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I find Flashblock to be sufficient for my needs. It allows you to turn it completely on or off, and a whitelist of sites. It replaces flash animations with a button which you can select to play the flash animation.

You mean FlashBlock ?

Why not just use Adblocker to block all banners?
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php ?application=firefox&version=1.0&os=MacOSX&id=10

I'm not RTFA, but it's this bug

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94035

(Bugzilla dislikes /., just copy the URL in the URL bar of your browser and go)

It's opened in 2001 and not fixed as of now. There are those who argue that a fix is implemented as an extension, which I don't agree to.

Here's a direct link to the extension.
I'm waiting for the patch/extension that allows me to turn off flash banners like I can turn off images.

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nig htly/experimental/popupsdie/

Fight plugins with plugins.
For the 3 people who aren't aware of the Flashblocker extension yet.
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/morei nfo.php?application=firefox&version=1.0&os=Windows &category=Web%20Annoyances&numpg=10&id=433

It seems to me that your first point is moot. Personally, I use the AdBlock extension for Firefox (and I'm sure many others do) to block any ads I don't wish to see. Tired of seeing the same old ad? Nope, I'll never see them at all.

The other two points also seem invalid. Maybe if someone completely disabled their cookies they would be true. However, a much smarter approach is to simply set your web browser to delete cookies after a set period of time (every 30 days, for instance), or to delete them upon closing the web browser. This way tracking via cookies only lasts for a set period of time, but most other cookie functions would continue working.

I suppose that people using IE may not have these options available, so for them enabling cookies might be a better idea. Then again, who uses IE anymore? =P

"I agree, blocking cookies will not make annoying ads go away... That's why I use adblock

However, you may have noticed that even adblock doesn't block Flash. The damn advertisers are using Flash to deliver the obnoxious flashing ads which we all hate and go to extreme lengths to block. They are even using Flash pop ups to get around the java based pop up blockers.

No ad-killing toolbox is complete without Flashblock

If you use Firefox, just install the FlashBlock extension. It blocks all Flash items, and replaces them with a nice (non-animated, non-annoying) little icon. If you actually WANT to see the Flash content, one click on the icon will display it.

The ads bother you? Adblock plus This will eliminate any of his ads.

Download the latest patched version right here: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nig htly/latest-trunk/firefox-1.0+.en-US.win32.install er.exe
I just used it and I am not vulnerable: all I see are lot's of X's just like in IE.

Just get a nightly if you don't want to wait. It's fixed on the trunk since April 1st.

Here's a link

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28868 8

Apparently this was a bug reported on previously and patched 4/1/05. Not sure it was a really very generous of Secunia to release an exploit so soon.
Wouldn't it have been better to give mozilla/firefox a chance to release a new version?

From the bugzilla bug report (copy it, they disallow /. links):

Opened: 2005-04-01 13:40 PDT
Last modified: 2005-04-01 22:39 PDT
Resolution: FIXED

So yes they did, it was fixed in under 10 hours, and published 3 days later.

Use this php code on your website ;)

?php if(strstr($HTTP_USER_AGENT,"MSIE")) { ?> echo "Your Web Browser Is junk download firefox free at: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/";

It's spelled Zarro Boogs, thankyouverymuch.

Huh? Javascript is only supposed to be able to access clipboardData if it has a ClipboardRead or UniversalClipboardAccess, which a random script won't have. Maybe this is trying to exploit some really old, long-fixed Netscape bug.

The group in charge of continued development of the Mozilla Suite has chose a name!

1. I can get the code for FireFox
2. The code is OSI Certified Open Source Software
3. In fact it is even MPL/GPL/LGPL triple licensed
4. While I can get the code for Java...
5. Sun Java sure *ain't* Open, nor Free

1. I can get the code for FireFox
2. The code is OSI Certified Open Source Software
3. In fact it is even MPL/GPL/LGPL triple licensed
4. While I can get the code for Java...
5. Sun Java sure *ain't* Open, nor Free

I recommend Mozilla Firefox. You might have heard of it.

Tried Adblock?

Obligatory link to said historic changelogs list here

Prefetching is an explicit Mozilla Suite UI Preference (advanced/cache) but you have to go to about:config to change it in FF.

We normally disable prefetch on our Mozilla 1.7.6 installs but we don't get a box to tick in FF 1.0.2, even in an "Advanced" submenu.

For those who want to jump up and down and say "if you don't want to change about:config you're not l33t enough to use Firefox" I say:

a) I thought FF wasn't aimed at the l33t
b) I have no problem changing about:config for myself
c) I do have a problem advocating a browser to non-technically comfortable users when options like this (as opposed to beta-options grossly affecting stability) are not in the UI.

If a solely about:config option is debuted in x.y and is still around in x.y+2 it should either be added to the UI or removed entirely and reworked. Since prefetch has been in Mozilla since 1.2 it should be in FF's UI.

But then, as a Suite Supporter I would say that, wouldn't I?

This has been in Mozilla for almost four years and it doesn't violate any standards. look at the "Is link prefetching standards compliant" item in http://www.mozilla.org/projects/netlib/Link_Prefet ching_FAQ.html.

The hell you talking about?
http://mozilla.org/
Google's the problem anyways.
I think the problem is those # symbols are translated to %23 in the URL which doesn't work (Firefox bug maybe?).

Ad revenue? We don't need no stinkin' ad revenue! Just use Firefox and Adblock and you can deny everyone their ad revenue.

Pardon me for ignoring obvious sarcasm...

"Firebird" the browser has obviously changed it's name.

"Firebird" the database is still called "Firebird."

Nope!

Check out http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191239

"Downloaded files opened with a helper app are deleted on quit"

I got this too. The problem is that the "#" is turning into "%23" for some reason. Use this link instead and search for Adobe.

http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/faq#acrobat
Not only "slowly" but also unstably.
Every system I've applied this FAQ entry to has much better performance.

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/live-bookm arks.html

I just started using it, and there has been a lot of change in 'del.icio.us/tag/python' but it was pycon last week, so maybe there won't be much change in the list of links. (A static list of python links isn't that exciting.)

Go get you some filtering:

http://www.mozilla.org
http://www.proxomitron.info/
http://flashblock.mozdev.org/
http://adblock.mozdev.org/

Isn't that a web browser? I don't see how it's relevant here. ;-D

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• And not a single one of those apps do you use ctrl-L inside a dialog entitled "open", or any dialog for that matter"

• "
• When it comes to the widgets, GNOME and GTK+ are the same people"

Link to Bookmarks Synchroniser

Requires: Firefox: 1.0PR - 1.0 Bookmarks Synchronizer is a Mozilla Firefox extension that let you connect to an FTP/WebDAV server and synchronize your bookmarks that are stored in an XML file. Setup is easy; just write in your FTP/WebDAV server address, username, password and a name for the XML file

{disclaimer: karma whoring doesn't work anymore, just seeing if mods will think a clickable link is 'worthy' of a mod point, and scry a general consensus on the issue}

{oh, and ph33r my l33t htmlz sk1llz}

Bookmarks Synchronizer 1.0.1
Bookmarks Synchronizer is a Mozilla Firefox extension that let you connect to an FTP/WebDAV server and synchronize your bookmarks that are stored in an XML file. Setup is easy; just write in your FTP/WebDAV server address, username, password and a name for the XML file

HOWTO Install and configure Bookmarks Synchronizer in client and on server

You could always try arguing that BitTorrent saves campus bandwidth for popular downloads like Fedora Core, Knoppix, and Firefox.

Two of these trackers are actually run by universitites..!

I got the SecurePassword Generator plugin installed. You can specify all sorts of options as far as restricting password generation to punctuation, numerics, case sensitivity, even only generating passwords on either side of the keyboard so you can type it with one hand (if the other one is handy). Plus, you can specify how similar the passwords are to regular words making remembering them easier for those people that aren't interested in remembering truly random characters.

Get thunderbird. That'll keep you safer if/when the next big one hits.


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It occurs to me that with both 802.11b and an awesome screen, the PSP would be an really great platform for the Minimo project.

Maybe it's time for the Minimo developers to go down to Best Buy and dip into that Mozilla Foundation money (no extended service contracts though).

~jeff

Is it just me or are the Live Bookmarks for Slashdot and http://del.icio.us/rss/popular/ getting very similar?

Yes, by mailing security@mozilla.org. Read http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/security- bugs-policy.html.

The XUL Namespace

Yeah, I think axing the problem-free ZIP builds in favor of the buggy EXE packages was a bad idea. If you want the ZIP builds restored, vote for it here:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28749 9

(You'll have to copy and paste the URL because Slashdot referals are banned)

Hi There,
this should be what you're looking for:
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nig htly/latest-aviary1.0.1/

I'm assuming it's: firefox-1.0.2.en-US.win32.zip

Mozilla Sunbird 0.2 is released, I use the windows binary, and I find it very useful, here is a link to the page: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird_d ownload.html

There were no checkins on the 1.7 branch from March 17 through March 21. Any nightly build produced between those dates should be essentially the same as the official release.

And this is exactly one of the big reasons many dislike the discontinuation of the Mozilla Suite.