Re: blocking annoying login popup applets

In article <pan.2003.08.01.01.30.18.885078@socal.rr.com>, "Ed Murphy"
<emurphy42@socal.rr.com> wrote:


> On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 18:12:47 -0700, Wang Yu III wrote:
>> In MS-Windows 2000 and XP I edited the
>> 'Winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts' (this is a flat file) and added:
>> 127.0.0.1 ads.doubleclick.net
>> 127.0.0.1 servedby.advertising.net
>> 127.0.0.1 a1444g.akamai.net
>> I'm sure Linux is more sophisticated to do even more than filter or
>> blocking. But what (where) is the equivalent of that '.\.\.\hosts'
>> file in Linux?
> /etc/hosts
> Personally, I recommend using Mozilla, 'cause you can do this: Edit -
> Preferences - Advanced - Scripts & Plugins Allow scripts to: [ ] Open
> unrequested windows make sure it is unchecked

Personally? Yikes! I don't wanna bload my tiny HD with your hi-tech
Mozilla. Anyone else out there?
>

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 19:03:11 -0700, Anonymous Coward wrote:

> Personally? Yikes! I don't wanna bload my tiny HD with your hi-tech
> Mozilla. Anyone else out there?

Mind you, the OP was talking about Netscape. If you find Mozilla
bloated, then maybe Lynx? (Or Konqueror? I know little about it,
except that it's irritatingly slow to start up - and no, I don't
want to leave a browser running all the time. That, and KDE stuff
generally irritates my visual aesthestics.)