How to stop automatic page refresh (IE6) on Drudgereport.com ?

[Guest 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)

[Guest Don Varnau]

Re: How to stop automatic page refresh (IE6) on Drudgereport.com ?

 

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)

[Guest Lee]

Re: How to stop automatic page refresh (IE6) on Drudgereport.com ?

 

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.

[Guest 98 Guy]

Re: How to stop automatic page refresh (IE6) on Drudgereport.com ?

 

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.

[Guest Tawny Port]

Re: How to stop automatic page refresh (IE6) on Drudgereport.com ?

 

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'.

[Guest Opera User]

Re: How to stop automatic page refresh (IE6) on Drudgereport.com ?

 

"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.

[Guest 98 Guy]

Re: How to stop automatic page refresh (IE6) on Drudgereport.com ?

 

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.

[Guest 98 Guy]

Re: How to stop automatic page refresh (IE6) on Drudgereport.com ?

 

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?