[ale] [OT] info on x10 browser popups

[hirsch at zapmedia.com]

Geoffrey writes:
 > I bitched at x10 because of their popup ads and received the following 
 > response.  Note at the bottom, he indicates you can turn off their
 > popups.  I've not tried this, but figured I'd share the info....

Ick.  You have to do it every 30 days.  Hmm.  I wonder if the cookie
they use can be reverse engineered.

This is why I love konqueror.  I've never seen an X10 add since I've
disabled pop-ups.

--Michael

 > -------- Original Message --------
 > Subject: RE: your popups
 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 09:46:53 -0800
 > From: "Michael Cole" <michael at x10.com>
 > To: <esoteric at 3times25.net>
 > 
 > Thank you for contacting us with your concerns. These ads are opened when
 > you visit a site that we have an advertising relationship with and they do
 > not track you personally. We advertise on many popular web sites; any of the
 > sites you visit regularly might run our ads. Because of the way the ads
 > work, you should only see them once a day from each of the sites they are
 > on.
 > 
 > You can remove yourself from our pop-under advertising by following the
 > instructions at the bottom of this page:
 > 
 > http://www.x10.com/x10ads.htm
 > 
 > If you follow these instructions, a cookie will be placed on your PC that
 > tells us not to display the ads to you.
 > 
 > Regards,
 > 
 > Michael Cole
 > X10.com
 > 
 > 




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