Re: Swap space not used

[Bret Busby <bret@busby.net>]

On Fri, 4 May 2012, Scott Ferguson wrote:

> On 04/05/12 15:16, Bret Busby wrote:
>
> <snipped>
>
> > I have just tried (repeatedly) to access whitepages.com.au, using
> > konqueror (one of the web browsers that I have kept allowing
> > Javascript), and, each time that I try to use the web site, it just
> > freezes konqueror, requiring me to use the kill switch on konqueror.
>
> whitepages.com.au *doesn't* require javascript....
>
> links whitepages.com.au
> arrow down and select Residential
> arrow down and enter Surname
> arrow down and enter first intial
> arrow down and enter Suburb and State.
> hit Enter twice
> page down to both your results. (using 1080KB RAM)
>
> Works just as well in iceweasel 12.0.1 with NoScript fully enabled.
> Ditto Konqueror 4.4.5

Hmm.

It does work in iceweasel 3.5.16, with Javascript disabled

("
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.16) Gecko/20120421 
Iceweasel/3.5.16 (like Firefox/3.5.16)
")

I was wrong - I had a memory that it did not work without Javascript.

I have both java and javascript disabled in iceweasel, so it should not 
be that it is using java rather than javascript.

But, with Konqueror, when I select the Residential tab, then enter a 
surname, and then an initial, and then tab to the Location or whatever 
text box, it freezes with showing 99% downloaded, and, if I try to close 
the window (after going to alpine, then minimising this window, nothing 
except the title bar is displayed for the Konqueror window), I get

"
whitepages.com.au - Search for an Australian Business, Government or 
Person – Konqueror is not responding.

You may choose to wait a short while for it to continue or force the 
application to quit entirely.
"

causing me to select the Force Quit option.

I have just tried (yet) again, and, in trying to go to the default 
(business) web page, it got to "140 images of 161 downloaded" and 90%, 
then it froze.

("
Konqueror
Version 4.4.5 (KDE 4.4.5)
Using KDE Development Platform 4.4.5 (KDE 4.4.5)
")

My experience with that web site, is that it is simply malicious.


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Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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