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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 01:53 PM
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what is this?

my scoobynet browsing always pauses while this thing loads, SN would work a hell of a lot faster if it never paused on each page to wait for it ?
Old Jul 31, 2008 | 09:33 AM
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Its a tracking cookie. The new owners of scoobynet are selling statistics of our browsing habits.

Spyware, but it does not actually do any harm.
Old Jul 31, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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Mick: if you block the doubleclick site then SN will run a lot quicker. This is one of many reasons why the site runs slowly, but its something you can improve yourself. ABP on Firefox works well.....
Old Aug 4, 2008 | 08:34 PM
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Yup, Adblock plus on Firefox V3 is pretty nippy, and you get to igonre a load of dross. Before any complains about how advertising supports SN. I pay a subscription precisely so I can bin the adverts with a clear conscience.
 




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