Thanks Kelly, it seemed like that must be the case.

It's incredible how desperate some of these Internet advertisers must be.
It's like enticing customers into a shop then locking the door to keep them
in.

How pathetic - it'd be funny if it wasn't so annoying.

It's too much fiddling about to keep altering java permissions - easier to
note the site and never return to it.

A program to do that would be handy.  Howabout a little app which recorded
the offending site's URL, then if it sensed you were about to return there,
it'd warn you with pop-up.

Ian Porter
Computer Guys Inc.
Arrowtown
New Zealand
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelly Younger"
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Websites that won't let go


> Ian wrote:
> >
> > 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
>
>
> Yes, they are set up to keep you there. An easy way to get around this
> is to disable JavaScript when you're going to these sites.
> --
> Kelly Younger

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