Windows 95/98/ME How to stop automatic page refresh (IE6) on Drudgereport.com ?

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98 Guy

In the Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Custom level settings
I've set "Allow Meta Refresh" to Disable, but the drudgereport website
still performs constant page re-freshes every minute or two.

How can I stop this refresh?

(this is win-98se, IE 6.0.2800.1106)
 
Hi,
It looks like JavaScript is used to refresh the page every 3 minutes
(180,000 milliseconds)
- - -
<script type="text/javascript">
var timer = setInterval("autoRefresh()", 1000 * 60 * 3)
function autoRefresh(){self.location.reload(true)}
</script>
- - -
If you place drudgereport.com in Restricted Sites (Internet Options>
Security) JavaScript should be disabled, but the Site *may* work OK in all
other respects.

Or, you might try Firefox http://www.mozilla.com It's very easy to disable
JavaScript from Tools> options.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"98 Guy" <98@Guy.com> wrote in message news:47EE5751.8824B05F@Guy.com...
>
> In the Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Custom level settings
> I've set "Allow Meta Refresh" to Disable, but the drudgereport website
> still performs constant page re-freshes every minute or two.
>
> How can I stop this refresh?
>
> (this is win-98se, IE 6.0.2800.1106)
 
On Mar 29, 8:50 am, 98 Guy <9...@Guy.com> wrote:
> In the Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Custom level settings
> I've set "Allow Meta Refresh" to Disable, but the drudgereport website
> still performs constant page re-freshes every minute or two.
>
> How can I stop this refresh?
>
> (this is win-98se, IE 6.0.2800.1106)

Don has pointed out that JavaScript is squarely to blame.
Halfway down this page,
http://service1.symantec.com/sarc/sarc.nsf/html/win.script.hosting.html

you can download Symantec's NoScript.exe which offers a temporary
solution for IE's script gotchas like the one you are involved with
here - so turn it off.

And when you are done with Druge or the next time you notice that it's
not working, just turn it back on.

Mine has a shortcut on the QuickLaunch bar but I rarely use it.
 
Lee wrote:

> > How can I stop this refresh?
>
> Don has pointed out that JavaScript is squarely to blame.
> Halfway down this page,
>http://service1.symantec.com/sarc/sarc.nsf/html/win.script.hosting.html
>
> you can download Symantec's NoScript.exe which offers a temporary
> solution for IE's script gotchas like the one you are involved with
> here - so turn it off.

It seems that adding drudgereport.com to the restricted zone does
prevent the page refresh.

Your comment about Symantec's "noscript" is interesting. I have
NSW/NAV 2002 installed on the machines in question, and according to
the NAV control panel "Script Blocking" is turned on. But that
apparently isin't stopping the IE page refreshing.
 
But that
> apparently isin't stopping the IE page refreshing.

hi 98guy,,,, am a fan.

in this case, doesnt the option suggested re: 'use firefox' sound more sensible?
just a 'q'.
 
"Tawny Port" <tawn@vatnearyou> wrote in
news:eJf5Xj#lIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> But that
>> apparently isin't stopping the IE page refreshing.
>
> hi 98guy,,,, am a fan.
>
> in this case, doesnt the option suggested re: 'use firefox'
> sound more sensible? just a 'q'.
>
>
>
Another alternative is Opera.

I set a site preference to turn off javascript.
 
Tawny Port wrote:

> hi 98guy,,,, am a fan.

thanx

> in this case, doesnt the option suggested re: 'use firefox'
> sound more sensible?
> just a 'q'.

I have firefox installed, but I tend to use IE out of habbit.

And besides, adding "drudgereport.com" to the restricted zone has
fixed the issue and that website no longer auto-refreshes itself.
 
Opera User wrote:

> Another alternative is Opera.
>
> I set a site preference to turn off javascript.

Turn off jscript - for all websites? Or selected ones?
 
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