SNIP > I installed and used privoxy for a day or two last week. It > worked...sort of. Didn't lose my net connection but it is very fussy as > to what sites it will connect to and load. I had to "try again" for six > out of every ten sites I went to. Too annoying to be really useful so I > wiped it off. > > I think it will be really useful when it is developed further, but right > now I'll pass on it. > > Michael Biddulph > Brisbane Australia
That message you get is often because the web site you were at redirects you to another site in a different domain. Since that sort of behaviour is indicative of 'advertising', privoxy's default behaviour is to block the page but offer to take you there if you really want to go. You can change the default behaviour either globally or on a site by site basis quite easily. Unfortunately it is very difficult for any proxy to 'know' if a page is advertising and to be blocked, or is a legitimate page. It can only follow general rules. The nice thing about privoxy is that it puts *you* in control of what those rules are. Personally I welcome the fact that I have not seen a pop up for "On Line Casino Gambling", " XXXX rated sites" or "Tiny video cameras" for many months :-) derek
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