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  From: Chris <slackjaw77@optusnet.com.au>
  To  : Andrew Reid <andrew.reid@plug.cx>
  Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 17:50:26 +0930

Re: unwanted pop ups in windows

Andrew Reid wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Luke Vanderfluit" <luke@chipcity.com.au>
>To: <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 4:51 PM
>Subject: unwanted pop ups in windows
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>>I know this is not a linux topic but in some ways it is??
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>The first part of your mail message is, in no way, a Linux topic. It's
>like asking an oil refinery for car maintenance tips because you use
>their fuel.
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>>A while back someone on this list posted about pop ups and how to
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>disable
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>>them, I'm wondering if someone could tell me how to disable this (this
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>was in
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>>the windows OS)
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>Seeing as you can recall it being on the list, perhaps browsing through
>the fully-searchable archives would be an advisable "self-help" method.
>http://www.linuxsa.org.au/mailing-list/archive-index.html
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>>In Linux:
>>If anyone can give me the correct syntax to reject an IP address using
>>IPtables that would do it.
>>the ip address I first need to block is: 203.161.193.78
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>Err.. Of the top of my head:
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># iptables -A FORWARD -d 203.161.193.78 -j DROP
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iptables -I INPUT -s 203.161.193.78 -j DROP

-A FORWARD let's the packet into your machine, and can then it that 
manner be tracked.  -I INPUT will not let it into the INPUT chain at all.

DROP will not notify the IP you are blocking that they are being 
blocked.  "-j REJECT" or "-j DENY" will notify the party sending this 
popup that it is being dropped. I would also recommend to add:
"-i <incoming interface>" eg: "-i eth0"
into your iptables statement, but that is just my methodology.

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>That should do it, but you may need to experiment a little if it doesn't
>do the trick -- it's been a while since I've had to use iptables. Of
>course, a little time spent looking at the manpage will tell you
>everything you need to know, albiet in a bit of a confusing manner at
>times.
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>>It's highly annoying when I'm using cubase to record and the operation
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>gets
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>>interrupted by a ******** IE pop up grrrrrr.......
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>The beta version of the new Google toolbar has a popup-blocking feature
>built into it. I'm not sure if it'll help in your situation, but it may
>be worth looking into in any case. See http://toolbar.google.com/
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>   - andrew
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>| Overworked and Underpaid Network Monkey
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