Ian, I have run into this very often while using IE any version. I tend to
believe that the site was done this way intentionally.
Instead of clicking the back button, click the down arrow beside it to
access the list of sites previously visited. Usually the one giving the
problem is the first one listed, so skip over that one and click on any of
the previous pages you have visited. Normally this works.

One other note of interest - I changed over to Mozilla a few months ago,
strange, but all annoying stuff has stopped. No more of the problems you
mentioned in this email. Also, by  checking a setting in the preferences, I
no longer get those pop up ads or webages any more.really nice, I do not
miss them at all.

Fran



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 4:59 PM
Subject: Websites that won't let go


> In my never-ending search for interesting software, I occasionally I run
> across websites that are impossible to back out of.
>
> To put it another way, I can get into the site OK, but can't get out
again,
> as the Back button doesn't work, neither does the 'X' shut button.
>
> Now, I know there are all kinds of ways around this, like Ctrl\Alt\Del or
> Alt\F4 or Ctrl\W.
>
> Actually, I do most of my surfing by way of the Right Mouse\Open New
Window
> technique, so when I've finished with a site I just 'X' it shut.
>
> No, I'm not asking HOW to get out of these sites but rather; Is my guess
> correct that some sites are deliberately set up to keep the surfer locked
in
> there?  Or is it just bad site design?
>
> Ian Porter
> Computer Guys Inc.
> Arrowtown
> New Zealand
> [log in to unmask]
>

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