[ale] [OT] info on x10 browser popups

[Jim Philips]

Yeah, I did that a long time ago. What they don't tell you is that the
cookie has an expiration date. It's better to use a browser like Galeon
that will just turn off the pop-ups.


On Fri, 2002-03-29 at 12:56, Geoffrey wrote:
> 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....
> 
> -------- 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
> 
> 
> -- 
> Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> 
> I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
> to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
> 
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