From 350bcfb6c54e53181733efe4eb092b61ab3a3351 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hal9 Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 03:53:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Some new additions. --- doc/source/faq.sgml | 142 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 125 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/source/faq.sgml b/doc/source/faq.sgml index b84c590f..ec97e00a 100644 --- a/doc/source/faq.sgml +++ b/doc/source/faq.sgml @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This file belongs into ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/ - $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.15 2002/03/17 07:25:59 hal9 Exp $ + $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.16 2002/03/17 21:32:56 hal9 Exp $ Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge IJBSWA team. http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Junkbuster Frequently Asked Questions -$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.15 2002/03/17 07:25:59 hal9 Exp $ +$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.16 2002/03/17 21:32:56 hal9 Exp $ @@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ warranty? Registration? Installation + Can I install the new <application>Junkbuster</application> over the old one? @@ -290,24 +291,25 @@ warranty? Registration? See the user-manual for platform specific installation instructions. - [FIXME: This is meant for after the name change!] + [FIXME: This is meant for after the name change for 3.0!] -I just installed Junkbuster, and nothing is happening. -All the ads are there. What's wrong? +I just installed Junkbuster. Is there anything +special I have to do now? - Did you configure your browser to use Junkbuster - as a proxy? It does not sound like it. See below. You might also try flushing - the browser's caches to force a full re-reading of pages. + All browsers must be told to use Junkbuster + as a proxy by specifying the correct proxy address and port number + in the appropriate configuration area for the browser. See below. + What is the proxy address of Junkbuster? If you set up the Junkbuster to run on @@ -340,6 +342,26 @@ All the ads are there. What's wrong? + +I just installed Junkbuster, and nothing is happening. +All the ads are there. What's wrong? + + + Did you configure your browser to use Junkbuster + as a proxy? It does not sound like it. See above. You might also try flushing + the browser's caches to force a full re-reading of pages. You can verify + that Junkbuster is running, and your browser + is correctly configured by entering the special URL: + http://i.j.b/. This should give you + a banner that says This is the Internet JUNKBUSTER and + access to Junkbuster's internal configuration. + If you see this, then you are good to go. If not, the browser or + Junkbuster are not set up correctly. + + + + + @@ -349,11 +371,65 @@ All the ads are there. What's wrong? Can I use my old config files? - No. These will not work. You will need to re-enter your old - data into the new configuration structure. + There are major changes to Junkbuster + configuration from version 2.0.x to 2.9.x and later. The older files will + not work at all. If this is the case, you will need to re-enter your old + data into the new configuration structure. This is probably also a good + recommendation even if upgrading from 2.9.x to 3.x since there were + many minor changes along the way. + +What is an <quote>actions</quote> file? + + + actions files are where various actions that + Junkbuster might take, are configured. + Typically, you would define a set of default actions that apply + to all URLs, then add exceptions to these defaults. + + + + Actions can be defined on a per site basis, or for groups of sites. Actions + can also be grouped together and then applied to one or more sites. There + are many possible actions that might apply to any given site. As an example, + if we are blocking cookies as one of our default + actions, but need to accept cookies from a given + site, we would define this in our actions file. + + + + + Junkbuster comes with several default + actions files, with varying degrees + of filtering and blocking, as starting points for your own + configuration (see below). + + + + + + +How are actions files configured? What is the easiest +way to do this? + + + The easiest way to do this, is to access Junkbuster + with your web browser at http://i.j.b/, + and then select + "Edit the actions list" + from the selection list. You can also do this by editing the appropriate + file with a text editor. + + + + Please see the user-manual for a detailed explanation of these and other + configuration files, and their various options and syntax. + + + + @@ -785,9 +888,9 @@ Why does Junkbuster leave these large gaps? It would be easy enough to just eliminate this space altogether, rather than fill it with blank space. But, this would create problems with many pages - that use the overall size of the ad to help organize the page layout and - hold the various components of the page where they were intended to be. It is - best left this way. + that use the overall size of the ad to help organize the page layout and + position the various components of the page where they were intended to be. + It is best left this way. @@ -805,10 +908,12 @@ secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions? from localhost. It is not itself directly exposed to the Internet in this configuration. If you want to have Junkbuster serve as a LAN proxy, this will have to - be opened up to allow for external requests. In this case, we'd recommend - that the port used by Junkbuster (default is - 8118), be firewalled from outside (Internet) connections. Better safe than - sorry. + be opened up to allow for LAN requests. In this case, we'd recommend + you specify only the LAN gateway address, e.g. 192.168.1.1 in the main + Junkbuster config file. All LAN hosts can then use + this as their proxy address in the browser proxy configuration. In this way, + Junkbuster will not listen on any external ports. + Of course, a firewall is always good too. Better safe than sorry. @@ -962,6 +1067,9 @@ What can I do? Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. $Log: faq.sgml,v $ +Revision 1.16 2002/03/17 21:32:56 hal9 +A few more additions. + Revision 1.15 2002/03/17 07:25:59 hal9 Correcting some of my typos, and some additions. -- 2.39.2