Re: Resolve web site problem ???

[Zachary Rizer <zrizer@yahoo.com>]

--- Michael D Schleif <mds@helices.org> wrote:

> Please, go to this web site to see if you have
> access problems:
> 
>     <http://www.allmusic.com>
> 
> I am currently using these:
> 
> 	# apt-cache policy mozilla-browser mozilla-firefox
> 	mozilla-browser:
> 	  Installed: 2:1.7.2-2
> 	  Candidate: 2:1.7.2-2
> 	  Version Table:
> 	 *** 2:1.7.2-2 0
> 	        500 http://mirror.cs.wisc.edu unstable/main
> Packages
> 	        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 	     2:1.6-5 0
> 	        990 http://mirror.cs.wisc.edu testing/main
> Packages
> 	     2:1.2.1-2.bunk 0
> 	        500 http://www.fs.tum.de woody/bunk-1/main
> Packages
> 	     2:1.0.0-0.woody.1 0
> 	        500 http://security.debian.org
> woody/updates/main Packages
> 	        500 http://security.debian.org
> stable/updates/main Packages
> 	        500 http://mirror.cs.wisc.edu stable/main
> Packages
> 	mozilla-firefox:
> 	  Installed: 0.9.3-2
> 	  Candidate: 0.9.3-2
> 	  Version Table:
> 	 *** 0.9.3-2 0
> 	        500 http://mirror.cs.wisc.edu unstable/main
> Packages
> 	        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 	     0.8-12 0
> 	        990 http://mirror.cs.wisc.edu testing/main
> Packages
> 
> 
> My problems go back several iterations on each
> browser.
> 
> Although it takes several minutes, I an access the
> root page.
> 
> However, when I try to search for an Artist, or a
> Title, each browser
> freezes, and stops responding, and
> {firefox,mozilla}-bin soars to the top
> of `top'.  If I am very careful and patient, then I
> can Ctrl-W to close
> that tab.
> 
> Same versions of each browser -- from w2k -- do
> *not* exhibit similar
> problems.
> 
> How can I get to the root cause of this problem?
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> -- 
> Best Regards,
> 
> mds
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> 877.596.8237
> -
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> we think we know.  The more I know, the more I know
> I don't know . . .
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My money's on the big stupid flash navigation at the
top of the site.  Try to install something like
adblock and block the flash frame, see if that helps.

~Z