How to block multiple Tracking Cookie popups in AVG

"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous.TakeThisOut@example.invalid> wrote in message
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> groupie wrote:
> ...
>> Is it possible to block these cookies just the once (similar to
>> setting a program's access status with a firewall) rather than keep
>> on manually blocking these cookies each time? It's driving me crazy!
>
> It is with a modern browser.
>
> With Firefox, for example, you set it to ask for all cookies, then
> (for
> these ad cookies) click the dialog's Deny button with a check in the
> "Do
> not ask me again" box.
>
> Click the Allow button for cookies you need, such as your web mail,
> bank sites, etc.

Hi Shaggy......

I followed what you said above and then decided to just leave well
enough alone. For cookies I wanted I just accepted them using your
scheme. So I changed back to what I had before. But for some reason
GMail says I have cookies turned off in Firefox. I don't. I changed it
back to "allow cookies until they expire" and nothing I do will allow
GMail to open. Any suggestions? I switched back to your method and
when the gray box came up, I *allowed* GMail to *change a cookie*.
Didn't work.

Other sites such as Yahoo and my banking ones I am having absolutely no
problem with. I can use IE7 for GMail, but would prefer not to have to.

Cheers.....Heather
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Hi Shaggy......for your benefit, I will intersperse.....but I only do
that for *special people*.....lol.

"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous RemoveThis @example.invalid> wrote in message
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> Heather wrote:
>
> [this appears to be a quote:]

It was......

>> Hmm.....that looks quite different from the setup I used way back
>> when I configured OE to receive my GMail stuff.
>
> Way back, Gmail POP3 may not have been available yet.

Don't think it was. But I did have problems with forwarding mail this
year and the link you gave me led to a diagnostic proggie which I ran
and it is A-OK now. So whatever I did before worked. Thanks for that
one.
>
> Using POP3 access only downloads what is in the Inbox, not the Spam
> box.> Are you implying you get a lot of spam in the Gmail Inbox? I
> never get any there, whilst accumulating maybe 300 per month in the
> Spam box.<<<

Sigh.....yes, that is what I meant. I knew I messed it up (the post).
Having a bad day.
>
>> Because I only use it for 3 or 4 things, I keep that spam away from
>> my
>> main address.
>
> Doesn't OE separate different email addresses? No? Oh my... time for
> a modern email client!

Yes, it does separate different email addresses and no, I do not want to
use a *modern email client*. I am quite happy with (and used to) OE.

Years ago, I made the mistake of trying out Free Agent.....hated it!! I
had thought about Thunderbird, but if OE ain't broke, etc. I have it
safe-hexed and have had no problems in what.....10 years??

Off for dinner at the ever swanky Wendy's.....see you later. (G)

Heather
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"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous.RemoveThis@example.invalid> wrote in message
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> Heather wrote:
>
>> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:

>>> There is bound to be one gmail-related cookie URL in your blocked
>>> list. Doing the above will remove all "Block" status, but this isn't
>>> a problem; just block ad- and other unwanted cookies again later.

Did that and I forgot to tell you that it cured the GMail loading
problem. But....see below.
>>
>> OK, I will do that. But a blonde question here, grin. Does FF
>> automatically put a lot of the ad cookie sites in there without me
>> knowing it??
>
> Automatically? No, they get to be there when you either allow or deny
> them. Status: "Allow/Block"

I have NEVER used that cookie blocking thing that you advised until this
week, so how come I had a ton of ad cookies blocked in that *Exceptions*
spot???

This is no longer a *blonde question* because I realized that I had done
nothing to stop them. Could it have been Spyware Blaster or some such?
>
>> I have used it for so long that I forget.
>
> Birthdays: cause of memory loss.

I will not dignify that with a reply!! )
>
>> And I assume you mean for me to use your *allow/deny* method.

> Certainement, Madame.

I shall try that for a bit, but paranoia is not my strong suit. I
prefer to surf unemcumbered, so to speak.

Heather
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"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous RemoveThis @example.invalid> wrote in message
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> Heather wrote:
>
>> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:
>>> Heather wrote:
>>>> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:
>>>>> There is bound to be one gmail-related cookie URL in your blocked
>>>>> list. Doing the above will remove all "Block" status, but this
>>>>> isn't a problem; just block ad- and other unwanted cookies again
>>>>> later.
>>
>> Did that and I forgot to tell you that it cured the GMail loading
>> problem. But....see below.
>
> Aha. So the real problem is solved. Cool.

Yep, but have to mess about a bit now that I have removed a zillion
anti-ad cookie blocks.
>
> Now you want to experiment with using your mail client to directly get
> your gmail via POP3. Use the web site only when you're away from home.

Already do that. I just (like you) go in and delete the copy left on
GMail, plus the spam now and again.
>
>>> Automatically? No, they get to be there when you either allow or
>>> deny them. Status: "Allow/Block"
>>
>> I have NEVER used that cookie blocking thing that you advised until
>> this week, so how come I had a ton of ad cookies blocked in that
>> *Exceptions* spot???
>
> Dunno. Do you have any Fx ad blocking extensions installed?

Qu'est que c'est??? But I think I have figured it out......see below.
OH, Firefox blocking extensions.....NO.
>
>> This is no longer a *blonde question* because I realized that I had
>> done nothing to stop them. Could it have been Spyware Blaster or
>> some such?
>
> Can't answer that; don't have or need Spyware Blaster.

I can. I checked SpywareBlaster and yes, under Firefox, all of the
undesirables were now unchecked, so went thru those and rechecked them.
Obviously there is a connection between that function and Firefox.
>>
>> I will not dignify that with a reply!! )
>
> Heehee. I just had a birthday on Friday and forgot half of what I
> know.

Happy birthday, Mr. Leo. Mine was in June and we celebrated it in
Portugal. Along with our anniversary and daughter's birthday. That is
one busy week!!
>>
>> I shall try that for a bit, but paranoia is not my strong suit. I
>> prefer to surf unemcumbered, so to speak.
>
> You surf NEKKID?
>
Mais oui, mon cher. More fun that way. And it scares the heck out of
the *bad guys*, lol.

Heather
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"Heather" <nospam.TakeThisOut@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous.TakeThisOut@example.invalid> wrote in
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>>
>> Can't answer that; don't have or need Spyware Blaster.
>
> I can. I checked SpywareBlaster and yes, under Firefox, all of the
> undesirables were now unchecked, so went thru those and rechecked
> them. Obviously there is a connection between that function and
> Firefox.
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OK.....reopened Firefox, checked Exceptions and every one of the bad ad
cookies I had checked off in SpywareBlaster are now in Firefox. Not a
bad little free proggie, eh? I had wondered how in heck they got there
in the first place, lol.

Heather
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"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous RemoveThis @example.invalid> wrote in message
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> Heather wrote:

>> Happy birthday, Mr. Leo. Mine was in June and we celebrated it in
>> Portugal. Along with our anniversary and daughter's birthday. That
>> is one busy week!!
>
> Sounds like it was fun. I've never been to Portugal. Or Spain either.
> Half a dozen others, yes.

Been to Spain 3 times, England and Scotland once. Got to get the
travelling in while I can still *totter around*, grin.
>
>>> You surf NEKKID?
>>>
>> Mais oui, mon cher. More fun that way. And it scares the heck out
>> of
>> the *bad guys*, lol.
>
> Pictures?

Not on your life, sweet cheeks!! I broke the camera, lol.

Heather
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"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous.RemoveThis@example.invalid> wrote in message
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> Heather wrote:
>
>> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:
>>> Heather wrote:
>>>> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:
>>>>> You surf NEKKID?
>>>>>
>>>> Mais oui, mon cher. More fun that way. And it scares the heck out
>>>> of the *bad guys*, lol.
>>>
>>> Pictures?
>>
>> Not on your life, sweet cheeks!! I broke the camera, lol.
>
> Mine still works; I'll be up this afternoon. (Now where did I put my
> passport...?)
>
LOL!! OK, getting the coffee pot on. And you don't need a passport
(yet) if crossing our border by land or sea. It's those durned airports
that need them. Bush didn't have his with him this week, but he had
about 100 armed guards with the requisite dark glasses, grin. Too bad.

HF
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"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous.RemoveThis@example.invalid> wrote in message
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> Heather wrote:
>
>> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:
>>> Mine still works; I'll be up this afternoon. (Now where did I put
>>> my
>>> passport...?)
>>>
>> LOL!! OK, getting the coffee pot on. And you don't need a passport
>> (yet) if crossing our border by land or sea.
>
> Unless the deadline gets pushed back again (due to poor service by our
> passport issuers), I will need it to get back into the states starting
> in 2008. If I'd forget it, you would get to keep me. <g>

I would get to keep you....hmmm. Not entirely sure that would be a good
thing......but OTOH.....if you have a good pension and all of your own
teeth, it is worth thinking about, lol.

As for #2, why on earth would you want to leave the Great White North
and go back to the US of A?? Up here we have free health insurance, TWO
old age pensions, a dollar that is damn near at par with yours, and and
a sensible gun law. (as in NO guns).

Not to forget our national treasure.....maple syrup (yech) Or was that
Celine Dion?? Nah, not to the Quebeckers.

Cheers.....Heather
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