I'd rather get a direct link to the file. My freestuff has to link to the page because its Tripod. I used to link to the files but they kept people from downloading. Tripod has an option to turn off the pop-up ad(s), I clicked that(putting their BS banner on the top of my page) just to get a different pop-up that I can't turn off. I emailed them about it months ago---still no reply. As far as cookies go I dont know how many cookies my tripod page generates. I always accept all cookies then delete them at the end of the day...