Competitions Discussion Thread Part 17

LadyMorticia

weeowens wrote: »

Hi,not sure re Safari but in FF I just drag the URL link to a new tab.

Do you always drag and drop the URL or are there some comps/sites where you want the site to know where you come from?

I ask because I know an easier way to hide the referrer without having to drag and drop but it's more useful if you always want to hide where you've come from, iyswim?

weeowens

Most times I do drag & drop,just force of habit really :-)

Any tips are welcome though.

LadyMorticia

weeowens wrote: »

Most times I do drag & drop,just force of habit really :-)

Any tips are welcome though.

I shall share anyway.

This only works in FF.

Type "about:config: in the address bar (without the speech marks). Click "I'll be careful, I promise". It won't break your browser, honest!

Search for "network.http.sendRefererHeader" in the search at the top. Right click the number in the "value" field, click "modify" and set it to 0 (default is 2).

What this means is that whenever you click a link, no refer info will be sent to the website you're going to so it saves time dragging and dropping (but if it's a habit, you might still do it anyway lol).

fire**fly

there's quite a discussion about the referral links in here if they help..

starts from # 1905

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2305925



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some handy info i've always kept for ref x

BlueBella

I just right click the link and go to 'open link in new window'

LadyMorticia

You can also "middle" click a link to open it in a new tab. On laptop trackpads, middle click tends to be both left and right buttons together. I use an external mouse with my laptop because my left mouse button is screwed and it annoyed me when I tried to middle click that it bought the menu up instead of actually middle clicking! :rotfl:

BlueBella

LadyMorticia wrote: »

You can also "middle" click a link to open it in a new tab. On laptop trackpads, middle click tends to be both left and right buttons together. I use an external mouse with my laptop because my left mouse button is screwed and it annoyed me when I tried to middle click that it bought the menu up instead of actually middle clicking! :rotfl:

WOOOPIE!!! OMG You have taught me a new skill! :j:j:j I too use a laptop with a cordless mouse and I have just clicked the middle button and it opened the link in a new tab!!!! Yeah !!! :j:j:j I have never used it before and now I know what it is for! Thank you :D:D It will be quicker from now on! :j:D:j:beer:

LadyMorticia

BlueBella wrote: »

WOOOPIE!!! OMG You have taught me a new skill! :j:j:j I too use a laptop with a cordless mouse and I have just clicked the middle button and it opened the link in a new tab!!!! Yeah !!! :j:j:j I have never used it before and now I know what it is for! Thank you :D:D It will be quicker from now on! :j:D:j:beer:

No problem. Glad to help.

It's very handy and saves the trouble of having to right click etc.

libra10

Are there any ways of hiding referrer links using Internet Explorer?

Thanks for help.

BlueBella

libra10 wrote: »

Are there any ways of hiding referrer links using Internet Explorer?

Thanks for help.

Does the middle click not work with IE? Or the right click then opt for open link in new tab?