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Re: X-10 and like behaviour.
From: David Shaw <dshaw () jabberwocky com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 14:09:56 -0400
On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 12:02:01PM -0400, William Allen Simpson wrote:
David Shaw wrote:On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 09:02:18AM -0400, Greg Maxwell wrote:Just turn off javascript and you will find browsing nirvana.That was my original solution, but alas, these days enough sites use javascript for basic functionality that turning it off renders a good portion of the web unusable.I've never seen the pop-ups. I browse without javascript or images. I'm only interested in content. The mistake in your message is "good" portion of the web. For those of us interested in content, we find nothing missing.
I think we can safely let each person choose for themselves what part of the web they find useful, and what security precautions they are taking. Your needs and precautions are likely not mine. Turning off javascript, just like carefully written mailbox filters against spam, does indeed address the symptom but doesn't solve the problem. David -- David Shaw | dshaw () jabberwocky com | WWW http://www.jabberwocky.com/ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." - Jeremy S. Anderson
Current thread:
- X-10 and like behaviour. George Michaelson (Jul 18)
- Re: X-10 and like behaviour. J.D. Falk (Jul 19)
- Re: X-10 and like behaviour. Frank Thomas (Jul 19)
- Re: X-10 and like behaviour. David Shaw (Jul 19)
- Re: X-10 and like behaviour. Greg Maxwell (Jul 19)
- Re: X-10 and like behaviour. David Shaw (Jul 19)
- Re: X-10 and like behaviour. William Allen Simpson (Jul 19)
- Re: X-10 and like behaviour. David Shaw (Jul 19)
- Re: X-10 and like behaviour. J.D. Falk (Jul 19)
- Re: X-10 and like behaviour. James Thomason (Jul 19)
- Re: X-10 and like behaviour. Daniel Senie (Jul 19)
- Re: X-10 and like behaviour. John Starta (Jul 19)
- Re: X-10 and like behaviour. Daniel Senie (Jul 19)