JunkBuster is a web proxy which can block adverts, cookies, - pop-up windows, and many other annoyances.
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- -JunkBuster was originally written by JunkBusters - Corporation, and was released as free open-source software - under the GNU GPL. Stefan Waldherr made - many improvements, and started the SourceForge - project to continue development. These following sites - still have some useful information, but not all of it is - relevent to the latest builds:
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- - - +Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering + capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing + cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other + obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a very + flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and + tastes. Privoxy has application for both + stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.
Privoxy is based on Internet + Junkbuster (tm).
We value your feedback. In fact, we rely on it to improve + Privoxy and its configuration. + However, please note the following hints, so we can + provide you with the best support:
For casual users, our support forum at + SourceForge + is probably best suited: + http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118
All users are of course welcome to discuss their issues on the users + mailing list, where the developers also hang around.
Please report all bugs only through our + bug tracker: + http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118.
Before doing so, please make sure that the bug has not already been submitted + and observe the aditional hints at the top of the submit + form.
+ Please try to verify that it is a Privoxy bug, + and not a browser or site bug first. If unsure, + try toggling + off Privoxy, and see if the problem persists. + The appendix + of the user manual also has helpful information + on action debugging. If you are using your own custom configuration, please try + the stock configs to see if the problem is configuration related.
If not using the latest version, chances are that the bug has been found + and fixed in the meantime. We would appreciate if you could take the time + to upgrade + to the latest version (or even the latest CVS snapshot) and verify + your bug, but this is not required for reporting.
You are welcome to submit ideas on new features or other proposals + for improvement through our feature request tracker at + http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118.
Please send feedback on ads that slipped through, innocent images that were blocked, + and any other problems relating to the default.action file through + our actions feedback mechanism located at + http://www.privoxy.org/actions/. + On this page, you will also find a bookmark which will take you back there from + any troubled site and even pre-fill the form!
New, improved default.action files will occasionally be made + available based on your feedback. These will be announced on the ijbswa-announce + list and available from our project page.
For any other issues, feel free to use the mailing lists. Technically interested users +and people who wish to contribute to the project are also welcome on the developers list! +You can find an overview of all Prixoxy-related mailing lists, +including list archives, at: +http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118.
Copyright © 2001, 2002 by Privoxy Developers <developers@privoxy.org>
Some source code is based on code Copyright © 1997 by Anonymous Coders + and Junkbusters, Inc. and licensed under the GNU General Public + License.
Privoxy is free software; you can + redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the + GNU General Public + License, version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT + ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or + FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + GNU General Public License for + + more details, which is available from the Free Software Foundation, Inc, 59 + Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with this program; if not, write to the
Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc. 59 Temple Place - Suite 330
+ Boston, MA 02111-1307
+ USA
In the beginning, there was the + Internet Junkbuster, + by Anonymous Coders and Junkbusters + Corporation. It saved many users a lot of pain in the early days of + web advertising and user tracking.
But the web, its protocols and standards, and with it, the techniques for + forcing users to consume ads, give up autonomy over their browsing, and + for spying on them, kept evolving. Unfortunately, the Internet + Junkbuster did not. Version 2.0.2, published in 1998, was + (and is) the last official + release + available from Junkbusters Corporation. + Fortunately, it had been released under the GNU + GPL, which allowed further + development by others.
So Stefan Waldherr started maintaining an + improved version of the + software, to which eventually a number of people contributed patches. + It could already replace banners with a transparent image, and had a first + version of pop-up killing, but it was still very closely based on the + original, with all its limitations, such as the lack of HTTP/1.1 support, + flexible per-site configuration, or content modification. The last release + from this effort was version 2.0.2-10, published in 2000.
Then, some + developers + picked up the thread, and started turning the software inside out, upside down, + and then reassembled it, adding many + new + features along the way.
The result of this is Privoxy, whose first + stable release, 3.0, is due in May 2002.