Don't use that company's website if you don't like their methods I guess? On 5/8/09, Marlon K. Schafer <o...@odessaoffice.com> wrote: > OK, so how in the heck does a person insure that he's going to the web site > he really wanted to go to? > > What in the world is wrong with these companies? sigh > > Gee officer, I have NO idea how I ended up down here in CrackHead Alley. I > put the car in drive, set the cruise control, turned onto main street and > the next thing I knew I was parked here in CrackHead Alley. I SWEAR that I > didn't intend to go here! > > sigh > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "D. Ryan Spott" <rsp...@cspott.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 9:21 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT, IE is allowing strange things > > >> This is based on your whois information on your IP range. Google does >> this too based on your country. >> >> Use a proxy in some other country if you want to change your IP address. >> >> ryan >> >> >> On May 7, 2009, at 9:09 PM, Marlon K. Schafer wrote: >> >>> OK, this seems simple enough. Type in www.aaa.com and go to the >>> triple A >>> site right? >>> >>> Nope, it somehow knows that I'm in zip code 99159 and sends me, >>> automatically to www.aaawa.com! >>> >>> How in the world is a web site finding this info in my machine? >>> Where the >>> heck is it stored? How do I make it stop? >>> >>> If I do a google search and click on aaa I can get there, put it >>> into the >>> ADDRESS (NOT search) bar I get redirected to a site other than the >>> one I >>> wanted. >>> >>> I am SOOOOOO tired of being controlled! I don't even have the >>> freedom to >>> select the web site that I choose to go to. I mean really? >>> >>> Anyone have any idea how this is possible and how to make the >>> bastards stop >>> snooping? I've deleted all of the search engines that were stuck in >>> the >>> browser, I've tightened up as much of the security that I can find >>> without >>> breaking everything else. >>> >>> Thoughts? Ideas? >>> >>> Please do NOT tell me to use firefox or some other browser. Most of >>> my >>> customers use IE and I have to know how to help protect them. >>> >>> thanks, >>> marlon >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >
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