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Author: Sharon FSharon F Date: Aug 9, 2008 05:58
In article news.east.cox.net>,
Michelle Steiner michelle.org> wrote:
>> I've never seen something like this happen before.
>
> I clicked the Cancel button, but after the dialog was dismissed, my
> browser went to the performanceoptimizer page anyway, and the same
> dialog appeared.
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Date: Aug 9, 2008 07:00
Sharon F wrote:
> The "cancel" button is a fake. As you found out, clicking either button
> in the dialog initiates a download. If you run into this again, click
> the red close dot/upper left instead. As someone else mentioned for the
When I see a Windows-looking item on a Mac, I know immediately that it's
a fake. Those are not buttons--the entire image is a single link.
On Windows, you can tell by "hover"--when the mouse pointer is anywhere
over the popup, it indicates a link, and you can't find a pixel anywhere
that will change it back. (And in many cases, you see the same
destination URI no matter where you point.)
I never click those. The originator is trying to deceive me, therefore
he is dishonest and thus not eligible to do business with me.
--
Wes Groleau
A UNIX signature isn't a return address, it's the ASCII equivalent
of a black velvet clown painting. It's a rectangle of carets
surrounding a quote from a literary giant of weeniedom like
Heinlein or Dr. Who.
-- Chris Maeda
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Author: Jolly RogerJolly Roger Date: Aug 9, 2008 11:26
In article ,
Wes Groleau freeshell.org> wrote:
> Sharon F wrote:
>> The "cancel" button is a fake. As you found out, clicking either button
>> in the dialog initiates a download. If you run into this again, click
>> the red close dot/upper left instead. As someone else mentioned for the
>
> When I see a Windows-looking item on a Mac, I know immediately that it's
> a fake.
Yep. Yet there's no reason you ever need to see them to begin with -
just run AdBlock Plus and they are gone forever!
--
Send responses to the relevant news group rather than to me, as
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM
filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting
messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google
Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts.
JR
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Author: Jolly RogerJolly Roger Date: Aug 9, 2008 11:51
In article news.east.cox.net>,
Michelle Steiner michelle.org> wrote:
> In article ,
> Wes Groleau freeshell.org> wrote:
> >>> The "cancel" button is a fake. As you found out, clicking either
>>> button in the dialog initiates a download. If you run into this
>>> again, click the red close dot/upper left instead. As someone else
>>> mentioned for the
>>
>> When I see a Windows-looking item on a Mac, I know immediately that
>> it's a fake. Those are not buttons--the entire image is a single
>> link.
>
> This wasn't a Windows-looking item; it was a genuine Macintosh OS X
> dialog.
Perhaps it was a JavaScript window. I'd be interested in seeing it, if
you don't mind sharing the URL in private?
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Author: Jolly RogerJolly Roger Date: Aug 9, 2008 12:15
In article news.east.cox.net>,
Michelle Steiner michelle.org> wrote:
> In article news.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger pobox.com> wrote:
> >> Perhaps it was a JavaScript window. I'd be interested in seeing it,
>> if you don't mind sharing the URL in private?
>
> Won't do any good; it's a random thing. I was able to watch the video
> before that, and watch it after that. Someone told me she encountered
> the same thing (on a Windows machine) on a completely different web site.
>
> The URL of the video is in the original message in this thread; it's at
> collegehumor.com
I see that now - thanks. I haven't been able to view the dialog box.
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Author: Warren OatesWarren Oates Date: Aug 9, 2008 17:07
In article news.east.cox.net>,
Michelle Steiner michelle.org> wrote:
> Actually, it takes you to their web site, and displays the dialog again.
> Clicking the Cancel button again displays another dialog, which says it
> will download the file. I didn't click that dialog, but force quit
> Safari.
I've seen these. The javascript windows go round and round and won't let
you "cancel" until you download the file, and you can safely download it
to your desktop (or wherever you download stuff)
-- it's a winders exe
file, it can't hurt you. That way you don't have to force quit and lose
your sessions, you just have to delete the file.
--
W. Oates
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Author: P. StureP. Sture Date: Aug 10, 2008 00:02
In article news.east.cox.net>,
Michelle Steiner michelle.org> wrote:
> In article ,
> Wes Groleau freeshell.org> wrote:
> >>> The "cancel" button is a fake. As you found out, clicking either
>>> button in the dialog initiates a download. If you run into this
>>> again, click the red close dot/upper left instead. As someone else
>>> mentioned for the
>>
>> When I see a Windows-looking item on a Mac, I know immediately that
>> it's a fake. Those are not buttons--the entire image is a single
>> link.
>
> This wasn't a Windows-looking item; it was a genuine Macintosh OS X
> dialog.
Did you have Javascript enabled? This DNS bug is all the more reason
to disable Javascript IMO.
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Author: Warren OatesWarren Oates Date: Aug 10, 2008 07:27
In article ,
"P. Sture" wrote:
> Did you have Javascript enabled? This DNS bug is all the more reason
> to disable Javascript IMO.
That's overly paranoid. Anyway, the W3C fascists have created new HTML
specs that mandate javascript everywhere.
http://www.w3.org/ --
W. Oates
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Author: Warren OatesWarren Oates Date: Aug 10, 2008 07:29
In article <02f43f38$0$1614$c3e8da3@ news.astraweb.com>,
Warren Oates gmail.com> wrote:
> In article news.east.cox.net>,
> Michelle Steiner michelle.org> wrote:
> >> Actually, it takes you to their web site, and displays the dialog again.
>> Clicking the Cancel button again displays another dialog, which says it
>> will download the file. I didn't click that dialog, but force quit
>> Safari.
>
> I've seen these. The javascript windows go round and round and won't let
> you "cancel" until you download the file, and you can safely download it
> to your desktop (or wherever you download stuff) -- it's a winders exe
> file, it can't hurt you. That way you don't have to force quit and lose
> your sessions, you just have to delete the file.
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Date: Aug 10, 2008 15:32
Warren Oates wrote:
>> I've seen these. The javascript windows go round and round and won't let
>> you "cancel" until you download the file, and you can safely download it
>> to your desktop (or wherever you download stuff) -- it's a winders exe
>> file, it can't hurt you. That way you don't have to force quit and lose
>> your sessions, you just have to delete the file.
>
> I would add that I have my browsers set to query me before downloading
> anything. While the query dialogue is active, I have control of the
> browser. I can then close the offending window and cancel the download,
> in that order. Sorry for replying to myself. What? No, no please, don't
Or: Disable Javascript, close the scumbag's window, cancel the download,
and re-enable Javascript.
There were several Javascript features that FireFox had off by default,
and I really could not see any reason to turn them on.
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