Warning:
Experienced Programmers might find this manual lame
and I do not guarantee that these tricks will always
work.
Today, there are a number of websites which offer
you free webspace and a reasonably good URL, for
free. This service has become very popular as it is
the easiest and fastest way of putting up your site
on the net, getting an identity for yourself and
becoming a part of the huge web.
However,
like most good things, this too has a catch. These
services, require each page that you host on their
server to have a banner or advertisement embedded in
it. This not only affects the downloading time of
the visitors (who visit your site), but also
affects, the way you position various elements on a
particular page. For Example, if the banner which is
automatically embedded at the top of each page has
too many colors, then you might have to change the
color that you use for other elements of your page,
so as to make them (the elements like Navigation
Bar) more visible.
What
is more, if you are using frames on your site, then
each frame will have an individual banner embedded
in it. This results in the positioning of various
elements going haywire and makes your page look
extremely pathetic. Talk about getting framed!!!!
(This is one of the reasons as to why you should
avoid using frames on your site)
Anyway,
in this HT manual, we will learn just how to get rid
of these irritating banners and to make your free
webpage really kewl.
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HACKING TRUTH: The banners which are embedded are
just about the only source of income for these
websites, so if you are caught carrying out any of
the below 'No Banner' tricks, then you would
possible lose your account. So BEWARE!!!
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Anyway,
the tricks that you can execute to prevent embedded
banners from displaying vary from service to
service. It basically depends on as to which website
you have your account on.
GEOCITIES
Place the below code after the end HTML tag:
<noscript></noscript>
Angelfire/FreeServers/50Megs/FortuneCity/Netscape
Place the below code anywhere on the page:
<script language="JavaScript">
function open() {
</script>
The above snippet will give an error
and normally no other JavaScipt code would be
executed, so no banner would be displayed. However,
it doesn't work in all cases, so there is yet
another Hack for Angelfire: Sorround the BODY tag
with the below code:
<noscript></noscript>
TRIPOD
Same as ths second hack for Angelfire
XOOM
To prevent banners from displaying on your webpage
hosted by XOOM, replace the standard URL with the
below URL:
http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/username/
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HACKING TRUTH: Can't get these Hacks to work? Or do
not want to risk losing your account? Well, get an
account at CROSSWINDS.
It offers unlimited space and that too Banner
Free!!!
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Removing Pop Up Banners
Well, some of the above tricks also seem to stop pop
up banners from being displayed. However, another
option that could be propagated would be to ask all
visitors to install a Software called AddsOFF which
stops new windows (pop up ads) from being displayed.
But again this is not a feasible option. Infact,
some personal firewalls also filter out code which
open pop up Banners.
Getting a FREE (Banner Free) .COM registration
Most of you must have heard of NameZero, which gives
you a free .Com (or .Net or .ORG) registration and
in return puts up a huge banner at the bottom of
each page. Well, putting the following piece of code
after the TITLE tag would do the trick for you:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="Javascript">
<!--
if (parent.frames.length)
parent.location.href= self.location;
// -->
</script>
Again, I would like to say that if any of these
tricks do not work, then kindly do not flame me.
This manual was aimed at simply giving you a general
idea as to how to go about removing banners. It is
basically for getting you started.
