as it's in root. sudo gedit /etc/hosts -- -bts -Four wheels carry the body; two wheels move the soul _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
