thepriest
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posted on March 15, 2001 09:05:42 AM
Does anyone use adsubtract?
http://www.adsubtract.com
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godzillatemple
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posted on March 15, 2001 09:11:56 AM
Ayup. The free version doesn't block pop-up ads, but it does get rid of a lot of annoying banner ads and also blocks some of the worst cookies. I would recommend it.
Barry
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The opinions expressed above are for comparison purposes only. Your mileage may vary....
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thepriest
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posted on March 15, 2001 09:19:43 AM
been using it for 15 minutes and blocked
55 ads from Auction Watch and 5 from netscape (in and out of aw a few times)
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MartyAW
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posted on March 15, 2001 09:22:09 AM
thepriest,
I have deleted your other thread on this subject. Please limit your discussion of this topic to one thread.
Thank you,
Marty
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jrb3
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posted on March 15, 2001 09:58:16 AM
I signed up and it works great.
Many times on some sites there are so many adss it's hard to tell which are ads and which are links.
This really cleans things up.
JB
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psyllie
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posted on March 15, 2001 10:37:28 AM
I started using it when the flashing banner ads on AW gave me headaches. It's been great. The only problem I've noted with it, is I have to turn it off if I want to visit the forums on Baypal. For some reason, the forum threads won't show when AdSubtract is running.
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preacher4u
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posted on March 15, 2001 11:25:30 AM
I started using it, but for some reason, it started to crash my system, until I uninstalled it, and the problems ceased.
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darbysmom
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posted on March 15, 2001 12:05:44 PM
I have been using it for a few months now. Sometimes it causes problems when I am uploading pictures to AW's Image Hosting, it causes everything to freeze up. Now I just disable the "Adsubtract" temporarily before I start uploading. That is the only problem that I've encountered. It works great the rest of the time. --Ann
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Bluee
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posted on March 15, 2001 12:42:33 PM
It messes with my home network, and messes with my proxy settings.
Don't need that.
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TammiAndy
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posted on March 15, 2001 03:04:19 PM
I downloaded it but have since took it off my startup due to it freezing my computer. I noticed it slowed down my computer quite a bit also. I'll probably uninstall it so I have room to install something else that I'll end up not using...LOL
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dubyasdaman
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posted on March 15, 2001 03:15:57 PM
I've used it for several months with absolutely no problems. And my free version does indeed block pop-ups.
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gamecock
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posted on March 16, 2001 04:41:22 PM
I like this program better: The Proxomitron
It seems more stable that ad/subtract and does a lot more. And it's FREE with no advertising. (see below)
It is heavy on the system resources though. I wouldn't run this with less than 64 megs of ram.
available at:
http://proxomitron.cjb.net/
Stop pop-up windows
Stop pop-up JavaScript message boxes
Remove web-branding and other scripts tacked on by "free" web providers.
Convert most ads and banner pictures into simple text links
Freeze alanimated gifs
Make blinking text appear as bold instead
Remove slow web counters
Stop web pages from "auto-refreshing"
Prevent pages from changing fonts
Get rid of or replace web page background images
Protect against getting "trapped" inside someone else's frames!
Make background MIDI songs play only when you choose.
Remove status bar scroll-texts
Remove "dynamic" HTMfrom pages
Disguise your browser's identity and version from JavaScripts
Remove style sheets
Un-hide URLs when the mouse is over a link
Disable frames or tables altogether
Change or delete cookies
Change your browser's user-agent and other identifying fields
Hide where you've been previously from inquisitive web servers
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