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This file belongs into
ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/
- $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.3 2001/09/23 10:13:48 swa Exp $
+ $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.11 2002/03/11 18:42:27 swa 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 1.3 2001/09/23 10:13:48 swa Exp $
+$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.11 2002/03/11 18:42:27 swa Exp $
@@ -32,25 +32,32 @@
- The FAQ document gives users and developers alike answers to frequently
-asked questions about the Internet Junkbuster. The Internet Junkbuster is an application
-that provides privacy and security to the user of the world wide web.
+The FAQ document gives users and developers alike answers to frequently asked
+questions about the Internet Junkbuster. Internet
+Junkbuster 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. Junkbuster has a very flexible configuration and can be
+customized to suit individual needs and tastes. Internet
+Junkbuster has application for both stand-alone systems and
+multi-user networks.
You can find the latest version of the document at http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/faq/.
Please see the Contact section in the user-manual if you want to contact the developers.
-
- Feel free to send a note to the developers at ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net.
-
+
+
+
Introduction
-To be filled.
+
+ Fillme.
@@ -62,7 +69,7 @@ Please see the Contact section in the user-manual if you want to contact the dev
Installation
- To be done later.
+ Fillme.
@@ -72,17 +79,190 @@ Please see the Contact section in the user-manual if you want to contact the dev
How can I make my Yahoo account work?
- Blank para tag to quiet jade processing errors
+ Fillme.
How can I make my Hotmail account work?
+ Fillme.
How can I make my GMX account work?
+ Fillme.
+
+
+
+ What are the differences between
+ijb-intermediate.action, ijb-basic.action, etc.?
+
+Configuring the Internet Junkbuster is not easy. To help you get started, we
+provide you with three different default configurations. The following table
+shows you, which features are enabled in each configuration.
+
+
+Default Configurations
+
+
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+
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+
+ Feature
+ ijb.action
+ ijb-basic.action
+ ijb-intermediate.action
+ ijb-advanced.action
+
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+
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+ ad-filtering
+ ?
+ x
+ x
+ x
+
+
+
+ blank image
+ ?
+ x
+ x
+ x
+
+
+
+ de-animate GIFs
+ ?
+ x
+ x
+ x
+
+
+
+ referer forging
+ ?
+ x
+ x
+ x
+
+
+
+ jon's +no-cookies-keep (i.e. session cookies only)
+ ?
+ x
+ x
+ x
+
+
+
+ no-popup windows
+ ?
+
+ x
+ x
+
+
+
+ fast redirects
+ ?
+
+ x
+ x
+
+
+
+ hide-referrer
+ ?
+
+ x
+ x
+
+
+
+ hide-useragent
+ ?
+
+ x
+ x
+
+
+
+ content-modification
+ ?
+
+
+ x
+
+
+
+ feature-x
+ ?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ feature-y
+ ?
+
+
+
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+ feature-z
+ ?
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+
+ 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.
@@ -92,24 +272,143 @@ Please see the Contact section in the user-manual if you want to contact the dev
Misc
-How can I hide my IP address?
+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".
+
- You cannot hide your IP address with Junkbuster.
+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.
-What is the imagefile (simage.ini, etc.) for?
+
+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).
+
+
+
+
+I get the message 'Bad File Descriptor', why?
- 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..
+ Fillme.
+How do I chain Junkbuster with other proxies
+(e.g. squid)?
+
+ Fillme.
+
+
+
+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 together
+ we'll find a suitable task for you.
+
+
+
+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.
+
+
+
+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.
+
+
+
+How can I hide my IP address?
+
+ You cannot hide your IP address with Junkbuster or any other software, since
+the server needs to know your IP address to send the answer to you.
+
+
+Fortunately there are many publicly usable anonymous proxies out there, which
+solve the problem by providing a further level of indirection between you and
+the web server, shared by many people and thus letting your requests "drown"
+in white noise of unrelated requests as far as user tracking is concerned.
+
+
+Most of them will, however, log your IP address and make it available to the
+authorities in case you abuse that anonymity for criminal purposes. In fact
+you can't even rule out that some of them only exist to *collect* information
+on (those suspicious) people with a more than average preference for privacy.
+
+
+You can find a list of anonymous public proxies at multiproxy.org and many
+more through Google.
+
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+
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+
+
+Known Issues
+
+ Fillme.
+
+
+
Contact the developers
Please see the user manual for information on how to contact the developers.
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Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
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+Revision 1.11 2002/03/11 18:42:27 swa
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+Revision 1.10 2002/03/11 13:13:27 swa
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+Revision 1.9 2002/03/10 23:34:04 swa
+more info on not hiding ip address
+
+Revision 1.8 2002/03/09 15:55:48 swa
+added default config section
+
+Revision 1.7 2002/03/07 18:16:55 swa
+looks better
+
+Revision 1.6 2002/03/07 13:16:31 oes
+Committing changes by Stefan
+
+Revision 1.5 2002/03/02 15:50:04 swa
+2.9.11 version. more input for docs.
+
+Revision 1.4 2002/02/24 14:34:24 jongfoster
+Formatting changes. Now changing the doctype to DocBook XML 4.1
+will work - no other changes are needed.
+
Revision 1.3 2001/09/23 10:13:48 swa
upload process established. run make webserver and
the documentation is moved to the webserver. documents