5.3. I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is still getting through. How?
If the ad had been displayed before you added its URL, it will probably be held in the browser's cache for some time, so it will be displayed without the need for any request to the server, and Privoxy will not be involved. Flush the browser's caches, and then try again.
Privoxy has a flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. It has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks. Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2. Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest (SPI). Helping hands and donations are welcome. Enter proxy server settings on Mac. If your computer is connected to a local network that’s protected from the internet by a firewall, you may need to specify proxy servers or use the FTP passive mode (PASV) to access some internet sites. A proxy server is a computer on a local network that acts as an intermediary between a single computer.
Alternatives to Privoxy for Windows, Linux, Mac, Chrome, Firefox and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 25+ apps similar to Privoxy. List updated: 9/17/2020 10:53:00 PM. It seems to be a lot easier to use Privoxy on Mac OS X than it ever was to use Muffin on OS 9. Pretty painless to install and set up. Even the browser-based configuration is a piece of cake.
If this doesn't help, you probably have an error in the rule you applied. Try pasting the full URL of the offending ad into http://config.privoxy.org/show-url-info and see if it really matches your new rule. Blocking ads is like blocking spam: a lot of tinkering is required to stay ahead of the game. And remember you need to block the URL of the ad in question, which may be entirely different from the site URL itself. Most ads are hosted on different servers than the main site itself. If you right-click on the ad, you should be able to get all the relevant information you need. Alternately, you can find the correct URL by looking at Privoxy's logs (you may need to enable logging in the main config file if its disabled).
Below is a slightly modified real-life log snippet that originates with one requested URL: www.example.com (name of site was changed for this example, the number of requests is real). You can see in this the complexity of what goes into making up this one 'page'. There are eight different domains involved here, with thirty two separate URLs requested in all, making up all manner of images, Shockwave Flash, JavaScript, CSS stylesheets, scripts, and other related content. Some of this content is obviously 'good' or 'bad', but not all. Many of the more questionable looking requests, are going to outside domains that seem to be identifying themselves with suspicious looking names, making our job a little easier. Privoxy has 'crunched' (meaning caught and BLOCKED) quite a few items in this example, but perhaps missed a few as well.
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Despite 12 out of 32 requests being blocked, the page looked, and seemed to behave perfectly 'normal' (minus some ads, of course).