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Subject: Re: blocked counter.fide.com

Author: Sally Weltrop

Date: 08:43:12 11/24/01

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On November 24, 2001 at 11:22:45, Francois Bertin wrote:

>On November 24, 2001 at 06:51:34, William Penn wrote:
>
>>I have now blocked counter.fide.com which appears at the bottom of messages and
>>lists here. Added a new line "0.0.0.0 counter.fide.com" to my HOSTS file. That
>>does it. It's a nuisance, slows down page loading, and appears on quite a few
>>different chess sites. I also suspect it of being spyware. Anyway, I won't see
>>it anymore!  :o)
>>WP
>
>It is definitely some sort of spyware, as it contain
>what is called a "web bug".


You sure about this? I run Adware and it finds nothing. I kind of have my doubts
about what you are saying has any basis.
>
>FB



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