How to go back when FF refuses to go back?

[dorian.monroe at cox.net]

I never thought that it was intentional blocking of going back, but rather just a side-effect of some sites with ads rotating every few seconds.  Perhaps an "intentional" side effect, I dunno.  You hit "back" but that reloads the same page with the previously displayed ad.  If you hit Back enough times to display the ads that have flipped since you originally hit the page, it'll take you to the previous site.  

Using the history to jump is about the best way to get back to where you want to go!  

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ed <plug at 0x1b.com>

Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:24:07 
To: Main PLUG discussion list<plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Subject: Re: How to go back when FF refuses to go back?


n Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 6:51 PM, Charles Jones
<charles.jones at ciscolearning.org> wrote:
> Matrix Mole wrote:
>
> On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Charles Jones
> <charles.jones at ciscolearning.org> wrote:
>
>
> Josef Lowder wrote:
>
>
> Sometimes when I go from one website to another, it seems that some
> websites lock you in and won't let you use the back arrow to go back
> to a previous website.  Is there some way to override that block and
> get back to the immediately previous website?
>
>
> I *hate* sites that do that! It's not a very scientific answer, but what
> usually works for me is to repeatedly click the back button *very*
> quickly...I think the idea is to basically interrupt the javascript and
> get a back click in before it reloads. If there is an easier way that is
> easier to reproduce I would love to find out.
>
>
> What generally works for me is to right click on the back button so
> you get the list of sites you've visited and then just select the site
> you want from the list (even if it's just the site before your current
> one).
>
> LOL...that's so simple, and I never tried it.  Thanks :-)
>
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The History menu will also allow you to escape the localized hell fo
the offending website - you may want to adjust the parts of javascript
you allow to function.
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