Re: OT Browser

On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 11:36:39 -0600, F George McDuffee <gmcduffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 5 Dec 2005 08:45:47 -0800, "Larry Fishel" <ldfishel@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>It may not be too uncommon to find pages that worked under IE but don't
>>work under firefox. That's often because the page has a bug (some times
>>intentional) that happened to work because of a bug in IE...

> Or the site is trying to load some kind of spyware on your
> computer. I have started seeing more and more of the sites where
> if you block the spyware the site won't load.

Simplest explaination has already been given - he's got javascript
turned off.

> If you aren't running one I suggest a good
> firewall/anti-virus./anti-spyware program like zone labs zone

I prefer the antivirus called "MacOSX", but in the Windows world, AVG
antivirus isn't a bad one. http://www.grisoft.com/

> First time you do a system scan with either one, you will be
> amazed on how much "junk" has been placed on your computer.

Yup.
.

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