By: Junkbuster Developers
- $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.3 2001/09/23 10:13:48 swa Exp $
+ $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.7 2002/03/07 18:16:55 swa Exp $
The FAQ document gives users and developers alike answers to
frequently asked questions about the Internet Junkbuster. The Internet
2.1. [5]Installation
2.2. [6]Configuration
- 2.3. [7]Misc
- 3. [8]Contact the developers
- 4. [9]Copyright and History
- 5. [10]See also
+ 2.2.1. [7]How can I make my Yahoo account work?
+ 2.2.2. [8]How can I make my Hotmail account work?
+ 2.2.3. [9]How can I make my GMX account work?
+ 2.2.4. [10]Why can I change the configuration with a
+ browser? Does that not raise security issues?
+
+ 2.3. [11]Misc
+
+ 2.3.1. [12]I noticed considerable delays in page requests
+ compared to the old IJB. What's wrong?
+
+ 2.3.2. [13]What is the "http://i.j.b/"?
+ 2.3.3. [14]I get the message 'Bad File Descriptor', why?
+ 2.3.4. [15]How do I chain Junkbuster with other proxies
+ (e.g. squid)?
+
+ 2.3.5. [16]I would like to help you, what do I do?
+ 2.3.6. [17]Do you still maintain the blocklists?
+ 2.3.7. [18]How can I submit new ads?
+ 2.3.8. [19]How can I hide my IP address?
+ 2.3.9. [20]What is the imagefile (simage.ini, etc.) for?
+
+ 3. [21]Contact the developers
+ 4. [22]Copyright and History
+ 5. [23]See also
1. Introduction
- To be filled.
+ Fillme.
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2. Frequently Asked Questions
2.1. Installation
- To be done later.
+ Fillme.
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2.2. Configuration
2.2.1. How can I make my Yahoo account work?
+
+ Fillme.
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2.2.2. How can I make my Hotmail account work?
+
+ Fillme.
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2.2.3. How can I make my GMX account work?
+
+ Fillme.
+ _________________________________________________________________
+
+2.2.4. Why can I change the configuration with a browser? Does that not
+raise security issues?
+
+ What I don't understand, is how I can browser edit the config file as
+ a regular user, while the whole /etc/junkbuster hierarchy belongs to
+ the user "junkbuster", with only 644 perms.
+
+ When you use the browser-based editor, JunkBuster itself is writing to
+ the config files. Because JunkBuster is running as the user
+ "junkbuster", it can update the config files.
+
+ If you don't like this, setting "enable-edit-actions 0" in the config
+ file will disable the browser-based editor. If you're that paranoid,
+ you should also consider setting "enable-remote-toggle 0" to prevent
+ browser-based enabling/disabling of JunkBuster.
+
+ Note that normally only local users can connect to JunkBuster, so this
+ is not (normally) a security problem.
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2.3. Misc
-2.3.1. How can I hide my IP address?
+2.3.1. I noticed considerable delays in page requests compared to the old
+IJB. What's wrong?
+
+ Using the default filtering configuration, I noticed considerable
+ delays in page requests compared to the old IJB. Loading pages with
+ large contents seemed to take forever, then suddenly delivering all
+ the content at once.
+
+ The whole content must be loaded in order to filter, and nothing is is
+ sent to the browser during this time. The loading time does not really
+ change in real numbers, but the feeling is different, because most
+ browsers are able to start rendering incomplete content, giving the
+ user a feeling of "it works".
+
+ To modify the content of a page (i.e. make frames resizeable again,
+ etc.) and not just replace ads, the Internet Junkbuster needs to
+ download the entire page first, do its content magic and then send the
+ page to the browser.
+ _________________________________________________________________
+
+2.3.2. What is the "http://i.j.b/"?
+
+ Since JunkBuster sits between your web browser and the Internet, it
+ can be programmed to handle certain pages specially.
+
+ With recent versions of JunkBuster (version 2.9.x), you can get some
+ information about JunkBuster and change some settings by going to
+ http://i.j.b/ or, equivalently, http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config/
+ (Note that i.j.b is far easier to type but may not work in some
+ configurations).
+
+ These pages are *not* forwarded to a server on the internet - instead
+ they are handled by a special web server which is built in to
+ JunkBuster.
+
+ If you are not running JunkBuster, then http://i.j.b/ will fail, and
+ http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config/ will return a web page telling
+ you you're not running JunkBuster.
+
+ If you have version 2.0.2, then the equivalent is
+ http://example.com/show-proxy-args (but you get far less information,
+ and you should really consider upgrading to 2.9.x).
+ _________________________________________________________________
+
+2.3.3. I get the message 'Bad File Descriptor', why?
+
+ Fillme.
+ _________________________________________________________________
+
+2.3.4. How do I chain Junkbuster with other proxies (e.g. squid)?
+
+ Fillme.
+ _________________________________________________________________
+
+2.3.5. I would like to help you, what do I do?
+
+ Well, helping the team is always a good idea. We welcome new
+ developers, RPM gurus or documentation makers. Simply get an account
+ on sourceforge.net and mail your id to the developer mailing list.
+ Once we have added you to the team, you'll have write access to the
+ CVS repository, and we'll find a suitable task for you together.
+ _________________________________________________________________
+
+2.3.6. Do you still maintain the blocklists?
+
+ No. The format of the blocklists has changed significantly in the
+ versions 2.9.x. Once we have released the new version, there will
+ again be blocklists that you can update automatically.
+ _________________________________________________________________
+
+2.3.7. How can I submit new ads?
+
+ As of now, please discontinue to submit new ad blocking infos. Once we
+ have released the new version, there will again be a form on the
+ website, which you can use to contribute new ads.
+ _________________________________________________________________
+
+2.3.8. How can I hide my IP address?
You cannot hide your IP address with Junkbuster.
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-2.3.2. What is the imagefile (simage.ini, etc.) for?
+2.3.9. What is the imagefile (simage.ini, etc.) for?
Anytime the Junkbuster determines (with the help of the blocklist)
that a URL contains an advertisement, it has to decide whether this
advertisement is an image or not. The Junkbuster uses the imagefile
- for that purpose..
+ for that purpose.
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3. Contact the developers
4. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#QUESTIONS
5. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#INSTALLATION
6. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#CONFIGURATION
- 7. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#MISC
- 8. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#CONTACT
- 9. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#COPYRIGHT
- 10. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#SEEALSO
+ 7. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#YAHOO
+ 8. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#HOTMAIL
+ 9. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#GMX
+ 10. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#BROWSECONFIG
+ 11. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#MISC
+ 12. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#LOADINGTIMES
+ 13. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#CONFIGURL
+ 14. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#BADFILEDESC
+ 15. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#PROXY-CHAINING
+ 16. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#JOINTEAM
+ 17. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#BLOCKLIST
+ 18. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#NEWADS
+ 19. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#IP
+ 20. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#IMAGE
+ 21. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#CONTACT
+ 22. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#COPYRIGHT
+ 23. file://localhost/home/swa/sf/current/doc/source/tmp.html#SEEALSO
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