Thanks for the responses! I got the No Scirpt add-on, and have made the
recommended adjustments. I haven't had anything like it happen again or
since. I did send in a report to APS just to inform them that it
happened in case others run into the same issue. They sent me a nice
e-mail saying they'd get back to me. I'll let you all know if they tell
me anything about it.
I'm still thinking it was a glitch on their end, but I really don't
know. There was a notice when I logged on to the APS website that there
would be a survey at the end, and it didn't affect the transaction at
all. In any event, I might find out the next time I log-in to pay my
bill!
Hey!... Maybe I ought to use IE6 running on Wine?...
...nah...
Stu
On Mon, 2009-04-20 at 13:35 -0700, Matthew A Coulliette wrote:
> Would this be a cookie issue?
>
> There are cookie manager add-ons for Firefox. After I installed one, I
> just goto: Tools=>Page Info=>Permissions=>Set Cookies. Then choose
> between Use Default, Allow, Allow for session, & Block.
>
> I know the back button not working is a cookie issue. I had Firefox set
> to "allow" because I was posting to forums and went to other websites
> which broke my back button so the I could not leave the site. Once I set
> the cookies back to default the problem with the back button went away.
>
> MatthewMPP
>
>
> der.hans wrote:
> > Am 18. Apr, 2009 schwätzte stu w so:
> >
> >> Greetings All,
> >> Paying bills today, which I normally do online, and have never
> >> run into
> >> a problem with Firefox on Ubuntu 8.10. After logging off from APS, I got
> >> a pop-up asking me to take a survey for APS. I clicked on it, and it was
> >> a nightmare from my old windows days. It kept opening up blank browser
> >> windows faster than I could click out of them! I do have the Firefox
> >> pop-up blocker enabled, but the windows continued to open even after I
> >> disconnected from the network.
> >> Does anyone know if this is an issue with Firefox, or the APS
> >> website?
> >
> > That is an issue with Firefox. It should limit how many
> > windows/popups/dialog boxes can be opened in order to prevent this
> > type of
> > denial of service.
> >
> > Firefox is better than it used to be, but there are still some issues.
> >
> > In the preferences on the content tab there are options to configure java
> > and javascript. I allow changing images and turn off all other options.
> >
> > The link from Lisa links to an article on Controle de Scrtips, which
> > gives
> > even more control.
> >
> > http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2008/06/04/tell-javascript-what-it-can-and-can-not-do/
> >
> >
> > I also have popups open new tabs rather than popup windows. I don't like
> > things that try to steal focus and demand my attention.
> >
> > ciao,
> >
> > der.hans
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