webmaster@sog.org.uk wrote: > 1. An irritating pop up - but we do need it as it sells lecture tickets > and currently is used to warn users to check by phone before travelling > to the Society. We hope to be able to use the pop-up to alert people to > unscheduled closures. Chris, Please don't put anything in the pop-up that you want me to read - in common with all sensible people, I have my browser set to suppress such pop-ups. I'm afraid the world's got too many baddies in it for me to allow pop-ups for one good egg! At the moment, half the pop-up content is already on the front page, I see no advantage in a pop-up over a newsflash box at the head of the page as I use on http://www.ofhs.org.uk ... but that's just my view. = Malcolm.

Malcolm. I consider myself to be sensible and suppress pop ups as a rule but what's wrong with setting up your browser to accept pop ups from SoG by exception as I and no doubt many others do for sites that they choose to trust? Regards. David Tappin d.tappin@ntlworld.com Family Personal Web Pages www.tappin.org.uk Family Genealogy Web Pages http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.tappin -----Original Message----- From: Malcolm Austen [mailto:malcolm.austen.rw@weald.org.uk] Sent: 22 July 2005 19:19 To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SoG] [SoG-NEWS] New on Website webmaster@sog.org.uk wrote: > 1. An irritating pop up - but we do need it as it sells lecture > tickets > and currently is used to warn users to check by phone before travelling > to the Society. We hope to be able to use the pop-up to alert people to > unscheduled closures. Chris, Please don't put anything in the pop-up that you want me to read - in common with all sensible people, I have my browser set to suppress such pop-ups. I'm afraid the world's got too many baddies in it for me to allow pop-ups for one good egg! At the moment, half the pop-up content is already on the front page, I see no advantage in a pop-up over a newsflash box at the head of the page as I use on http://www.ofhs.org.uk ... but that's just my view. = Malcolm.

Though unlikely, I suppose, it is possible that the SoG website might be spoofed as part of a phishing scam, and if so then the integrity of any popups generated by the spoofed site obviously cannot be taken for granted. I know the SoG is not a bank but it nevertheless deals with membership accounts, and by implication commercial transactions and contact details, even if indirectly. I treat the SoG website with the same form of security that I do Paypal et al. Lawrence. > -----Original Message----- > From: David Tappin [mailto:d.tappin@ntlworld.com] > Sent: 22 July 2005 20:03 > To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [SoG] [SoG-NEWS] New on Website > > > Malcolm. > > I consider myself to be sensible and suppress pop ups as a > rule but what's > wrong with setting up your browser to accept pop ups from SoG > by exception > as I and no doubt many others do for sites that they choose to trust? > > Regards. > > David Tappin > d.tappin@ntlworld.com > Family Personal Web Pages www.tappin.org.uk > Family Genealogy Web Pages http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.tappin > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Malcolm Austen [mailto:malcolm.austen.rw@weald.org.uk] > Sent: 22 July 2005 19:19 > To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SoG] [SoG-NEWS] New on Website > > > webmaster@sog.org.uk wrote: > > 1. An irritating pop up - but we do need it as it sells lecture > > tickets > > and currently is used to warn users to check by phone > before travelling > > to the Society. We hope to be able to use the pop-up to > alert people to > > unscheduled closures. > > Chris, > > Please don't put anything in the pop-up that you want me to > read - in common > > with all sensible people, I have my browser set to suppress > such pop-ups. > I'm > afraid the world's got too many baddies in it for me to allow > pop-ups for > one > good egg! > > At the moment, half the pop-up content is already on the > front page, I see > no > advantage in a pop-up over a newsflash box at the head of the > page as I use > on > http://www.ofhs.org.uk ... but that's just my view. > > = Malcolm. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.2/55 - Release Date: > 21/07/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.2/55 - Release Date: 21/07/2005