Peter,

Once upon a time I stumbled into that same
nightmare.  Each time I clicked to close a
window, it opened 2 or 3 more!  It didn't take
long for me to max out my system with about
25-30 IE windows all spewing filth and trash.

I too tried to figure out how it was done,
in the hope of preventing it in the future........

I'll answer your #2 first since it's the easiest......
You can't.  All you can do is keep clicking your
STOP and EXIT buttons as quickly as possible
and ....... hope.

Now on to your #1 question....
It isn't HTML.

It is accomplished either with a script(ing) language
like Java, Javascript, or Visual Basic --
or with an HTTP-EQUIV in a META TAG.

Use your favorite search engine and look for
HTTP-EQUIV
then explore the SITE-ENTER and SITE-EXIT
attributes.

Jim Meagher

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Shkabara" <[log in to unmask]>

> I had the misfortune of accidentally connecting to a porno site when I
> mistyped a url (hint, don't misspell shareware). In trying to close the IE
> window, two new windows popped up. It is my understanding that this is
> apparently a common behavior of porno sites. There are two things I would
> like to learn about this:
>
> 1. As an instructor, I would like to know how this is done (in HTML?).
>
> 2. As a victim, I would like to know how to disable such a trap!

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