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Banner in the program
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 12:44 pm
by VcSaJen
Can this banner be removed by editing some config files, or POP Peeper is now adware?
Re: Banner in the program
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:46 pm
by Jeff
It can be removed by purchasing a license. The banner only advertises my/Esumsoft products. Full details are available here:
https://www.esumsoft.com/pop-peeper/reference/banner/
Re: Banner in the program
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:01 pm
by penguin
I've never seen a banner like that. That line is always blank for me.
I believe it is due to my Tinywall firewall configurations. I only allow Pop Peeper to connect to POP/SMTP email ports, and the 80/443 ports for outgoing traffic. That banner must be served on an incoming http port so just block it.
I will say as far as banners go on freeware, it is pretty minimal. It wouldn't bother me if I saw it once in awhile.
Re: Banner in the program
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:23 pm
by Jeff
Just to clarify -- POP Peeper rarely shows a banner; usually only when there's a sale (I believe the Cyber Monday ad in the prior post was the last campaign displayed, even though there was a Winter sale last month) and the banner is often only shown for 1 day.
You'll see a permanent banner if POP Peeper doesn't have permission to download the file.