X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsource%2Ffaq.sgml;h=cb7523987eb7559d015256ac9923c1b423cae5bd;hp=6351b1a897feacd8137987303a057965413b1f4e;hb=64d6166ea65c879c4b7571f1075ce567bd209ecf;hpb=6c45b3f53ee1935ccd473f9a4fe00e18a9fe06e4 diff --git a/doc/source/faq.sgml b/doc/source/faq.sgml index 6351b1a8..cb752398 100644 --- a/doc/source/faq.sgml +++ b/doc/source/faq.sgml @@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ This file belongs into ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/ - $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.18 2002/03/18 16:40:31 hal9 Exp $ + $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.19 2002/03/21 17:01:54 hal9 Exp $ Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge - IJBSWA team. http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net + FOOBAR team. http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and @@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
-Junkbuster Frequently Asked Questions +Foobar Frequently Asked Questions -$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.18 2002/03/18 16:40:31 hal9 Exp $ +$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.19 2002/03/21 17:01:54 hal9 Exp $ - By: Junkbuster Developers + By: Foobar Developers @@ -33,14 +33,15 @@ 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. +questions about +Foobar. Foobar 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. Foobar has a very flexible configuration and +can be customized to suit individual needs and +tastes. Foobar 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/. @@ -72,18 +73,18 @@ Please see the Contact section in the General Information -What is this new version of <application>Junkbuster</application>? +What is this new version of <application>Foobar</application>? 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 + The new Foobar started with the same code base, but has changed significantly at this point. @@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ Please see the Contact section in the How does it differ from the old <application>Junkbuster?</application> - All the old features remain. The new Junkbuster + All the old features remain. The new Foobar still blocks ads and banners, still manages cookies, and still helps protect your privacy. But, these are all enhanced, and many new features have been added, all in the same vein. @@ -213,40 +214,41 @@ Please see the Contact section in the What is a <quote>proxy</quote>? How does -<application>Junkbuster</application> work? +Foobar work? - When you connect to a web site with Junkbuster, + When you connect to a web site with Foobar, you are really connecting to your locally running version of - Junkbuster. Junkbuster + Foobar. Foobar intercepts your requests for the web page, and relays that to the real web site. The web site sends the HTTP data stream - back to Junkbuster, where - Junkbuster can work its magic before it + back to Foobar, where + Foobar can work its magic before it relays this data back to your web browser. - Since Junkbuster sits between you and the + Since Foobar sits between you and the WWW, it is in a position to intercept and completely manage all web traffic and HTTP content before it gets to your browser. - Junkbuster uses various programming methods to do + Foobar uses various programming methods to do this, all of which is under your control via the various configuration files and options. - There are many kinds of proxies. Junkbuster best + There are many kinds of proxies. Foobar best fits the filtering proxy category. -My browser does the same things as -Junkbuster. Why should I use Junkbuster at all? +My browser does the same things as +<application>Foobar</application>. Why should I use +<application>Foobar</application> at all? Modern browsers do indeed have some of the same - functionality as Junkbuster. Maybe this is - adequate for you. But Junkbuster is much more + functionality as Foobar. Maybe this is + adequate for you. But Foobar is much more verstatile and powerful, and can do a number of things that browsers just can't. @@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ Junkbuster. Why should I use Junkbuster at all? Is there is a license or fee? What about a warranty? Registration? - Junkbuster is licensed under the + Foobar is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It is free to use, copy, modify or distribute as you wish under the terms of this license. See 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 + Foobar really is free in every respect! @@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ warranty? Registration? Installation Can I install the new - <application>Junkbuster</application> over the old one? + Foobar over the old one? We recommend you uninstall the old Junkbuster first to minimize conflicts and confusion. You may want to @@ -304,11 +306,11 @@ warranty? Registration? -I just installed Junkbuster. Is there anything +<title id="firststep">I just installed <application>Foobar</application>. Is there anything special I have to do now? - All browsers must be told to use Junkbuster + All browsers must be told to use Foobar as a proxy by specifying the correct proxy address and port number in the appropriate configuration area for the browser. See below. @@ -317,14 +319,13 @@ special I have to do now? -What is the proxy address of Junkbuster? +What is the proxy address of <application>Foobar</application>? - If you set up the Junkbuster to run on + If you set up the Foobar to run on the computer you browse from (rather than your ISP's server or some networked computer on a LAN), the proxy will be on localhost (which is the special name used by every computer on the Internet to refer - to itself) and the port will be 8118 (unless you have told the Internet - Junkbuster to run on a different port with the + to itself) and the port will be 8118 (unless you have Foobar to run on a different port with the listen-address config option). @@ -332,38 +333,38 @@ special I have to do now? the word localhost in the boxes next to HTTP and Secure (HTTPS) and then the number 8118 for port. This tells your browser to send all web - requests to Junkbuster instead of directly to the + requests to Foobar instead of directly to the Interenet. - Junkbuster can also be used to proxy for + Foobar can also be used to proxy for a Local Area Network. In this case, your would enter either the IP - address of the LAN host where Junkbuster + address of the LAN host where Foobar is running, or the equivalent hostname. Port assignment would be same as above. - Junkbuster does not currently handle + Foobar does not currently handle protocols such as FTP, SMTP, IM, IRC, ICQ, or other Internet protocols. -I just installed Junkbuster, and nothing is happening. +<title id="nothing">I just installed <application>Foobar</application>, and nothing is happening. All the ads are there. What's wrong? - Did you configure your browser to use Junkbuster + Did you configure your browser to use Foobar 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 + that Foobar 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. + a banner that says This is Foobar and + access to Foobar's internal configuration. If you see this, then you are good to go. If not, the browser or - Junkbuster are not set up correctly. + Foobar are not set up correctly. @@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ All the ads are there. What's wrong? actions files are where various actions that - Junkbuster might take, are configured. + Foobar might take, are configured. Typically, you would define a set of default actions that apply to all URLs, then add exceptions to these defaults. @@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ All the ads are there. What's wrong? - Junkbuster comes with several default + Foobar comes with several default actions files, with varying degrees of filtering and blocking, as starting points for your own configuration (see below). @@ -432,7 +433,7 @@ some of these actions. way to do this? - The easiest way to do this, is to access Junkbuster + The easiest way to do this, is to access Foobar with your web browser at http://i.j.b/, and then select "Edit the actions list" @@ -475,9 +476,9 @@ FIXME: Commenting these out until we have some data there. HB 03/17/02. 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. +Configuring Foobar 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 @@ -623,33 +624,34 @@ shows you, which features are enabled in each configuration. 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. +regular user, while the whole /etc/foobar hierarchy belongs to the user +"foobar", 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 +When you use the browser-based editor, Foobar +itself is writing to the config files. Because +Foobar is running as the user "foobar", 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. +enabling/disabling of Foobar. -Note that normally only local users can connect to JunkBuster, so this is not +Note that normally only local users can connect to Foobar, so this is not (normally) a security problem. -How can I set up Junkbuster to act as a proxy for my +<title id="lanconfig">How can I set up <application>Foobar</application> to act as a proxy for my LAN? - By default, Junkbuster only responds to requests + By default, Foobar only responds to requests from localhost. To have it act as a server for a network, this needs to be - changed in the main config file where the Junkbuster + changed in the main config file where the Foobar configuration is located. In that file is a listen-address option. It may be commented out with a # symbol. Make sure it is uncommented, and assign it the address of the LAN gateway interface, @@ -663,7 +665,7 @@ Note that normally only local users can connect to JunkBuster, so this is not - Save the file, and restart Junkbuster. Configure + Save the file, and restart Foobar. Configure all browsers on the network then to use this address and port number. @@ -671,12 +673,12 @@ Note that normally only local users can connect to JunkBuster, so this is not -Instead of ads, now I get a Junkbuster logo [or +<title id="noseeum">Instead of ads, now I get a Foobar logo [or checkerboard]. I don't want to see anything. This is a configuration option for images that - Junkbuster is stopping. You have the choice of the - Junkbuster logo, a checkerboard pattern (this + Foobar is stopping. You have the choice of the + Foobar logo, a checkerboard pattern (this scales better), a transparent 1x1 GIF image, or a custom URL or your choice. @@ -697,9 +699,9 @@ checkerboard]. I don't want to see anything. Why would anybody want to see the logo or checkerboard? This can be helpful for troubleshooting problems. It might also be good - for anyone new to Junkbuster so that they can + for anyone new to Foobar so that they can see if their favorite pages are displaying correctly, and - Junkbuster is not inadvertantly removing something + Foobar is not inadvertantly removing something important. @@ -710,7 +712,7 @@ checkerboard]. I don't want to see anything. Blocked. How do I get rid of this? These are URLs that match something in one of - Junkbuster's block actions (+block). It is meant + Foobar's block actions (+block). It is meant to be a warning so that you know something has been blocked and an easy way for you to see why. These are handled differently than what has been defined as images (e.g. ad banners). If you want them to be treated @@ -718,7 +720,7 @@ checkerboard]. I don't want to see anything. offending URL from the +block section to the +imageblock section of your actions file. Alternately, you could modify the block HTML template that - is used by Junkbuster to display this, and make it + is used by Foobar to display this, and make it something more to your liking. @@ -731,12 +733,12 @@ checkerboard]. I don't want to see anything. Misc -How much does Junkbuster slow my browsing down? This +<title id="slowsme">How much does <application>Foobar</application> slow my browsing down? This has to add extra time to browsing. It should not slow you down any in real terms, and may actually help speed things up since ads, banners and other junk are not being displayed. - The actual processing time required by Junkbuster + The actual processing time required by Foobar itself for each page, is relatively small in the overall scheme of things, and happens very quickly. This is typically more than offset by time saved not downloading and rendering ad images. @@ -768,21 +770,21 @@ 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. +not just replace ads, Foobar needs to download the +entire page first, do its content magic and then send the page to the browser. What is the "http://i.j.b/"? -Since JunkBuster sits between your web browser and the Internet, it can be +Since Foobar 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 +With recent versions of Foobar (version 2.9.x), you can get some +information about Foobar 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). @@ -790,13 +792,13 @@ 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. +handled by a special web server which is built in to Foobar. -If you are not running JunkBuster, then http://i.j.b/ will fail, and +If you are not running Foobar, 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. +you're not running Foobar. @@ -815,7 +817,7 @@ FIXME: commented out until we have data. HB 03/18/02. -How do I chain Junkbuster with other proxies +<sect3 id="proxy-chaining"><title>How do I chain <application>Foobar</application> with other proxies (e.g. squid)? Fillme. @@ -851,7 +853,7 @@ FIXME: commented out until we have data. HB 03/18/02. How can I hide my IP address? - You cannot hide your IP address with Junkbuster or any other software, since + You cannot hide your IP address with Foobar or any other software, since the server needs to know your IP address to send the answer to you. @@ -875,28 +877,28 @@ more through Google. - + - + -Can Junkbuster guarantee I am anonymous? +Can <application>Foobar</application> guarantee I am anonymous? No. Your chances of remaining anonymous are greatly improved, but unless you are an expert on Internet security it would be safest to assume that everything you do on the Web can be traced back to you. - Junkbuster can remove various information about you, + Foobar can remove various information about you, and allows you more freedom to decide which sites you can trust. But it's still possible that web sites can find out who you are. Here's one way this can happen. A few browsers disclose the user's email address in certain situations, such - as when transferring a file by FTP. Junkbuster + as when transferring a file by FTP. Foobar does not filter FTP. If you need this feature, or are concerned about the mail handler of your browser disclosing your email address, you might consider products such as NSClean. @@ -953,33 +955,33 @@ being altered? -Can Junkbuster act as a <quote>caching</quote> proxy to +<title id="caching">Can <application>Foobar</application> 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, - before you ask, Junkbuster can co-exist + before you ask, Foobar can co-exist with other kinds of proxies like Squid. -What about as a firewall? Can Junkbuster protect me? +What about as a firewall? Can <application>Foobar</application> protect me? Not in the way you mean, or in the way a true firewall can, or a proxy that - has this specific capability. Junkbuster can help + has this specific capability. Foobar can help protect your privacy, but not really protect you from intrusion attempts. - This is not a font problem. The logo is an image that is created by - Junkbuster on the fly. So as to not waste + Foobar on the fly. So as to 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 @@ -991,7 +993,7 @@ and ugly looking. Can't a better font be used? I have large empty spaces now where ads used to be. -Why does Junkbuster leave these large gaps? +Why does Foobar 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 @@ -1003,15 +1005,15 @@ Why does Junkbuster leave these large gaps? -How can Junkbuster filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs? +How can <application>Foobar</application> filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs? This is a limitation since HTTPS transactions are encrypted SSL sessions between your browser and the secure site, and are meant to be reliably secure and private. This means that all cookies and HTTP header information are also encrypted from the time they leave your browser, - to the site, and vice versa. Junkbuster does not + to the site, and vice versa. Foobar does not try to unencrypt this information, so it just passes through as is. - Junkbuster can still catch images and ads that + Foobar can still catch images and ads that are embedded in the SSL stream though. @@ -1019,22 +1021,22 @@ Why does Junkbuster leave these large gaps? -Junkbuster runs as a <quote>server</quote>. How +<title id="secure"><application>Foobar</application> runs as a <quote>server</quote>. How secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions? There are no known exploits that might effect - Junkbuster. On Unix-like systems, - Junkbuster can run as a non-privileged + Foobar. On Unix-like systems, + Foobar can run as a non-privileged user, which is how we recommend it be run. Also, by default - Junkbuster only listens to requests + Foobar only listens to requests 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 + Foobar serve as a LAN proxy, this will have to 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 + Foobar 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. + Foobar will not listen on any external ports. Of course, a firewall is always good too. Better safe than sorry. @@ -1073,19 +1075,19 @@ secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions? I just upgraded and am getting <quote>connection refused</quote> with every web page? - Either Junkbuster is not running, or your + Either Foobar is not running, or your browser is configured for a different port than what - Junkbuster is using. + Foobar is using. - The old Junkbuster used port 8000 by + The old Foobar used port 8000 by default. This has been changed to port 8118 now, due to a conflict 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 + change Foobar's listen-address setting in the config file used to start - Junkbuster. + Foobar. @@ -1096,7 +1098,7 @@ still getting through. How? 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, and Junkbuster + the need for any request to the server, and Foobar will not be in the picture. The best thing to do is try flusing the browser's caches. And then try again. @@ -1111,30 +1113,31 @@ still getting through. How? -One of my favorite sites does not work with Junkbuster. +<title id="badsite">One of my favorite sites does not work with <application>Foobar</application>. What can I do? - First verify that it is indeed a Junkbuster problem, - by disabling Junkbuster filtering and blocking. + First verify that it is indeed a Foobar problem, + by disabling Foobar filtering and blocking. Go to http://i.j.b/ and click on - Toggle Junkbuster On or Off, then disable it. Now try that + Toggle Foobar On or Off, then disable it. Now try that page again. If still a problem, go to Show which actions apply to a URL and - why from http://i.j.b/ and - paste the full URL of the page in question into the prompt. See which - actions are being applied to the URL. Now, armed with this information, - go to Edit the actions list. Here you should see various - sections that have various Junkbuster features disabled - for specific sites. Disabled actions will have a - - (minus sign) in front of them. Add your problem page - URL to one of these sections that looks like it is disabling the feature that - is causing the problem. Re-try the page. There might be some trial and error - involved. This is discussed in a little more detail in - the user-manual appendix. + why from http://i.j.b/ and paste + the full URL of the page in question into the prompt. See which actions are + being applied to the URL. Now, armed with this information, go to Edit + the actions list. Here you should see various sections that have + various Foobar features disabled for specific + sites. Disabled actions will have a - (minus + sign) in front of them. Add your problem page URL to one of these sections + that looks like it is disabling the feature that is causing the + problem. Re-try the page. There might be some trial and error involved. This + is discussed in a little more detail in the user-manual + appendix. @@ -1209,6 +1212,9 @@ FIXME: Commented out until we have something to put here. HB 03/18/02. Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. $Log: faq.sgml,v $ +Revision 1.19 2002/03/21 17:01:54 hal9 +Some touch ups. + Revision 1.18 2002/03/18 16:40:31 hal9 More additions.