[Leaplist] someone is trying to block FireFox

[Chris]

Ray Brunkow wrote:

> http://whyfirefoxisblocked.com/
>
> ------------------------------------
> You've reached this page because the site you were trying to visit now 
> blocks the FireFox browser.
>
> All I said to him on the phone was that without FireFox and extensions 
> like AdBlock Plus customers are susceptible to attacks from the 
> mal/spy/adware that many adservers install on customers computers 
> without permissions.  At that point he commented something about 
> people not reading the full page, and yes I have a few times, and ran 
> off due to his server crashing.  I wished him luck and to reconsider 
> his actions.
>
> More contact from the community might be a good thing.
>
Doubtful. Let's look at the context - this web genius is supporting
his wife and four kids from a mobile home. From a mobile home
in Catoosa, Oklahoma. He apparently thinks FrontPage is the way
real pros build sites. Lesseee - he's utterly clueless about the
very real legal definition of "theft". He's also utterly clueless about
the many ways to block advertising - even in Windows using IE.

He's got a bad business model, and an abundance of ignorance.
More contact won't sort that out. Only Darwin can.

Cheers,

Chris