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PopupTest.com has a collection of common and uncommon popup tests to stress out your popup blocker. It also lists most, possibly all, known popup blockers, and rates and describes each one, with download and/or author/vendor links. (Courtesy FileWeek from WebAttack)
Guess I should check out the competition since my blocker, Popup Manager, let thru a few and rates only 3 stars (from 5). 
But I might wait until I run into real sites that can step around it (so far none). 
Sorry, Ken, that comment was a bit esoteric. It related to a four-letter Anglo-Saxon word which has an “e” at the end, and roughly translates into American as a more rude version of butt or ass. For some reason I had forgotten the Latin word “Ars”, meaning “Art”.
If you have to explain a pun, it rather loses its amusement value (if any), doesn’t it?
Hi John
No problem….I understood the pun, but still thought there might be some practical reason to be careful.
Of course, it does provide an excuse to let the mind wander……..let’s see now….what other titles might be appropriate….
Compression program – Tight *** 
Cookie cleaner – *** Wipe
Game – *** Kong ( OK, that’s not in line )
This post – ** In Nine
Have a Great day!!!
Ken
Either that, or a transfer to Scuttlebutt to be in company with A minor oversight…
Using Safari I blocked them all. 
Very subtle – Not!
Which rather goes to show what Your Office thinks of these technically superior machines, doesn’t it! [chortle!] 
Sun really never got anywhere selling their boxes for general use, did they?…
Interesting site, thanks! 
Between Avant Browser’s built-in popup blocker and Proxomitron’s filtering I was still hit with four or so popups, but they were of the more exotic varieties. Luckily though, in the normal course of browsing I am pretty well insulated from the onslaught, and Proxomitron should be able to be ‘taught’ how to block the few that did get through.
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