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From: John on 7 Dec 2009 22:38 Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote: > John wrote: >> Quivis wrote: >>> On 05 dec 2009, "Arizona Willie" <sclause(a)npole.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Anyone know how to stop those damn Netflix popunder ads? I've got >>>> Adblocker and Firefox and IE set to block popups but the damn >>>> things still keep coming. >>>> >>>> Nothing stops them it seems. >>> >>> Perhaps something can be done using Greasemonkey scripts...? >> >> Quivis, can you explain what this Greasemonkey does? I don't want to >> put something on my computer I don't know anything about. I also >> would like to get rid of that d**n Netflick pop-up. It's very bothersome. > > as far as I could find, there were no netflick greasemonkey scripts. > I don't get the Netflix pop-up all the time. I only get it when I open Yahoo as my home page. The pop-up will show itself once every four or five homepage openings. It's about a 4x6 frame size right in the middle of Yahoo's home page. I contacted Yahoo asking about it, but naturally, and I knew, it didn't do any good. I'm sure there getting a few pennies each time it pops up. I'm thinking about changing my home page and see if I still get it.
From: Arizona Willie on 8 Dec 2009 13:21 John <john(a)noaddress.com> wrote in news:X9CdnYD7V7qrV4DWnZ2dnUVZ_qOdnZ2d(a)posted.grandecom: > Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote: >> John wrote: >>> Quivis wrote: >>>> On 05 dec 2009, "Arizona Willie" <sclause(a)npole.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Anyone know how to stop those damn Netflix popunder ads? I've got >>>>> Adblocker and Firefox and IE set to block popups but the damn >>>>> things still keep coming. >>>>> >>>>> Nothing stops them it seems. >>>> >>>> Perhaps something can be done using Greasemonkey scripts...? >>> >>> Quivis, can you explain what this Greasemonkey does? I don't want >>> to put something on my computer I don't know anything about. I also >>> would like to get rid of that d**n Netflick pop-up. It's very >>> bothersome. >> >> as far as I could find, there were no netflick greasemonkey scripts. >> > > I don't get the Netflix pop-up all the time. I only get it when I > open Yahoo as my home page. The pop-up will show itself once every > four or five homepage openings. It's about a 4x6 frame size right in > the middle of Yahoo's home page. I contacted Yahoo asking about it, > but naturally, and I knew, it didn't do any good. I'm sure there > getting a few pennies each time it pops up. I'm thinking about > changing my home page and see if I still get it. > ================= Adding the hostfile that was recommended a few posts back seemed to cure the problem for me. Haven't seen a Netflix ad for the last 3 days or so. Do see some ads that are apparently imbedded in the page, but no popups.
From: Arizona Willie on 9 Dec 2009 11:17 Arizona Willie <sclause(a)npole.com> wrote in news:Xns9CDB739243781azwilliecoxnet(a)216.196.97.130: > John <john(a)noaddress.com> wrote in > news:X9CdnYD7V7qrV4DWnZ2dnUVZ_qOdnZ2d(a)posted.grandecom: > >> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote: >>> John wrote: >>>> Quivis wrote: >>>>> On 05 dec 2009, "Arizona Willie" <sclause(a)npole.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Anyone know how to stop those damn Netflix popunder ads? I've got >>>>>> Adblocker and Firefox and IE set to block popups but the damn >>>>>> things still keep coming. >>>>>> >>>>>> Nothing stops them it seems. >>>>> >>>>> Perhaps something can be done using Greasemonkey scripts...? >>>> >>>> Quivis, can you explain what this Greasemonkey does? I don't want >>>> to put something on my computer I don't know anything about. I also >>>> would like to get rid of that d**n Netflick pop-up. It's very >>>> bothersome. >>> >>> as far as I could find, there were no netflick greasemonkey scripts. >>> >> >> I don't get the Netflix pop-up all the time. I only get it when I >> open Yahoo as my home page. The pop-up will show itself once every >> four or five homepage openings. It's about a 4x6 frame size right in >> the middle of Yahoo's home page. I contacted Yahoo asking about it, >> but naturally, and I knew, it didn't do any good. I'm sure there >> getting a few pennies each time it pops up. I'm thinking about >> changing my home page and see if I still get it. >> > > ================= > Adding the hostfile that was recommended a few posts back seemed to cure > the problem for me. Haven't seen a Netflix ad for the last 3 days or so. > > Do see some ads that are apparently imbedded in the page, but no popups. > =========== And a day after I post this I get a Netflix popup. This time I took the url at the top of the ad: http://cdn.optmd.com/ and cut the http:// off the front of it and added it to my host file. The actual url was longer than that, but I cut it down to the main address. This looks to possibly be a company hosting these ads so I wanted to stop ALL ads coming from the company, not just Netflix. I believe this is a different url than what was on the ad before. Possibly they are using shifting names or something, I dunno. Or maybe the put a url at the top of the ad that has NOTHING to do with the ad. There's gotta be some way to stop these *ssholes.
From: Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo on 9 Dec 2009 12:15 Arizona Willie wrote: > Arizona Willie <sclause(a)npole.com> wrote in > news:Xns9CDB739243781azwilliecoxnet(a)216.196.97.130: > >> John <john(a)noaddress.com> wrote in >> news:X9CdnYD7V7qrV4DWnZ2dnUVZ_qOdnZ2d(a)posted.grandecom: >> >>> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote: >>>> John wrote: >>>>> Quivis wrote: >>>>>> On 05 dec 2009, "Arizona Willie" <sclause(a)npole.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Anyone know how to stop those damn Netflix popunder ads? I've got >>>>>>> Adblocker and Firefox and IE set to block popups but the damn >>>>>>> things still keep coming. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Nothing stops them it seems. >>>>>> Perhaps something can be done using Greasemonkey scripts...? >>>>> Quivis, can you explain what this Greasemonkey does? I don't want >>>>> to put something on my computer I don't know anything about. I also >>>>> would like to get rid of that d**n Netflick pop-up. It's very >>>>> bothersome. >>>> as far as I could find, there were no netflick greasemonkey scripts. >>>> >>> I don't get the Netflix pop-up all the time. I only get it when I >>> open Yahoo as my home page. The pop-up will show itself once every >>> four or five homepage openings. It's about a 4x6 frame size right in >>> the middle of Yahoo's home page. I contacted Yahoo asking about it, >>> but naturally, and I knew, it didn't do any good. I'm sure there >>> getting a few pennies each time it pops up. I'm thinking about >>> changing my home page and see if I still get it. >>> >> ================= >> Adding the hostfile that was recommended a few posts back seemed to > cure >> the problem for me. Haven't seen a Netflix ad for the last 3 days or > so. >> Do see some ads that are apparently imbedded in the page, but no > popups. > > =========== > And a day after I post this I get a Netflix popup. > > This time I took the url at the top of the ad: http://cdn.optmd.com/ > and cut the http:// off the front of it and added it to my host file. > > The actual url was longer than that, but I cut it down to the main > address. This looks to possibly be a company hosting these ads so I > wanted to stop ALL ads coming from the company, not just Netflix. > > I believe this is a different url than what was on the ad before. > Possibly they are using shifting names or something, I dunno. > Or maybe the put a url at the top of the ad that has NOTHING to do with > the ad. > > There's gotta be some way to stop these *ssholes. like I said before, post a link, cause I've never had one of these netflix popup/popunder/or whatever pop -- *IMPORTANT*: Sorry folks, but I cannot provide email help!!!! Warning: Private emails sent to me may become public Peter Potamus & His Magic Flying Balloon: http://melaman2.com/cartoons/singles/mp3/p-potamus.mp3 http://www.toonopedia.com/potamus.htm
From: John on 9 Dec 2009 12:10
Arizona Willie wrote: > Arizona Willie <sclause(a)npole.com> wrote in > news:Xns9CDB739243781azwilliecoxnet(a)216.196.97.130: > >> John <john(a)noaddress.com> wrote in >> news:X9CdnYD7V7qrV4DWnZ2dnUVZ_qOdnZ2d(a)posted.grandecom: >> >>> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote: >>>> John wrote: >>>>> Quivis wrote: >>>>>> On 05 dec 2009, "Arizona Willie" <sclause(a)npole.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Anyone know how to stop those damn Netflix popunder ads? I've got >>>>>>> Adblocker and Firefox and IE set to block popups but the damn >>>>>>> things still keep coming. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Nothing stops them it seems. >>>>>> Perhaps something can be done using Greasemonkey scripts...? >>>>> Quivis, can you explain what this Greasemonkey does? I don't want >>>>> to put something on my computer I don't know anything about. I also >>>>> would like to get rid of that d**n Netflick pop-up. It's very >>>>> bothersome. >>>> as far as I could find, there were no netflick greasemonkey scripts. >>>> >>> I don't get the Netflix pop-up all the time. I only get it when I >>> open Yahoo as my home page. The pop-up will show itself once every >>> four or five homepage openings. It's about a 4x6 frame size right in >>> the middle of Yahoo's home page. I contacted Yahoo asking about it, >>> but naturally, and I knew, it didn't do any good. I'm sure there >>> getting a few pennies each time it pops up. I'm thinking about >>> changing my home page and see if I still get it. >>> >> ================= >> Adding the hostfile that was recommended a few posts back seemed to > cure >> the problem for me. Haven't seen a Netflix ad for the last 3 days or > so. >> Do see some ads that are apparently imbedded in the page, but no > popups. > > =========== > And a day after I post this I get a Netflix popup. > > This time I took the url at the top of the ad: http://cdn.optmd.com/ > and cut the http:// off the front of it and added it to my host file. > > The actual url was longer than that, but I cut it down to the main > address. This looks to possibly be a company hosting these ads so I > wanted to stop ALL ads coming from the company, not just Netflix. > > I believe this is a different url than what was on the ad before. > Possibly they are using shifting names or something, I dunno. > Or maybe the put a url at the top of the ad that has NOTHING to do with > the ad. > > There's gotta be some way to stop these *ssholes. Arizona, that's like trying to stop all these ***holes, putting spam on this website. If their brain was gunpowder, there wouldn't be enough there to blow their nose. |