From 372f943e90643159632e8c29ea168aade3eb35d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hal9 Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 07:25:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Correcting some of my typos, and some additions. --- doc/source/faq.sgml | 126 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 90 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/source/faq.sgml b/doc/source/faq.sgml index 723d7484..2861519d 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 1.13 2002/03/17 00:22:20 hal9 Exp $ + $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.14 2002/03/17 02:39:13 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 1.13 2002/03/17 00:22:20 hal9 Exp $ +$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.14 2002/03/17 02:39:13 hal9 Exp $ @@ -71,30 +71,36 @@ Please see the Contact section in the user-manual if you want to contact the dev General Information -What is this new <application>Junkbuster</application>? +What is this new version of <application>Junkbuster</application>? - The original Junkbuster was a product of - Junkbusters Corporation (tm). Development of this effort stopped - as of version 2.0.2. Stefan Walherr started the ijbswa project on - Sourceforge to - rekindle development. Other developers subsequently joined with - Stefan, and have since added many new features and enhancements. + The original Internet Junkbuster (tm) is a + coyrighted product of Junkbusters + Corporation. Development of this effort stopped some time ago as of + version 2.0.2. Stefan Walherr started the ijbswa project on Sourceforge to rekindle + development. Other developers subsequently joined with Stefan, and have + since added many new features, refinements and enhancements. + + The new Junkbuster started with the same + code base, but has changed significantly at this point. + + How does it differ from the old <application>Junkbuster?</application> All the old features remain. The new Junkbuster still blocks ads and banners, still manages cookies, and protects - privacy. But, these are all enhanced, and many new features have been + your privacy. But, these are all enhanced, and many new features have been added, all in the same vein. - The configuration has changed significantly. This is something that users - will notice right off the bat. The blocklist file does - not exist any more. This is replaced by actions - files, such as ijb.actions. This is where most of - the per site configuration is now. + The configuration has changed significantly as well. This is something that + users will notice right off the bat. The blocklist file does + not exist any more. This is replaced by actions files, such + as ijb.actions. This is where most of the per site + configuration is now. @@ -205,8 +211,8 @@ Please see the Contact section in the user-manual if you want to contact the dev -How does <application>Junkbuster</application> - work? What is a <quote>proxy</quote>? +What is a <quote>proxy</quote>? How does +<application>Junkbuster</application> work? When you connect to a web site with Junkbuster, you are really connecting to your locally running version of @@ -225,7 +231,7 @@ Please see the Contact section in the user-manual if you want to contact the dev HTTP content before it gets to your browser. Junkbuster uses various programming methods to do this, all of which is under your control via the various configuration - files. + files and options. @@ -254,11 +260,14 @@ warranty? Registration? Junkbuster is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It is free to use, copy, - modify or distribute as you wish. - + modify or distribute as you wish under the terms of this license. + See http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html + for specifics. + - There is no warranty of any kind, expressed, implied or otherwise. That is something - that would cost real money ;-) There is no registration either. + There is no warranty of any kind, expressed, implied or otherwise. That is + something that would cost real money ;-) There is no registration either. Junkbuster really is free in every respect! @@ -685,7 +694,7 @@ more through Google. Might some things break because header information is -changed? +being altered? Definitely. More and more sites use HTTP header content to decide what to @@ -707,7 +716,7 @@ changed? operating system or browser manufacturer causes some sites in these languages to be garbled; Surfers to Eastern European sites should change it to something closer. Some page access counters work by looking at the - REFERER header; they may fail or break if deprived. The + REFERER header; they may fail or break if unavailable. The weather maps of Intellicast have been blocked by their server when no REFERER or cookie is provided, is another example. There are many, many other ways things can go wrong when trying to fool a @@ -723,8 +732,10 @@ changed? + -Can Junkbuster act as a <quote>caching</quote> proxy? +Can Junkbuster act as a <quote>caching</quote> proxy to +speed up web browsing? No, it does not have this ability at all. You want something like Squid for this. And, yes, @@ -733,6 +744,47 @@ changed? + + + + + + This is not a font problem. The logo is an image that is created by + Junkbuster on the fly. So as not waste + memory, the image is rather small. The blockiness comes when the + image is scaled to fill a largish area. There is not much to be done + about this, other than to use one of the other + imageblocker directives: pattern, + blank, or a URL of your chosing. + + + + + + +I have large empty spaces now where ads used to be. +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. + + + + + + @@ -748,7 +800,6 @@ with every web page? Either Junkbuster is not running, or your browser is configured for a different port than what Junkbuster is using. - @@ -757,8 +808,8 @@ with every web page? with NAS (Network Audio Service), which uses port 8000. If you haven't, you need to change your browser to the new port number, or alternately change Junkbuster's listen-address - setting in the default config file. - + setting in the config file used to start + Junkbuster. @@ -767,17 +818,17 @@ with every web page? I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is still getting through. How? - If the ad had been displayed before you added its URL, it - will probably be held in cache for some time, so it will be displayed without - the need for any request to the server. The best thing to do is try - flusing the browser's caches. + If the ad had been displayed before you added its URL, it will probably be + held in the browser's cache for some time, so it will be displayed without + the need for any request to the server. The best thing to do is try flusing + the browser's caches. And then try again. - If this doesn't help, you probably don't have the configuration applied - incorrectly. Try pasting the full URL of the offending ad into - http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config/show-url-info - and see if any actions match. + If this doesn't help, you probably have an error in the rule you + applied. Try pasting the full URL of the offending ad into http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config/show-url-info + and see if any actions match your new rule. @@ -837,6 +888,9 @@ still getting through. How? Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. $Log: faq.sgml,v $ +Revision 1.14 2002/03/17 02:39:13 hal9 +A little more added ... + Revision 1.13 2002/03/17 00:22:20 hal9 Adding new stuff, and trying to incorporate stuff from old faq. -- 2.39.2