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Old March 3rd 12, 09:06 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default How to gain access to websites that require latest Java installed

"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in
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And it's crazy to be so paranoid about stuff like that when your browser
is opening dozens of connections to beacons, click-trackers, and ad
servers when you surf the web.


I have lots of ad-blockers, a hosts file, and other tweaks, but you are
of course right, there is probably still lots going on from the browser.
However, I expect that - it's the function of a browser to go onto the
internet; when other software does, I am _interested_ to know that it is
doing so.


I recently put Proxoitron back in, to see how it went. Old rule sets slowed
web access right down, it was nasty. Opera is actually very good at handling
that problem, though I did see that Google (and the BBC) offered slightly
leaner, cleaner versions of their pages. (And a lot less of the 'slightly' in
the case of Google...) So I'll probably strip down the Prox filter set to the
minimum needed to give me those advantages. I don't like spending lots of
time on filters and firewall rules and such. What matters to me is that BOTH
tools are capable of very smart rulings, and remove the dependence on
specific browsers or other software to handle problems associated with web
access. The more I can make Prox do well, the less I have to agonise over the
minutiae of the about:config pages in various browsers. if Prox can do this
as efficiently as LnS, it will be worth keeping it. My only problem with
Proxomitron is that it is not a set-and-forget tool, it needs frequent
familiarity to keep its use an easy task. But even so, probably easier than
getting used to a new browser's methods. (And any opportunity to refresh
RegExp skills is a Good Thing).