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 [log in to unmask] ----- 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 PCSOFT's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>