Aw Prof, you *know* I’ve been around…. but not since the redesign, which I must say is totally awesome 
Blackjackinfo, there are no fixed ways around NIS – and since I haven’t got the latest pirated copy of NIS 2004 
I can’t be certain what does work and what doesn’t.
However, here is a tip which will work against NIS 2003 for 125×125 banners – not an elegant solution, but it works.
Simply do NOT specify the height (or the width) or the banner. Normally, I would decline to specify the height since leaving out the width can cause your website to temporarily stretch its width in a very ugly way LOL.
I am still trying to determine what works with 468×60 banners – so far, nothing I have tried works yet.
The other major thing to remember – make sure your links, as well as the links to the images, do NOT contain “ad” or any form thereof. There are probably other things to avoid , like maybe “banner” but as I haven’t had any other problems, I haven’t done any more testing.
Dom – in case you were wondering, I’ve known about this since before Amsterdam, but never got the chance to talk about it – and besides, I was still testing at the time.
McAfee’s Internet Suite (or whatever it’s called) also causes the same problems, as do a few different shareware programs. Worst of all, what may work against one program probably doesn’t work against the other.
But I can say that this could potentially be a very nasty problem in the months to come. With some programs, even TEXT ADS AND LINKS are stripped from your HTML.
Forget pop-up blockers – everyone’s already got them, and pop-ups are almost useless now. The bigger problem is that the bulk of advertising revenue that pays for most sites is now in jeopardy.