Wickedkitten Veteran Posted November 25, 2002 Veteran Share Posted November 25, 2002 this is something ido hope becomes legalized.blocking popups, stopping ads is theft whether you like it or not. if someone doesnt like the ads/popups, then someone should stop visiting that site. it really shouldnt be too hard to implement - display the image/popup, and if it doesnt appear or load, log the ip. blocking ads/popups should not be a mainstream thing. those that want to stop them will find a way, (just like they find longhorn). but if everyone gets these programs and apps, internet profit/sales/economy will disappear. if the government stops these big corporations from their kiddy software, the peopel that know something about the net will be able to surf just like before, and the majority of the population will see the popups. result - economy flourishes, people with an iq higher than their age stop the popups and see no ads, and idiots suffer. riiiiiiiiiiight, so you show me where on a website it says that in order to view the website you have to let them pop 50 windows in front of your face. Oh right, you can't because that would be illegal. That's like going into a supermarket and being forced to take a sales flyer before you can shop there. As for the bit about internet profit and sales disappearing, says who? I do think that major internet businesses can manage to make more of a profit off banners and people knowing where their website is that having to subject their customers to a shaging popup ad. As for the bit about the majority of people on the internet having a higher iq than people that use popup blockers, the majority of the people on the internet use aol. Nuff Said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinatosk Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 Ok I am testing a method to stop this for now and I need help in testing it out, a basicallysimple method which worked for one site that uses this, www.cdcovers.cc - they use antiadbuster.com, and by simply using notepad to add a few lines to the "HOSTS" file on "system32/drivers/etc" and adding the following:- 127.0.0.1 www.anti-leech.com 127.0.0.1 anti-leech.com 127.0.0.1 www.antiadbuster.com 127.0.0.1 antiadbuster.com Probably will work for some and not others, but hey its a start :) Test it out on other sites and see if it works or not. hehe am using that method..... want more??? here ya go 127.0.0.1 62.27.38.2127.0.0.1 ad.de.doubleclick.net 127.0.0.1 ad.dk.doubleclick.net 127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net 127.0.0.1 ad.es.doubleclick.net 127.0.0.1 ad.fr.doubleclick.net 127.0.0.1 ad.it.doubleclick.net 127.0.0.1 ad.jp.doubleclick.net 127.0.0.1 ad.kr.doubleclick.net 127.0.0.1 ad.linkexchange.com 127.0.0.1 ad.linksynergy.com 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JodyWatts Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 here is the place to get the best host file for blocking Ads (IMO) http://www.smartin-designs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarterSwede Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 Theft my ass, its like saying modding a game is against the law, when you bought the game and are running it on your own system. My browser, My settings, My computer......We could always say that having a ad on a site is stealing from us because ads use up space on our HD, because a site has ads, its stealing space, THATS STEALING!! Actually, you only own a license to play the game. You don't have the right to mod it and THEN sell it. The difference is that if you mod it for your personal use then it's ok. But once you sell it then you have violated the owners right to distribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarterSwede Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 so what exactly do you do in proxomitron to bypass anti-leech.com? I was wondering the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 I have to get in on this. Even though it has been said over and over again: Pop-Up ads very very bad. I will continue to block them. In site Banner ads: bad...but acceptable. I'll try and block those if I can. I hate commercials..period. I also mute the TV when its a commercial brake (sometimes even turn it off), is this going to be illegal too? Get real. -Nic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulletRobZ Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 Good Lord! This is perhaps the biggest outrage I ever heard in Internet history! Blocking browsers with popup blockers should be listed as a violation of human rights laws. But then again, you can't block TV commercials, right? Here's an attachment to prove another ad ridiculosity. Ads demanding passwords? What next? :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummer Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 (edited) yeah i dont' mind that they have popups just as long as it's not one giant one that takes up your entire screen or those ones that take over part of the page. Edited November 25, 2002 by Hummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulletRobZ Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 Also, is there a HOSTS file for Linux? If there is, could someone tell me what it is, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 it also says u cant have cookie blockers...yes lets let websites track everywhere we have been, get our credit card numbers and what ever else they can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 in the past 4 or 6 months ive noticed that the volume difference between a show and the commercials has gotten huge. on my TV, it used to be maybe a 1-volume point difference between comfortable volumes in show vs. commercials. now sometimes its 3, 4 or sometimes even 5 volume units difference stupid loud commericals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Gates Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 i would gladly take this to court. it's invasion of property. now, i wonder if it's theft when their server magically crashes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlkohler Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 Well if blocking popups is theft :ninja: , when they catch me they'll have to cart my @$$ away :cry: cause I'm blockin' till the cows ###### home :angry: (Bwahahahahahaha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowpie Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 But then again, you can't block TV commercials, right? So would a VCR that had the 'Commercial Skip' feature then be illegal to own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeza Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 not really, because when you are recording a program the vcr has to stay on that channel til it's done,, thus giving the television network its ratings...even if it skips the commercial on tape for you it still has to watch it in the first place :D and HELLO if any of you are using the proxomitron program. inform me on how to bypass anti-leech.com please, ty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Gates Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 not really, because when you are recording a program the vcr has to stay on that channel til it's done,, thus giving the television network its ratings...even if it skips the commercial on tape for you it still has to watch it in the first place :Dand HELLO if any of you are using the proxomitron program. inform me on how to bypass anti-leech.com please, ty. i would crap my pants from laughing so hard if someone hacked anti-leech and made it say leech all you want or somthin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowpie Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 not really, because when you are recording a program the vcr has to stay on that channel til it's done,, thus giving the television network its ratings...even if it skips the commercial on tape for you it still has to watch it in the first place So then using a popup blocker that allows the window to open, but closes it very quickly would be perfectly fine? That way the sites still get their hits, but I dont have to look at the crap??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUNNER Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 in the past 4 or 6 months ive noticed that the volume difference between a show and the commercials has gotten huge. on my TV, it used to be maybe a 1-volume point difference between comfortable volumes in show vs. commercials. now sometimes its 3, 4 or sometimes even 5 volume units differencestupid loud commericals Time warner cable in Austin blairs the comercials through the rear channels so freakin loud it drowns out the front speakers. Now that is crap!!!!!! :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MxxCon Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 Man it sounds like some of you were programmed by the same clowns that write some of those EULA's I read.You know what?s funny is, I could install software without ever accepting the EULA or reading it if I really felt like it, and who is to know if it was agreed to or not? EULA are legally binding and are integral part of software. and this has been proven by supreme court. go search /. if you want specific story. it is illigal to install software bypassing EULA. if a website present you with a properly worded EULA which you must accept before preceding, and that EULA specify that you must accept all ads w/o modifing website's conent, it is illigal to block popups or remove ads. Proxomitron Tutorial to learn how to make filters to remove anything. Webgraph, http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/hostsforlinux.html or just google for more sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibler Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 No where does it say that blocking pop ups is illegal. They have just created a program that doesnt let you view their site if you dont allow the pop up to open. While you might have some silly moral objection to that it is perfectly within their rights to try to do so. If you dont like it dont visit the site. I cant imagine any main stream site would use this software anyway so I dont see why you are all being so defensive. And I hate to say it, but its perfectly legal for a supermarket to demand that you take a flyer before you enter their store. No business in their right mind would do this, but they would be well within their rights if they chose to do so. Popups and big ads (its not adds you fools) might be annoying, but if you try to claim its illegal for a site to use them you just make yourself look like a moron. They can try everything to make you see/click the ad, and you have just as much right to try everything you can to stop them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotix Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 Man it sounds like some of you were programmed by the same clowns that write some of those EULA's I read.You know what?s funny is, I could install software without ever accepting the EULA or reading it if I really felt like it, and who is to know if it was agreed to or not? EULA are legally binding and are integral part of software. and this has been proven by supreme court. go search /. if you want specific story. it is illigal to install software bypassing EULA. if a website present you with a properly worded EULA which you must accept before preceding, and that EULA specify that you must accept all ads w/o modifing website's conent, it is illigal to block popups or remove ads. Proxomitron Tutorial to learn how to make filters to remove anything. Webgraph, http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/hostsforlinux.html or just google for more sites. There is no Supreme Court decision. Not in the United States of America. Never. Bitkeeper EULA says you cannot work for any other company MS EULA says you cannot benchmark their software MS EULA says they have the right to disable your computer Miscellaneous EULAs outlawing reverse-engineering, which has been proven legal in courts before You support this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMetallica Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 ahh u stole this from slashdot.org. Its one of the most contriversial and talked about article on slashdot ive seen. 1330 comments so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulletRobZ Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 Man it sounds like some of you were programmed by the same clowns that write some of those EULA's I read.You know what?s funny is, I could install software without ever accepting the EULA or reading it if I really felt like it, and who is to know if it was agreed to or not? EULA are legally binding and are integral part of software. and this has been proven by supreme court. go search /. if you want specific story. it is illigal to install software bypassing EULA. if a website present you with a properly worded EULA which you must accept before preceding, and that EULA specify that you must accept all ads w/o modifing website's conent, it is illigal to block popups or remove ads. Proxomitron Tutorial to learn how to make filters to remove anything. Webgraph, http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/hostsforlinux.html or just google for more sites. Sweet! So this means I can simply import my Windows HOSTS file right to my Linux partition!:):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briandl79 Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 I won't get into a huge discussion about this but I will say a few things: I use popups and popbehinds on my site, however there are only two and they are cookied for twelve hours, that means you can visit my site however many times you want to within twelve hours and you'll only see one popup and one popbehind, and that's it. (If you have cookies enabled of course) These popups enable me to pay for bandwidth to do things like: Post high resolution screen shots of the newest games Offer icons, wallpapers, and themes for download Offer software for download, especially hard to get software, like situations where a sites host is down or slow And many other things.... And honestly I feel this is totally resonable, I don't smother you with popups and I don't do it to make myself rich (not that I could) but to simply pay for the service others are using... As a side note I installed that code to my site for tracking purposes, and so far 22% of the visitors to my site block my advertisements....Considering that I've calculated that I've lost about 9.00 to people who block ads, and that's only considering the popups, not the popunders..... Just some food for thought.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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