Text 6639, 168 rader
Skriven 2005-08-19 08:33:08 av Glenn Meadows (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 6632 av Gary Britt (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: DNS Client Service On or Off
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From: "Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow@comcast.net>

Yes, a very effective one built in.  The Google toolbar left, I believe, when
the program switched from one version to another.  The full function of the
Google toolbar is built in to the browser, though, with direct entry/access to
a search function, with check boxes to pick the search engine to use.

--

Glenn M.
"Gary Britt" <zotu@nospamforme.com> wrote in message
news:430500a8$1@w3.nls.net...
> Does Maxthon include a pop-up blocker?  I wonder why they stopped
> supporting
> the google toolbar?
>
> Gary
>
> "Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:4304db05@w3.nls.net...
>> No, Google toolbar doesn't work inside Maxthon, BUT, there is a whole
> "tab"
>> (as in left side area) that's a global search, where you have basically
> the
>> same thing, AND you can check box which sites you want the search to go
>> to
>> (Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc).
>>
>> I have Firefox, and still prefer the visual rendering of IE, which
>> Maxthon
>> is really a wrapper around IE.  Going to some baning sites still works
> right
>> with IE and not Firefox.  I personally think there is more "polish" in
>> IE,
>> and the Maxthon version/add-around, gives lots of other cool stuff (you
> can
>> zoom graphics and such).  And it's free...<smile>..as well.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Glenn M.
>> "Gary Britt" <zotu@nospamforme.com> wrote in message
>> news:4304d8a4$1@w3.nls.net...
>> > Is Maxthon still compatible with the google toolbar?  I might have to
> try
>> > Flash Blocker.  Have you tried Firefox?  If so why do you prefer
> Maxthon?
>> >
>> > Gary
>> >
>> > "Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> > news:4304c7b2@w3.nls.net...
>> >> Maxthon blocks all of his popups, totally.  And with Flash Blocker,
>> >> blocks
>> >> most all other ads fed via flash downloads as well.  My pages are
>> > virtually
>> >> ad free with Maxthon.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Glenn M.
>> >> "Gary Britt" <zotu@nospamforme.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:4302b05a$1@w3.nls.net...
>> >> > He's my home page.  With a pop-up blocker and his site set to
>> >> > Restricted
>> >> > Zone I don't get any popups from his site ever.
>> >> >
>> >> > Gary
>> >> >
>> >> > "Mark" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:43029802$1@w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> I rarely (can't remember the last time) visit Drudge, as he seems
>> >> >> to
>> > want
>> >> > to
>> >> >> make a killing on each and every visitor, each and every time they
>> > visit.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> When he has something worthwhile up, it's reported elsewhere soon
>> > enough,
>> >> > so
>> >> >> I prefer to avoid his site's barrage of who knows what, but it
>> >> >> seems
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> be
>> >> >> in quantity everytime.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Gary Britt" <zotu@nospamforme.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:4302950b$1@w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> > That's why I didn't go for the 1.2 meg hosts file.  It included
>> >> >> > drudgereport.com on its blocked list, and I decided I wasn't
>> >> >> > going
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > trust
>> >> >> > it just yet.  They probably blocked Drudge because that site is
>> > pretty
>> >> >> > good
>> >> >> > at feeding ads even over a popup blocker, unless you do like I
>> >> >> > did
>> > and
>> >> > put
>> >> >> > it in the restricted zone.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > That HostsMan program I uploaded would solve the problem you
>> > described.
>> >> >> > When its running if an entire page gets blocked by the hosts
>> >> >> > file,
>> >> >> > it
>> >> > will
>> >> >> > pop up a message to that effect.  You have to turn that feature
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> > if
>> >> > you
>> >> >> > need it.  HostsMan calls it its built-in HTTP server whose sole
>> > purpose
>> >> > is
>> >> >> > to give you that error message if an entire site is blocked by
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > hosts
>> >> >> > file entry so you don't pull your hair out.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Gary
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in message
>> > news:430286d8$1@w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >> "Gary Britt" <zotu@nospamforme.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> news:43028008@w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >> > OK, I'll upload them.  I guess I understand what you mean by
> App
>> >> >> > Specific
>> >> >> >> > versus system wide, I just don't understand what App would
>> >> >> >> > need
>> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > access
>> >> >> >> > the banner ads??
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> the larger hosts files block far more than just banner ads. I
> found
>> >> > they
>> >> >> >> would get in my way when I was trying to troubleshoot some
> problem.
>> >> >> >> I'd
>> >> >> >> be
>> >> >> >> going nuts trying to figure out what broke on my dns server only
> to
>> >> >> > discover
>> >> >> >> it was a hosts entry.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Geo.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >
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>> >> >
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