12-10-2000 09:20									#1
	alright dammit those advertisments are offending me Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

How dare they bad mouth AC/DC. They might not have much talent, but they rock

I'm boycotting ugo even though I've never been there.

	12-10-2000 10:03									#2
	Got spare money?

What ads?

*turns ad blocking off*

Oh, those ads!



(*turns ad blocking back on* )

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This is actually the first time since I've registered that I've seen the ads - and I have to say that the site looks much better without them - the colours of the ads don't match the colour scheme of the site.

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	12-10-2000 23:58									#3
	Get a bigger avatar today!

Yes- if it isn't to much trouble could we not have the pictures of a naked Lara Croft as well. It's rather embarrassing when accessing the site in a public place.

	13-10-2000 00:04									#4
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

i thought a true(and evil) capitalist like you would understand...

	13-10-2000 01:21									#5
	Increase Your PM Length

Ad blocking? Where can I get it?

Murgatroyd

	13-10-2000 05:03									#6
	Remove this text

See my post <A HREF=/forums/"/forums/Forum20/HTML/001064.html">in this thread</A> about the content of the banners recently.

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	13-10-2000 07:02									#7
	Full PM-box? Change here!

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Murgatroyd on 10-12-2000 04:21 PM</font>
Ad blocking? Where can I get it?

Murgatroyd
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>

I use WebFree on my Mac. The PC has more versions available - AtGuard, Intermute, Naviscope and Symantec NIS2000, for example. A good search engine should take you to them. Apparently there's one for Linux users, too. It's called Ad Zapping with Squid.

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	13-10-2000 08:49									#8
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Thanks, finbar. Apolyton looks better already. (I got WebFree)

Murgatroyd

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	13-10-2000 09:59									#9
	Get a bigger avatar today!

Amazing the difference it makes, isn't it?

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	13-10-2000 10:42									#10
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font>Apolyton looks better already
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>

Like I said before - the ads don't fit in well at all with the white/grey colour scheme of Apolyton. Without the site looks much better...

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	13-10-2000 11:01									#11
	Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

I've been able to see the ads for the last day because, for unknown reasons, my computer is preventing the Proxomitron from connecting to the Internet. Coincidentally, Netscape is crashing far more often than usual.

	13-10-2000 18:28									#12
	Got spare money?

Check your configuration of the software.

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	13-10-2000 19:41									#13
	Increase the size of your Attachments

My, the speed! Proxomitron is fantastic.

Only slight problems:

1) My uni server has a list of proxies to automatically use which I'm supposed to pick up. Can't use it anymore.

2) I seem to have lost the reply, reply in new, edit, IP logged icons.

Any ideas? Lews Therin?

	14-10-2000 04:15									#14
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

I agree,, all their songs may sound the same but AC/DC still rocks!

btw...how does those banner block thingys work?? anybody wanna be nice enough to post a link?? pleeeaase

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	14-10-2000 07:20									#15
	Full PM-box? Change here!

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Empress on 10-13-2000 07:15 PM</font>

btw...how does those banner block thingys work?? anybody wanna be nice enough to post a link?? pleeeaase

<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>

You can - by various means - list the various addresses of the ad suppliers that you wish to block. The software simply blocks the download of the ads without interfering with the download from the particular site you're visiting. They're particularly handy for ISPs with download limits. My earlier post in this thread lists some of the available software. Use a search engine to find the software web sites and download whichever one you choose.


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	14-10-2000 07:25									#16
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Chowlett on 10-13-2000 10:41 AM</font>
My, the speed! Proxomitron is fantastic.

Only slight problems:

1) My uni server has a list of proxies to automatically use which I'm supposed to pick up. Can't use it anymore.
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>

I can only speak for WebFree, but the software should only be interested in the addresses of the ad providers. You should be able to configure to deal only with those addresses.




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	14-10-2000 07:39									#17
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

Would the ad-blocking software work if your ISP requires that you use their proxy server?

	14-10-2000 10:09									#18
	Full PM-box? Change here!

Shouldn't be a problem, I'd've thought. The software is a stopper between your computer and your server as far as I know.

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	14-10-2000 11:03									#19
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Chowlett on 10-13-2000 10:41 AM</font>
1) My uni server has a list of proxies to automatically use which I'm supposed to pick up. Can't use it anymore.
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>

It is possible to tell the Proxomitron to connect to a proxy server, or to give it a list of proxy servers it can choose from. I don't expect that the list changes very often, so simply entering the server addresses into the Proxomitron shouldn't cause any problems.

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font>2) I seem to have lost the reply, reply in new, edit, IP logged icons.

Any ideas? Lews Therin?
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>

I'm still working on this one myself. The only icon I usually lose is the "Send Private Message" one.

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	14-10-2000 13:56									#20
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font>Would the ad-blocking software work if your ISP requires that you use their proxy server?
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>

Mine did. (Until my [crappy] ISP decided to get rid of the proxy)

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	14-10-2000 14:19									#21
	Full PM-box? Change here!

Ultra:
are you saying that it worked when the ISP used the proxy or that it worked after it got rid of the proxy?

It's the law here that all internet users have to make use of proxies...so if its the latter, then I may not be able to use this...

	14-10-2000 16:00									#22
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Sorry Phoenix, that came out lousy. What I'm saying is that the ad-block software (Norton Internet Security 2000) works both with AND without the proxy. And far as I can tell, the program works independently of the browser (hence it doesn't matter about the proxy), and hooks into the browsers and alters the sour code of any page being displayed so that any external ads are edited out.

And I didn't know Singapore and still so totalitarian (bloody chewing gum!)

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	14-10-2000 16:16									#23
	Put an end to popups!

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font>It is possible to tell the Proxomitron to connect to a proxy server, or to give it a list of proxy servers it can choose from. I don't expect that the list changes very often, so simply entering the server addresses into the Proxomitron shouldn't cause any problems.
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>

Which would be fine if I knew how to read which proxies were listed - all I've been given is the address of a .pac file. Anyone know if these are at all readable, or amy I going to have to request a list from the IT guys?

	15-10-2000 09:58									#24
	Support Apolyton

Try opening the file -- this is by far the fastest way of finding out if you can read it or not.

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	15-10-2000 15:54									#25
	Support Apolyton

Already have done. While it is vaguely in English, the formatting is all over the place and I can't work out exactly what it says.