POLL: What's worse? Pop-up Ads or Email Spam?

[Jetblade]

 

[mpitts]

email spam.

I can stop pop-ups.

 

[StageLeft]

I said email because my popup blocker works against popups but the hotmail filter doesn't for email spam. If I had my own accuont I swear I'd write my own damn filter. I need to ditch twatmail!

 

[conjur]

Spam is easily contained and easily deleted...pop-ups (even with pop-up stoppers) take focus away from the browser after they're removed.

 

[mpitts]

Originally posted by: conjur
Spam is easily contained and easily deleted...pop-ups (even with pop-up stoppers) take focus away from the browser after they're removed.

Wouldn't you say it was easier to block pop-ups?

Deleting spam email is generally a manual process. Most pop-up blocking software does it's job with no human interaction.

 

[eplebnista]

Email Spam

 

[MikeO]

Email spam by far. Pop-ups are easy to block.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: mpitts

Originally posted by: conjur
Spam is easily contained and easily deleted...pop-ups (even with pop-up stoppers) take focus away from the browser after they're removed.

Wouldn't you say it was easier to block pop-ups?

Deleting spam email is generally a manual process. Most pop-up blocking software does it's job with no human interaction.

It's just that little flash of the window that shows up and goes away. And, sometimes, a script error shows up as the window is cleared maybe while a script is running? REALLY hate that.

For my email, Spam Assassin grabs everything and I just highlight them all and <Shift-Delete>

 

[Jeff7]

I'd say overall, spam is worse worldwide. However, I get more popups than spam.

 

[iamme]

Google Toolbar takes care of my pop up ads. Email spam sucks.

 

[MikeO]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: mpitts

Originally posted by: conjur
Spam is easily contained and easily deleted...pop-ups (even with pop-up stoppers) take focus away from the browser after they're removed.

Wouldn't you say it was easier to block pop-ups?

Deleting spam email is generally a manual process. Most pop-up blocking software does it's job with no human interaction.

It's just that little flash of the window that shows up and goes away. And, sometimes, a script error shows up as the window is cleared maybe while a script is running? REALLY hate that.

For my email, Spam Assassin grabs everything and I just highlight them all and <Shift-Delete>

Mozilla won't even allow the pop-ups to load, so there is no windows flashing or anything. It's like pop-ups don't even exist.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
I'd say overall, spam is worse worldwide. However, I get more popups than spam.

Wow... maybe install adaware and spybot.... if you're getting more popups than spam, your email addy must be very new, you must have great spam blocking filters, or.... You've got spyware running on your computer.

 

[Tetsuo]

Email spam all the way. Pop-up's are easy to get rid of

 

[Corporate Thug]

email

 

[Wuffsunie]

Originally posted by: mto81
Email spam by far. Pop-ups are easy to block.

 

[hdeck]

i don't get much of either

 

[clarkmo]

Pop up questionnaires at sites that won't let you subscribe...

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: mpitts

Originally posted by: conjur
Spam is easily contained and easily deleted...pop-ups (even with pop-up stoppers) take focus away from the browser after they're removed.

Wouldn't you say it was easier to block pop-ups?

Deleting spam email is generally a manual process. Most pop-up blocking software does it's job with no human interaction.

i agree with conjur here, and spam is ez to delete b/c i just click delete all in my junk mail folder. The junk mail doesnt catch all spam, but 80% of it. So i only manually remove a few spam emails a day.