Re: [BFilter-users] Re: Signal handler request

[Joseph A. <jos...@ma...>]

> If I understand you correctly, "next-hop http proxy" is a comment, not a
> directive.  If that is the case, then just remove that text entirely.
> The rest of the [forwarding] section is self documenting, so it does not
> need that text.  Having it there, expecially where it is, confused me.
OK.

> > Compiling bfilter with gcc 3.x is not a good idea anyway.  It will make
> > it several times slower, while gcc-2.95.3 build actually outperforms icc
> > 7.
>
> Comment:  This is going to cause you problems in the future.
Let's hope gcc developers will fix the terribly slow std::string.
Maybe I could speed it up by writing my own allocator.  Anyway, for personal 
usage bfilter is still fast enough.

> > Actually it's not how bfilter works, it's just a way to think about it. 
> > The 3rd step is especially incorrect.  The real implementation is too
> > complex to describe, but its main feature is that the performance is
> > nearly constant with any number of rules.
>
> Don't be so picky!  The above description is what the user needs to know
> (even if it is not 100% accurate) so PLEASE put it in rules.local.
OK, I'll put some info there.

> A FAQ is very desirable.  Please do that.
>
> I did restart the browser.  It is not enough.  Clear the cache AND
> restart.
So be it.

> Short story not really pertinent to this discussion:
> /start/
> What happened to me is that I set up Netscape to proxy bfilter and then
> immediately went to www.zdnet.com - where all was fine (I NEVER go there
> because of all the banner ads, so nothing was in Netscape's cache).  I
> closed Netscape.  Later on, I went to check my Yahoo mail, and the ads
> appeared!  I was upset so I reconfigured /etc/bfilter/config to next hop
> to privoxy, but bfilter ignored the change.  So I tried 'killall -USR1
> bfilter' hoping it would cause bfilter to reread config.  Instead,
> bfilter terminated.
> Set up like this
>   BFILTER -> PRIVOXY -> APACHE
> the ads disappeared.  Set up like this
>   BFILTER -> APACHE
> the ads returned.
There is an option in Netscape called "Compare the page in the cache to the 
page on the network".  Is it possible it's set to "Never"?

> I then started this thread, asking for USR1, an explanation of the role
> of rules.local, and for a conversion of privoxy rules to bfilter.
> Because of your excellent explanation of rules plus asking if privoxy
> rules were really necessary, it eventually occurred to me to kill the
> cache.  Now all is well.
> /end/
>
> Thanks for all your help and time.
You are welcome.