X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsource%2Fuser-manual.sgml;h=5b62f379c9e97174f3dced254781d7bd5242f127;hp=2ed25df6540f6fbe700092f38077b2773e4a1953;hb=0c0171d3f0339ee3075ae384a58613ca88334460;hpb=c326c61bec790a27f5fb54674dc0004846317249 diff --git a/doc/source/user-manual.sgml b/doc/source/user-manual.sgml index 2ed25df6..5b62f379 100644 --- a/doc/source/user-manual.sgml +++ b/doc/source/user-manual.sgml @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This file belongs into ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/ - $Id: user-manual.sgml,v 1.28 2002/02/24 14:34:24 jongfoster Exp $ + $Id: user-manual.sgml,v 1.46 2002/03/10 00:51:08 hal9 Exp $ Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge IJBSWA team. http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net @@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ --> @@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ Hal Burgiss Junkbuster User Manual -$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 1.28 2002/02/24 14:34:24 jongfoster Exp $ +$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 1.46 2002/03/10 00:51:08 hal9 Exp $ @@ -41,18 +40,23 @@ Hal Burgiss - The user manual gives the users information on how to install and configure + The user manual gives users information on how to install, configure and use Internet Junkbuster. Internet - Junkbuster is an application that provides privacy and - security to users of the World Wide Web. + 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 user manual at http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/user-manual/. - - Feel free to send a note to the developers at ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net. - + + + @@ -63,28 +67,30 @@ You can find the latest version of the user manual at Introduction 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. + filtering capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering and modifying 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. - This documentation is included with the current development version of - Internet Junkbuster and is incomplete at this + This documentation is included with the current BETA version of + Internet Junkbuster and is mostly complete at this point. The most up to date reference for the time being is still the comments in the source files and in the individual configuration files. Development - of version 3.0 is currently underway, and includes many significant changes and - enhancements over earlier verions. The target release date for stable v3.0 is - December 2001. + of version 3.0 is currently nearing completion, and includes many significant + changes and enhancements over earlier versions. The target release date for + stable v3.0 is soon ;-) - Since this is a development version, some features are in the process of - being implemented. This documentation may be slightly out of sync as a - result. And there are bugs, though hopefully not many! + Since this is a BETA version, not all new features are well tested. This + documentation may be slightly out of sync as a result (especially with + CVS sources). And there may be bugs, though hopefully + not many! @@ -102,8 +108,9 @@ You can find the latest version of the user manual at http://i.j.b). + Integrated browser based configuration and control utility (http://i.j.b). Browser-based tracing of rule + and filter effects. @@ -116,48 +123,84 @@ You can find the latest version of the user manual at Junkbuster is available as raw source code, or pre-compiled binaries. See the Junkbuster Home Page - for current release info. Junkbuster is also available - via Junkbuster + is also available via CVS. This is the recommended approach at this time. But please be aware that CVS is constantly changing, and it may break in mysterious ways. @@ -189,7 +232,7 @@ You can find the latest version of the user manual at -    /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i686/junkbuster-2.9.10-1.i686.rpm +    /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i686/junkbuster-2.9.11-1.i686.rpm -    /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/junkbuster-2.9.10-1.src.rpm +    /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/junkbuster-2.9.11-1.src.rpm @@ -264,7 +307,7 @@ You can find the latest version of the user manual at -    /usr/src/packages/RPMS/i686/junkbuster-2.9.10-1.i686.rpm +    /usr/src/packages/RPMS/i686/junkbuster-2.9.11-1.i686.rpm -    /usr/src/packages/SRPMS/junkbuster-2.9.10-1.src.rpm +    /usr/src/packages/SRPMS/junkbuster-2.9.11-1.src.rpm @@ -308,7 +351,7 @@ You can find the latest version of the user manual at Junkbuster Configuration +JunkBuster Configuration + + All JunkBuster configuration is kept + in text files. These files can be edited with a text editor. + Many important aspects of JunkBuster can + also be controlled easily with a web browser. + + + + + + + +Controlling Junkbuster with Your Web Browser + + JunkBuster can be reached by the special + URL http://i.j.b/ (or alternately + http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config/, + which is an internal page. You will see the following section: + + + + + + +Please choose from the following options: + + * Show information about the current configuration + * Show the source code version numbers + * Show the client's request headers. + * Show which actions apply to a URL and why + * Toggle JunkBuster on or off + * Edit the actions list + + + + + + This should be self-explanatory. Note the last item is an editor for the + actions list, which is where much of the ad, banner, cookie, + and URL blocking magic is configured as well as other advanced features of + Junkbuster. This is an easy way to adjust various + aspects of Junkbuster configuration. The actions + file, and other configuration files, are explained in detail below. + Junkbuster will automatically detect any changes + to these files. + + + + Toggle JunkBuster On or Off is handy for sites that might + have problems with your current actions and filters, or just to test if + a site misbehaves, whether it is JunkBuster + causing the problem or not. Junkbuster continues + to run as a proxy in this case, but all filtering is disabled. + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Configuration Files Overview - For Unix, *BSD and Linux, all configuraton files are located in - /etc/junkbuster/ by default. For MS Windows and OS/2, - these are all in the same directory as the + For Unix, *BSD and Linux, all configuration files are located in + /etc/junkbuster/ by default. For MS Windows, OS/2, and + AmigaOS these are all in the same directory as the Junkbuster executable. The name and number of configuration files has changed from previous versions, and is subject to change as development progresses. @@ -432,9 +541,8 @@ configuration section below. HB.) The main configuration file is named config - on Linux, Unix, BSD, and OS/2, and config.txt on - Windows. On Amiga, it is - AmiTCP:db/junkbuster/config. + on Linux, Unix, BSD, OS/2, and AmigaOS and config.txt + on Windows. @@ -444,8 +552,7 @@ configuration section below. HB.) actions relating to images, banners, pop-ups, access restrictions, banners and cookies. There is a CGI based editor for this file that can be accessed via http://i.j.b. This is the easiest method of - configuring actions. (Still under active development. Other actions + url="http://i.j.b">http://i.j.b. (Other actions files are included as well with differing levels of filtering and blocking, e.g. ijb-basic.action.) @@ -478,6 +585,8 @@ configuration section below. HB.) Also, what constitutes a default setting, may change, so please check all your configuration files on important issues. + + @@ -547,15 +656,16 @@ configuration section below. HB.) - On Windows, Junkbuster - looks for these files in the same directory as the executable. On Unix and - OS/2, Junkbuster looks for these files in the current - working directory. In either case, an absolute path name can be used to + On Windows and AmigaOS, + Junkbuster looks for these files in the same + directory as the executable. On Unix and OS/2, + Junkbuster looks for these files in the current + working directory. In either case, an absolute path name can be used to avoid problems. - When development goes modular and multiuser, the blocker, filter, and + When development goes modular and multi-user, the blocker, filter, and per-user config will be stored in subdirectories of confdir. For now, only confdir/templates is used for storing HTML templates for CGI results. @@ -600,11 +710,12 @@ configuration section below. HB.) The ijb.action file contains patterns to specify the actions to apply to requests for each site. Default: Cookies to and from all destinations are kept only during the current browser session (i.e. they - are not saved to disk). Popups are disabled for all sites. All sites are - filtered if re_filterfile specified. No sites are blocked. An - empty image is displayed for filtered ads and other images (formerly - tinygif). The syntax of this file is explained in detail below. + are not saved to disk). Pop-ups are disabled for all sites. All sites are + filtered if re_filterfile specified according to the + contents of re_filterfile. No sites are blocked. The + JunkBuster logo is displayed for filtered ads and other images . The syntax + of this file is explained in detail below. @@ -620,12 +731,21 @@ configuration section below. HB.) The re_filterfile file contains content modification rules. These rules permit powerful changes on the content of Web pages, e.g., you - could disable your favourite JavaScript annoyances, rewrite the actual + could disable your favorite JavaScript annoyances, rewrite the actual content, or just have some fun replacing Microsoft with MicroSuck wherever it appears on a Web page. Default: No content modification, or whatever the developers are playing with :-/ + + Filtering requires buffering the page content, which may appear to slow down + page rendering since nothing is displayed until all content has passed + the filters. (It does not really take longer, but seems that way since + the page is not incrementally displayed.) This effect will be more noticeable + on slower connections. + + + @@ -696,7 +816,7 @@ configuration section below. HB.) with the effect that access to untrusted sites will be granted, if a link from a trusted referrer was used. The link target will then be added to the trustfile. This is a very restrictive feature that typical - users most propably want to leave disabled. Default: Disabled, don't use the + users most probably want to leave disabled. Default: Disabled, don't use the trust mechanism. @@ -711,7 +831,7 @@ configuration section below. HB.) - If you use the trust mechanism, it is a good idea to write up some online + If you use the trust mechanism, it is a good idea to write up some on-line documentation about your blocking policy and to specify the URL(s) here. They will appear on the page that your users receive when they try to access untrusted content. Use multiple times for multiple URLs. Default: Don't @@ -767,7 +887,7 @@ configuration section below. HB.) configuration and policies. It is used in many of the proxy-generated pages and its use is highly recommended in multi-user installations, since your users will want to know why certain content is blocked or modified. Default: - Don't show a link to online documentation. + Don't show a link to on-line documentation. @@ -783,14 +903,14 @@ configuration section below. HB.) Listen-address specifies the address and port where Junkbuster will listen for connections from your - Web browser. The default is to listen on the localhost port 8000, and + Web browser. The default is to listen on the localhost port 8118, and this is suitable for most users. (In your web browser, under proxy configuration, list the proxy server as localhost and the - port as 8000). + port as 8118). - If you already have another service running on port 8000, or if you want to + If you already have another service running on port 8118, or if you want to serve requests from other machines (e.g. on your local network) as well, you will need to override the default. The syntax is listen-address [<ip-address>]:<port>. If you leave @@ -811,7 +931,7 @@ configuration section below. HB.) - listen-address 192.168.0.1:8000 + listen-address 192.168.0.1:8118 @@ -826,7 +946,7 @@ configuration section below. HB.) - listen-address :8000 + listen-address :8118 @@ -835,7 +955,7 @@ configuration section below. HB.) If you do this, consider using ACLs (see aclfile above). Note: you will need to point your browser(s) to the address and port that you have - configured here. Default: localhost:8000 (127.0.0.1:8000). + configured here. Default: localhost:8118 (127.0.0.1:8118). @@ -857,9 +977,9 @@ configuration section below. HB.) debug 32 # FRC = debug force feature debug 64 # REF = debug regular expression filter debug 128 # = debug fast redirects - debug 256 # = debug GIF deanimation + debug 256 # = debug GIF de-animation debug 512 # CLF = Common Log Format - debug 1024 # = debug kill popups + debug 1024 # = debug kill pop-ups debug 4096 # INFO = Startup banner and warnings. debug 8192 # ERROR = Non-fatal errors @@ -971,7 +1091,7 @@ configuration section below. HB.) For content filtering, i.e. the +filter and - +deanimate-gif actions, it is neccessary that + +deanimate-gif actions, it is necessary that Junkbuster buffers the entire document body. This can be potentially dangerous, since a server could just keep sending data indefinitely and wait for your RAM to exhaust. With nasty consequences. @@ -1374,7 +1494,7 @@ configuration section below. HB.) - (NOTE: the syntax for specifiying target_domain has changed since the + (NOTE: the syntax for specifying target_domain has changed since the previous paragraph was written -- it will not work now. More information is welcome.) @@ -1474,7 +1594,7 @@ configuration section below. HB.) forward .* . - forward isp-b.com host-b:8000 + forward isp-b.com host-b:8118 @@ -1490,7 +1610,7 @@ configuration section below. HB.) forward .* . - forward isp-a.com host-a:8000 + forward isp-a.com host-a:8118 @@ -1540,9 +1660,9 @@ configuration section below. HB.) # Define junkbuster as parent cache - cache_peer 127.0.0.1 parent 8000 0 no-query + cache_peer 127.0.0.1 parent 8118 0 no-query # Define ACL for protocol FTP acl FTP proto FTP @@ -1835,10 +1955,10 @@ Removed references to Win32. HB 09/23/01 - Additionally, there are wildcards that you can use in the domain names - themselves. They work pretty similar to shell wildcards: * + Additionally, there are wild-cards that you can use in the domain names + themselves. They work pretty similar to shell wild-cards: * stands for zero or more arbitrary characters, ? stands for - any single character. And you can define charachter classes in square + any single character. And you can define character classes in square brackets and they can be freely mixed: @@ -1866,7 +1986,7 @@ Removed references to Win32. HB 09/23/01 If Junkbuster was compiled with pcre support (default), Perl compatible regular expressions - can be used. See the pcre/docs/ direcory or man + can be used. See the pcre/docs/ directory or man perlre (also available on http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.6/pod/perlre.html) for details. A brief discussion of regular expressions is in the @@ -2030,7 +2150,7 @@ Removed references to Win32. HB 09/23/01 This will also shrink the images considerably (in bytes, not pixels!). If the option first is given, the first frame of the animation is used as the replacement. If last is given, the last frame - of the animation is used instead, which propably makes more sense for most + of the animation is used instead, which probably makes more sense for most banner animations, but also has the risk of not showing the entire last frame (if it is only a delta to an earlier frame). @@ -2075,7 +2195,7 @@ Removed references to Win32. HB 09/23/01 Sometimes, there are even multiple consecutive redirects encoded in the - URL. These redirections via scripts make your web browing more traceable, + URL. These redirections via scripts make your web browsing more traceable, since the server from which you follow such a link can see where you go to. Apart from that, valuable bandwidth and time is wasted, while your browser ask the server for one redirect after the other. Plus, it feeds the @@ -2248,14 +2368,18 @@ Removed references to Win32. HB 09/23/01 Decides what to do with URLs that end up tagged with {+block - +image}. There are 4 options. -image-blocker will - send a HTML blocked page, usually resulting in a - broken image icon. +image-blocker{logo} will - send a JunkBuster image. - +image-blocker{blank} will send a 1x1 transparent GIF image. - And finally, +image-blocker{http://xyz.com} will send a HTTP - temporary redirect to the specified image. This has the advantage of the - icon being being cached by the browser, which will speed up the display. + +image}, e.g an advertizement. There are five options. + -image-blocker will send a HTML blocked page, + usually resulting in a broken image icon. + +image-blocker{logo} will send a JunkBuster + logo image. +image-blocker{blank} will send a 1x1 + transparent GIF image. And finally, + +image-blocker{http://xyz.com} will send a HTTP temporary + redirect to the specified image. This has the advantage of the icon being + being cached by the browser, which will speed up the display. + +image-blocker{pattern} will send a checkboard type pattern, + which scales better than the logo (which can get blocky if the browser + enlarges it too much). @@ -2451,13 +2575,13 @@ Removed references to Win32. HB 09/23/01 - # Turn off all persistant cookies + # Turn off all persistent cookies { +no-cookies-read } { +no-cookies-set } # Allow cookies for this browser session ONLY { +no-cookies-keep } - # Execeptions to the above, sites that benefit from persistant cookies + # Exceptions to the above, sites that benefit from persistent cookies { -no-cookies-read } { -no-cookies-set } { -no-cookies-keep } @@ -2665,16 +2789,16 @@ Removed references to Win32. HB 09/23/01 The Filter File - The filter file defines what filtering of web pages - Junkbuster does. The default filter file is - re_filterfile, located in the config directory. In this - file, any document content, whether viewable text or - embedded non-visible content, can be changed. + Any web page can be dynamically modified with the filter file. This + modification can be removal, or re-writing, of any web page content, + including tags and non-visible content. The default filter file is + re_filterfile, located in the config directory. This file uses regular expressions to alter or remove any string in the - target page. Some examples from the included default re_filterfile: + target page. The expressions can only operate on one line at a time .Some + examples from the included default re_filterfile: @@ -2740,7 +2864,7 @@ Removed references to Win32. HB 09/23/01 When Junkbuster displays one of its internal pages, such as a 404 Not Found error page, it uses the appropriate template. - On Linux, BSD, and Unix, these are locate in + On Linux, BSD, and Unix, these are located in /etc/junkbuster/templates by default. These may be customized, if desired. @@ -2756,9 +2880,9 @@ Removed references to Win32. HB 09/23/01 Quickstart to Using Junkbuster - Install package, then run and enjoy! Junbuster - accepts only one command line option -- the configuration file to be - used. Example Unix startup command: + Install package, then run and enjoy! JunkBuster + is typically started by specifying the main configuration file to be + used on the command line. Example Unix startup command: @@ -2785,28 +2909,27 @@ For RedHat: /etc/rc.d/init.d/junkbuster start If no configuration file is specified on the command line, Junkbuster will look for a file named - config in the current directory. Except on Amiga where - it will look for AmiTCP:db/junkbuster/config and Win32 - where it will try config.txt. If no file is specified - on the command line and no default configuration file can be found, + config in the current directory. Except on Win32 where + it will try config.txt. If no file is specified on the + command line and no default configuration file can be found, Junkbuster will fail to start. Be sure your browser is set to use the proxy which is by default at - localhost, port 8000. With Netscape (and + localhost, port 8118. With Netscape (and Mozilla), this can be set under Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Proxies -> HTTP Proxy. For Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Properties -> Connections -> LAN Setting. Then, check Use Proxy and fill in the appropriate info (Address: - localhost, Port: 8000). Include if HTTPS proxy support too. + localhost, Port: 8118). Include if HTTPS proxy support too. The included default configuration files should give a reasonable starting point, though may be somewhat aggressive in blocking junk. You will probably - want to keep an eye out for sites that require persistant cookies, and add these to + want to keep an eye out for sites that require persistent cookies, and add these to ijb.action as needed. By default, most of these will be accepted only during the current browser session, until you add them to the configuration. If you want the browser to handle this instead, you will @@ -2824,11 +2947,12 @@ For RedHat: /etc/rc.d/init.d/junkbuster start - HTTP/1.1 support is not fully implemented. If browsers that - support HTTP/1.1 (like Mozilla or recent versions - of I.E.) experience problems, you might try to force HTTP/1.0 compatiblity. - For Mozilla, look under Edit -> Preferences -> Debug -> - Networking. Or set the +downgrade config option in + Junkbuster is HTTP/1.1 compliant, but not all 1.1 + features are as yet implemented. If browsers that support HTTP/1.1 (like + Mozilla or recent versions of I.E.) experience + problems, you might try to force HTTP/1.0 compatibility. For Mozilla, look + under Edit -> Preferences -> Debug -> Networking. + Or set the +downgrade config option in ijb.action. @@ -2864,19 +2988,126 @@ For RedHat: /etc/rc.d/init.d/junkbuster start the developers (see below). + + + + + +Command Line Options + + JunkBuster may be invoked with the following + command-line options: + + + + + + + + --version + + + Print version info and exit, Unix only. + + + + + --help + + + Print a short usage info and exit, Unix only. + + + + + --no-daemon + + + Don't become a daemon, i.e. don't fork and become process group + leader, don't detach from controlling tty. Unix only. + + + + + --pidfile FILE + + + + On startup, write the process ID to FILE. Delete the + FILE on exit. Failiure to create or delete the + FILE is non-fatal. If no FILE + option is given, no PID file will be used. Unix only. + + + + + --user USER[.GROUP] + + + + After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of + USER, and if included the GID of GROUP. Exit if the + privileges are not sufficient to do so. Unix only. + + + + + configfile + + + If no configfile is included on the command line, + JunkBuster will look for a file named + config in the current directory (except on Win32 + where it will look for config.txt instead). Specify + full path to avoid confusion. + + + + + + + + + + + -Contact the Developers + +Contacting the Developers, Bug Reporting and Feature +Requests - - Feature requests and other questions should be posted to the Feature - request page at SourceForge. There is also an archive there. +We value your feedback. However, to provide you with the best support, +please note: + + + + Use the Sourceforge support forum to get + help. + + Submit bugs only thru our Sourceforge bug + forum. +Make sure that the bug has not already been submitted. Please try to +verify that it is a Junkbuster bug, and not +a browser or site bug first. If you are using your own custom configuration, +please try the stock configs to see if the problem is a configuration +related bug. And if not using the latest development snapshot, please +try the latest one. Or even better, CVS sources. + + + + Submit feature requests only thru our Sourceforge feature request forum. + + + + + + + +For any other issues, feel free to use the mailing lists. @@ -2886,14 +3117,6 @@ communication (bugs, feature requests, etc.) Archives are available here too. - - Please report bugs, using the form at - Sourceforge. - Please try to verify that it is a Junkbuster bug, - and not a browser or site bug first. Also, check to make sure this is not - already a known bug. - - @@ -2930,13 +3153,13 @@ communication (bugs, feature requests, etc.) Junkbuster was originally written by Anonymous Coders and JunkBusters + url="http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/ijbfaq.html">Junkbuster's Corporation, and was released as free open-source software under the GNU GPL. Stefan Waldherr made many improvements, and started the SourceForge project to - rekindle development. The last stable release was v2.0.2, which has now - grown whiskers ;-). + rekindle development. There are now several active developers contributing. + The last stable release was v2.0.2, which has now grown whiskers ;-). @@ -3000,7 +3223,7 @@ communication (bugs, feature requests, etc.) in various config files. Assuming support for pcre (Perl Compatible Regular Expressions) is compiled in, which is the default. Such configuration directives do not require regular expressions, but they can be - used to increase flexibility by matching a pattern with wildcards against + used to increase flexibility by matching a pattern with wild-cards against URLs. @@ -3015,18 +3238,18 @@ communication (bugs, feature requests, etc.) expression against another to see if it matches or not. One of the expressions is a literal string of readable characters (letter, numbers, etc), and the other is a complex string of literal - characters combined with wildcards, and other special characters, called - metacharacters. The metacharacters have special meanings and + characters combined with wild-cards, and other special characters, called + meta-characters. The meta-characters have special meanings and are used to build the complex pattern to be matched against. Perl Compatible Regular Expressions is an enhanced form of the regular expression language with backward compatibility. - To make a simple analogy, we do something similar when we use wildcard + To make a simple analogy, we do something similar when we use wild-card characters when listing files with the dir command in DOS. *.* matches all filenames. The special - character here is the asterik which matches any and all characters. We can be + character here is the asterisk which matches any and all characters. We can be more specific and use ? to match just individual characters. So dir file?.text would match file1.txt, file2.txt, etc. We are pattern @@ -3073,7 +3296,7 @@ communication (bugs, feature requests, etc.) \ - The escape character denotes that the following character should be taken literally. This is used where one of the special characters (e.g. .) needs to be taken literally and - not as a special metacharacter. + not as a special meta-character. @@ -3086,7 +3309,7 @@ communication (bugs, feature requests, etc.) - () - pararentheses are used to group a sub-expression, + () - parentheses are used to group a sub-expression, or multiple sub-expressions. @@ -3198,7 +3421,7 @@ communication (bugs, feature requests, etc.) s/microsoft(?!.com)/MicroSuck/i - This is - a substitution. MicroSuck will replace any occurence of + a substitution. MicroSuck will replace any occurrence of microsoft. The i at the end of the expression means ignore case. The (?!.com) means the match should fail if microsoft is followed by @@ -3222,6 +3445,140 @@ communication (bugs, feature requests, etc.) + + + + + +JunkBuster's Internal Pages + + + Since JunkBuster proxies each requested + web page, it is easy for JunkBuster to + trap certain URLs. In this way, we can talk directly to + JunkBuster, and see how it is + configured, see how our rules are being applied, change these + rules and other configuration options, and even turn + JunkBuster off. + + + + + The URLs listed below are the special ones that allow direct access + to JunkBuster. Of course, + JunkBuster must be running to access these. If + not, you will get a friendly error message. + + + + + + + + + Junkbuster main page: + +
+ + http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config/ + +
+ + Alternately, this may be reached at http://i.j.b/, + but this variation may not work as reliably as the above in some + configurations. + + + + + + Show information about the current configuration: + +
+ + http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config/show-status + +
+ + + + + Show the source code version numbers: + +
+ + http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config/show-version + +
+ + + + + Show the client's request headers: + +
+ + http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config/show-request + +
+ + + + + Show which actions apply to a URL and why: + +
+ + http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config/show-url-info + +
+ + + + + Toggle JunkBuster on or off: + +
+ + http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config/toggle + +
+ + Short cuts. Turn off, then on: + +
+ + http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config/toggle?set=disable + +
+
+ + http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config/toggle?set=enable + +
+ + + + + Edit the actions list file: + +
+ + http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config/edit-actions + +
+ + + + + + + These may be bookmarked for quick reference. + + + + +