David,

I have been using Popup Manager (www.endpopups.com) for several months and
am very happy with it. What I really like is most of the time it allows a
second screen to open when you click on a link on a site so it recognizes
"legitimate" popups from adds. If it blocks a window you wanted to open the
icon turns red and you can still open the window. And, its free with a
minimal contribution to eliminate the happy face when an ad is blocked.
Otherwise, no nag screens.

Jerry

When I opened my mail I noticed that you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I run IE5.5 on a little W2k Pro desktop system.
>
>The popup ads have gotten Truly Insane.
>
>Can anyone describe popup blocker products on the current
>market? Discuss advantages/disadvantages of running them?
>
>Any free/shareware?
>
>   Thanks,
>   David

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