Earthlink Wants Total Access (to Your PC)

PBS.com ^ | 6 February 2003 | Robert X. Cringely

[WatchOutForSnakes]

I'm using Netscape 7 now too almost exclusively. I like the pop up stopper but also like the tabbed browsing.

[RedWhiteBlue]

after awhile I go so paranoid that I kept the camera pointed to the wall!

LOL! I am not the only one that does that?!!

[RWG]

Safari, the fastest browser ever, comes with a preference setting for stopping pop-ups.

[Dont Mention the War]

earthlink is connected to Scientology.

[CyberAnt]

"can't be uninstalled"

Well ... it can be - but you have to wipe your hard drive to get rid of it. That's why I don't use EarthLink anymore.

[sd-joe]

A new one out : Stelath Ray is really great. Works without problems. Totally stops pop-ups:

See it at:
https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/stealthray.asp

[Grand Old Partisan]

Or have you????

[Grand Old Partisan]

A friend of mine from high school wrote Earthlink's Pop-Up Blocker. He and the missus just got back from a Grand Tour of Europe.

[NewRomeTacitus]

How about Microsoft's "dot NET" plan? Sounds like total surrender of choice a la' Earthlink to me.

[KneelBeforeZod]

i uninstalled the earthlink popup stopper beta with uninstall through windows.

no isp needs extra software to track your browsing anyway

earthlink is run by a scientologist...

[Sam Cree]

I use Earthlink, got them by default when they bought out Mindspring, my previous ISP. I consider that Earthlink has an unfriendly attitude and would be glad to switch somewhere else if anyone has a suggestion.

Was thinking about installing their pop up blocker, glad this article was posted.

[CyberAnt]

My son used to work for them. After he found out they had contracted for this Total Access stuff - he was glad he had left them.

[CyberAnt]

I went from dial-up to cable - I have Time Warner's Road Runner. It's expensive - double what EarthLink costs. But ... a friend of mine has LTSP.com - he loves it.

So far, I'm happy with most of Road Runner. I've had problems with email, though minor - but only related to sending - and none related to getting email I don't want. I don't get that many pop-ups, so I don't worry about it.

[KneelBeforeZod]

safari???

some of these have been fixed. but of course only microsoft releases software with bugs, right????

Supports HTTP 1.0, not HTTP 1.1

Doesn't accept gzip encoding

No javascript error reporting - doesn't comply with 15.11 ECMAScript specification.

No developer documentation.

Doesn't support application/xhtml+xml
navigator.appVersion is incorrect

Wrong support of css overflow: auto and overflow: scroll

Safari breaks Section 508, Subpart B, Technical Standards by not allowing fully functional keyboard navigation.

Doesn't support HTML Label element. (

Doesn't support javascript select() method on textarea elements.

Doesn't allow browser-based directory browsing.

CSS: hovered elements retain their hovered state.

HTML DOM EMCAScript Bindings: does not support
getElementsByTagName("*") on Node or Document.

CSS: nested Inline elements inherit properties of their nearest block level ancestor.

JavaScript: Does not support number.toString(radix);.

CSS: Incorrect and incosistent handling of percentual heights.

[KneelBeforeZod]

safari???

some of these have been fixed. but of course only microsoft releases software with bugs, right????

Supports HTTP 1.0, not HTTP 1.1

Doesn't accept gzip encoding

No javascript error reporting - doesn't comply with 15.11 ECMAScript specification.

No developer documentation.

Doesn't support application/xhtml+xml
navigator.appVersion is incorrect

Wrong support of css overflow: auto and overflow: scroll

Safari breaks Section 508, Subpart B, Technical Standards by not allowing fully functional keyboard navigation.

Doesn't support HTML Label element. (

Doesn't support javascript select() method on textarea elements.

Doesn't allow browser-based directory browsing.

CSS: hovered elements retain their hovered state.

HTML DOM EMCAScript Bindings: does not support
getElementsByTagName("*") on Node or Document.

CSS: nested Inline elements inherit properties of their nearest block level ancestor.

JavaScript: Does not support number.toString(radix);.

CSS: Incorrect and incosistent handling of percentual heights.

[ShadowAce]

How about Microsoft's "dot NET" plan? Sounds like total surrender of choice a la' Earthlink to me.

heh. Don't let the Butterfly hear you say that.....

[LowOiL]

www.AdSubtract.com

Stops Pop-up, Advertisments, Auto Refreshes, Background music/images, Cookies, Referrers, Java stuff, Animations.

It is fully configurable to allow what you want on whatever site you like. Easy to use, I have loved the pro version for 4 years now and I use Earthlink (was Mindspring).

Mindspring/Earthlink has some things going for it. One it will not let you trace to the home with a ping, Two: it offers a great web page package for awesome picture storage use for hosting your own pictures. I have never had them email me and tell me I have overused my bandwidth either. I pay a year in advance and get a cheaper rate than the monthlies do, it is way cheaper than AOL.

[Seeking the truth]

This guy's a nutjob.

I have Total Access 2003. The popup blockers blocks everything very well.

I do not get Earthlink popups.
I can add favorites to my browser.
It does not screw up email (I use Outlook)

I think its great.

Uninstall? Have no idea - why would I want to uninstall something that works so well?

Privacy - that disappeared a long time ago.

Some techies just like to bitch about everything.

[Astronaut]

Apple's Safari browser suppresses pop-ups. If you're smart enough to get a Macintosh, you dont have a problem.

[RedWing9]

got a free webcam with a service agreement, but after awhile I go so paranoid that I kept the camera pointed to the wall!

Did you ever think of unplugging the camera???? Nah, probably not, cause your post is only an addition with the intention of bashing...

I couldn't have read a more unintelligent post if I went to an apple site...