Internet Junkbuster
Template:Out of date{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other {{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox software with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| AsOf | author | background | bodystyle | caption | collapsetext | collapsible | developer | discontinued | engine | engines | genre | included with | language | language count | language footnote | latest preview date | latest preview version | latest release date | latest release version | latest_preview_date | latest_preview_version | latest_release_date | latest_release_version | licence | license | logo | logo alt | logo caption | logo class | logo size | logo title | logo upright | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_class | logo_size | logo_title | logo_upright | middleware | module | name | operating system | operating_system | other_names | platform | programming language | programming_language | qid | released | replaced_by | replaces | repo | screenshot | screenshot alt | screenshot class | screenshot size | screenshot title | screenshot upright | screenshot_alt | screenshot_class | screenshot_size | screenshot_upright | service_name | size | standard | title | ver layout | website }}Template:Main other Template:Portal The Internet Junkbuster is a web proxy that can block ads and cookies.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref> As of 2000 it functioned by checking requested URLs, including those for images, against a blocklist.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite magazine</ref> It was developed by the Junkbusters Corporation and released under the GNU General Public License.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, the Internet Junkbuster has not been updated since 1998Template:Citation needed and the junkbusters.com web site is no longer maintained.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Privoxy is based on the code for the Internet Junkbuster.Template:Citation needed
Junkbuster's developers at one point released Guidescope, a consumer version of Junkbuster.<ref name=":0" />Template:Needs update
Reception
A review by InfoWorld in 2000 gave it a score of "Good" but criticized it for the technical knowledge needed to modify the blocklist by manually editing a .ini file.<ref name=":1" />
See also
References
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External links
- Official website
- Galactica Proxy - proxy that shows the state of your Web surfing in realtime (based on Junkbuster, created in 2001)