MLUG: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] IE grip
Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] IE grip
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IE's been doing that for years now.  Back in the 'net heyday, I believe 
they made the change to boost the number of hits to MSN so they could 
claim higher viewership and increased ad revenue.

But that's just the cynical side of me.

-Camden

Mike Miller wrote:
> I just attempted to copy and paste a URL into IE, and Win2000 managed to
> screw up the clipboard and paste a different string, so it was a bad URL.
> Instead of simply telling me that it was a bad URL, IE sent me to an
> msn.com web page with an ad on it; a popup window also appeared to tell me
> that I can do casino gambling on the internet.  Nice work, Microsoft!
> 
> Mike
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