Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 23:35:02 +0200 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> To: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/www/ijb - Imported sources Message-ID: <19980503233502.29031@follo.net> In-Reply-To: <19980503171304.A11838@mph124.rh.psu.edu>; from Matthew Hunt on Sun, May 03, 1998 at 05:13:04PM -0400 References: <199805032051.NAA22058@freefall.freebsd.org> <19980503230438.48318@follo.net> <19980503171304.A11838@mph124.rh.psu.edu>
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On Sun, May 03, 1998 at 05:13:04PM -0400, Matthew Hunt wrote: > On Sun, May 03, 1998 at 11:04:38PM +0200, Eivind Eklund wrote: > > > > Log Message: > > > Import of ijb, the Internet Junkbuster. It's an HTTP proxy that > > > strips advertisements and so on. > [...] > > Refusing to download ads from the WWW is very bad practice. Those ads are > > paying for the service you're using. I'm not even certain we should have > > the above program as a port - I don't think we'd have a 'automated > > crack-on-download' tool, for instance, and this is actually fairly similar. > > I would like to point out that the "and so on" includes unwanted > cookies, animated GIFs, and other things besides ads that some folks > would consider to be "junk". In fact, it seems to be a very general > tool. Sounds like it could be useful - can I then assume that the default configuration will _not_ be to strip advertisements, and that the description will not include this as an area of use? Just as we don't describe SATAN as 'A tool for crackers. Might also be useful for system administrators to check their security.' or cp as 'Program for making copies of commercial software. Can also be used to copy data files and free software.' Eivind.
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