Re: [SLUG] Hackers drop spyware into popular tool -> utility used by Unix, Linux and BSD

From: Frank Roberts - SOTL (sotl155360@earthlink.net)
Date: Sat Aug 02 2003 - 09:52:22 EDT


Thanks

It works.

This type of response by the way was the intent of the posting.
Sorry if several took it to be a rave,

Thanks
Frank

On Friday 01 August 2003 23:48, R.G. Mayhue wrote:
> On Friday 01 August 2003 10:31 pm, Frank Roberts - SOTL wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > Konqueror which I like does not have filters for pop-ups.
>
> Settings -> Configure Konqueror -> Java & Java Script -> JavaScript[TAB]
>
> Here you can specify domains or hosts to accept or reject the use of
> JavaScript which is being used to fire the pop-ups, pop-unders, window
> resizing etc. Currently setting this to 'reject' will stop the use of
> JavaScript on any of the pages originating from that domain or host. That
> policy includes the use of ANY JavaScript even if it is for menus etc.
>
> At the bottom you can set the 'JavaScript Web Popups Policy' to either
> Allow, Ask, Deny or Smart. This is a global setting for ALL domains and
> hosts. You can get more details about the settings by right clicking on the
> particular setting and clicking on the resulting 'Whats this?' menu just
> like you do in that other OS :)
>
> I keep mine set to 'Ask'.
>
> Mozilla has popup filters also as well as other JavaScript policy's that
> offer even more control than Konqueror currently does.

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