I really like the Request-Policy plugin too. Quite amazing how many other sites some reference.
Cheers, Al On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Scott Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:10:26 +0100 Matthew <[email protected]> > top-posted (*please* stop doing that!): >>I am not using NoScript but I used it some time ago. The problem I had >>was that various websites did not work because it turned off JavaScript >>which seemed essential. At the moment I am using Polipo and Tor with >>JavaScript operational but Java, Flash, and QuickTime are all turned off >>in Firefox. > > Well, that's rather the point, isn't it? Besides, NoScript has > always allowed you to whitelist sites that you *trust entirely*. Further, > you can allow script execution globally, but you'd be utterly foolish to > do so in a browser not running thoroughly sandboxed. >> >>Perhaps you could please tell me why exactly NoScript is superior to the >>methods I am using? >> > Aside from the aforementioned feature of disabling script execution > by default, it provides many other protections, far too many to go into > here. Read about them at the NoScript web site at > > http://noscript.net > > NoScript should be used with Firefox even when tor is not used. NoScript > should be used with Firefox even when Torbutton is not used, but it is > much safer to use both NoScript and Torbutton together. > > > Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG > ********************************************************************** > * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * > *--------------------------------------------------------------------* > * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * > * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * > * -- a standing army." * > * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * > ********************************************************************** > *********************************************************************** > To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to [email protected] with > unsubscribe or-talk in the body. http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/ > *********************************************************************** To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to [email protected] with unsubscribe or-talk in the body. http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/
