X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsource%2Ffaq.sgml;h=6c257f7ddf5bcb95373db20e3523340debd819d7;hp=661c566ccdf7cf176db6b024bbec479f0e601b33;hb=a35d1d6bdc57b5242a6c6739ed7584eebd90a63f;hpb=32d6b65f96c3990debabc15968b8a78614fd21d4 diff --git a/doc/source/faq.sgml b/doc/source/faq.sgml index 661c566c..6c257f7d 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 1.3 2001/09/23 10:13:48 swa Exp $ + $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.8 2002/03/09 15:55:48 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 1.8 2002/03/09 15:55:48 swa Exp $ @@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ Please see the Contact section in the user-manual if you want to contact the dev Introduction -To be filled. + + Fillme. @@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ Please see the Contact section in the user-manual if you want to contact the dev Installation - To be done later. + Fillme. @@ -72,17 +73,190 @@ 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-basci.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 + + + + + + + + + Feature + ijb.action + ijb-basic.action + ijb-intermediate.action + ijb-advanced.action + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 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 + ? + + + + + + + feature-z + ? + + + + + + + +
+ + + + 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. @@ -92,20 +266,132 @@ 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? - You cannot hide your IP address with Junkbuster. +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. -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). + + - 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.. +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? + + 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. + + + + + + + + + + + @@ -153,6 +439,22 @@ Please see the Contact section in the user-manual if you want to contact the dev Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. $Log: faq.sgml,v $ +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