[Tfug] popups

[Choprboy]

On Monday 02 September 2002 09:10 am, Tony Eamick wrote:
> I keep getting these popups saying that doubleclick refuses connection.
> This seems to be only on browsers other than MS Explorer in windows. It
> is disconcerting to be using Mozilla on Mandrake, going to Linux Today
> and getting a windows error. I have looked through the Mozilla
> preferences and tried different settings, but still have the problem.
>  Is this a doubleclick windows optimising deal or am I overlooking
> something on how to get rid of these popups?
>

Is this an ad popup (i.e. X10 camera), or a diagnostic prompt like:
  "The connection was refused when attempting to contact xxxx"

If it's the former, as Paul noted, you can disable most pop-ups from withing 
the Prefs->Advan->Scripts menu.

If it's the later, then your blocking DoubleClick by dev-nulling it in your 
/etc/hosts file with a line like:
  "127.0.0.2  ads.doubleclick.net"

This causes a known problem with Mozilla (their is already a purposed/approved 
patch, should be fixed in the next release). It's an extension of bug number 
28586.
  http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28586

Basically, you should get an error dialog when you try to go to 
www.something... but the server refuses the connection. Unfortunately, 
Mozilla currently gives you this error diagnostic whenever any component of a 
page (i.e. one of the DoubleClick pics) are refused.

Adrian