Or, you could try junkbuster. I'm using it right now
and it's gotten rid of 99% of banner ads. It also
blocks cookies. Find it at http://www.junkbuster.com/
Sang
--- Tim & Val Litwiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Assuming this is on topic since squid is shipped
> with mandrake :)
> How about blocking most banner ads from most web
> sites.
>
> Here is how to do it. setup squid with the access
> controls that you are
> comfortable with. Then look on freshmeat for
> squidredirect it is a
> simple little script. download it and make it the
> same user and group as
> squid - in mandrake that is user and group squid.
>
> then look thru squid.conf for the commented out line
> about redirector
> helper files and modify it to run this redirector.
> There are 2 line one
> is which script to run and the next is how many to
> run at once. I set
> mine with 4 with 1 or 2 I had to hit stop and then
> reload on my browser
> at times.
>
> then in your web browser find the proxy setting and
> put in you squid
> machines domain name or ip address and the port
> number 3128 - unless you
> changed it from default.
>
> -- enjoy --
>
> I have mine running on a machine at work - connected
> via cat5 to the
> same T1 that my ISP has all the local modems
> connected to. Then I have
> my browser at home filter everything thru it. It
> sure makes my 33.6
> connection seem better when browsing.
>
> Sridhar G wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Is there a way to block the banner ads from a
> website.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Sridhar
>
>
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Sang Y. Yum
San Diego, CA
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