Re: Iceweasel blocking pop-ups

[Dennis Wicks <wix@mgssub.com>]

Jonathan Kaye wrote the following on 02/17/2009 12:55 AM:
> tyler wrote:
>
> > Dennis Wicks <wix@mgssub.com> writes:
> >
> > > Greetings;
> > >
> > > I turned off the popup blocker in IW but it seems to still be blocking
> > > them.
> > >
> > > I tried it in Iceweasel 3.0.6-1 and it doesn't work at all, even with
> > > the popup blocker turned off. No messages or anything. It shows the
> > > URL when I hold the cursor on the icon but nothing changes when I
> > > click.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > Are you running any plugins: noscript, adblock, flashblock etc.?
> Are you in the USA? It only works there. The popup gives this message.
> "We're sorry. We have detected that you are outside of the United States.
> This service is currently only available to residents within the United
> States. 
>
>  For music and entertainment services available in your country please click
> here."
> This, I got from Konqueror. Firefox doesn't even bother opening the popup as
> it knows it would annoy me. ;-)
> cheers,
> jonathan 

Somebody edited out the part where I said:
> I tried it on Win XP I'net explorer and it said popups were being blocked 
>so I turned off the popup blocker and everything worked 
fine there.

Which implies, I guess, that yes, I am in the USA because it 
does work, in at least one config.