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yeah, I only get pop-unders when I open AOL's webpage using internet exploder.  You must have some Gator or something on that machine.

yeah, I only get pop-unders when I open AOL's webpage using internet exploder.  You must have some Gator or something on that machine.

Nope, Netscape 7 on OS 9.

Clear your cookies, then.

I thought I read that AOL will block 3rd party pop-ups, but anyone affiliated with AOL can use them. So AOL only allow pop-ups that benefit them. I could be wrong.

Pop-under ads. what the hell is the point of a pop-under ad? A pop-up containing an ad they don't want you to see? I mean wha...?

And surely anyone with an IQ bigger than their shoe-size knows that pop-up/under ads piss everybody off and are utterly counter-productive, like spam. If someone uses a pop-up to advertise their company, it just makes me more determined not to ever use them for anything. Ever.

Is everybody stupid except me? And you lot?

BHR

That reminds me of a guys siye I was asked to look at last year. I went to his site and got a little pop=up dead center on the screen which, naturaly I closed immedietly with out even glancing at its contents, just like I am sure almost eveyone does. So I look at this sort of decorative index page on this site and try to find a "enter" link, I reloaded it several times figuring maybe it was a flash button or something not loading. Of course with each reload that little pop-up came back and was dismissed each time. Finally I gave up and wrote the guy saying I couldent figure out how to get in his site. Get this...........The "enter" link was in that pop-up!!!

I let him know that might not be the best way to do things.

Pop-under ads. what the hell is the point of a pop-under ad? A pop-up containing an ad they don't want you to see? I mean wha...?

Pop-under ads, are used under the perception, that the user will not be pissed of by the ad until they are finished using your site, or close the window. The end result being the user doesn't necessarily know which site gave them the pop-under, and the site still can track the hit count for the ad.

Pop under ads use the idea that (atleast on windows machines) when you close browser windows it remains in the background. Waiting to get your attention. On the mac you actually have to tell the program to quit whereas on the pc you only have to click the x button.

As far as Safari is concerned it is IMHO the best browser I have used in my life. Integrated pop up blocking, bug tracking, and tabbed browsing. I want more of that! Nestcape (or mozilla, cant remeber which (for os 9)) offers huch of the same features but in an interface that can only be described as inspired by satan. Or bill gates.

It's still stupid.

Duuh!