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I have done this a while ago on my Slackware. I don't worry much about it being illegal on Linux.
It worked wonderfully, much more faster on my adsl, but it kinda screwd up my cache flushing. Sometimes, it becomes impossible for me to flush the web cache out of FF. This is a common issue with the current version of FF, but the trick to speed it up seems to amplified this problem on my box.

This made Firefox a LOT faster! Thanks for the link wonder .

Oh well, what you are activating is pipelining. In effect this is the same as setting up multiple connections to the server in order to download multiple files simultaneously.

In the Mozilla Suite, this was an option, you could activate in the configuration. It has been removed from the Firefox configuration menu, because it caused problems with many servers. If this is the case for you, better deactivate it. Some servers just don't like multiple connections.

as faR as header extensions... I had found one b4.... cant recall the site though... might look at mozdev.org

pctech wrote:as faR as header extensions... I had found one b4.... cant recall the site though... might look at mozdev.org

You've always been very good at expressing yourself precisely. =)

What does this "header extension" do?

ciny wrote:thansk for the tip it works a little better now... BTW Does anyone know of an extension wich would anonymize my http headers and I could edit them?

Thats not so nice anymore.
You aren't supposed to mess with those.

There is an extension called RefControl that you can use to block or forge http referer info. However, some sites use this info, so you can set up a list of permissions to allow these sites to use referers.

There is another extension called User Agent Switcher which lets you forge the type of browser and os you are using. Again, some sites use this to customize pages for different browsers.

Another option is Proxomitron. This isn't an extension for firefox. It's a web-filtering proxy for windows users only, to my knowledge. Tor combined with Privoxy is designed for the majority of other users including windows. In fact, Tor is included with ELE, a version of Linux LiveCD that is focused on privacy. I know Tor and Privoxy have an impact on surfing speed, so take this into account if you are considering these options. It will also disable many features in sites that will cause them not to display or work properly.

If you have java enabled, it will defeat these mehtods of anonymous surfing.

Hope that helps!

I feel discriminated. This alos works for Mozilla Suite/Seamonkey! Btw. I am surfing with pipelining since 2 years or so . However I set the max request to 8, might be a good value for my slow 768kbit/s DSL.

PS: why the hell even COULD be this illegal? Even if they WERE only changeable in the source... hello, this softare is OPEN SOURCE, you can change it to whatever you like!
And if sofotare using multiple connectinos at once were prohibited by Windows EULA, you should ban all online games using Direct Play .

safety wrote:There is an extension called RefControl that you can use to block or forge http referer info. However, some sites use this info, so you can set up a list of permissions to allow these sites to use referers.

You don't need it. Open the about:config page (just type this into your address bar) and enter "referer" into the filter text-box. There you'll find the network.http.sendRefererHeader setting. Change it's value to 0 and Referer-headers won't be sent anymore.

However, the Referer header is not a security or privacy threat. Firefox handles it properly, so sites do only know what they're supposed to know. Some sites even use this info for constructive purposes like presenting you with more exact info, so it's generally not advisable to suppress the Referer header.

safety wrote:There is another extension called User Agent Switcher which lets you forge the type of browser and os you are using. Again, some sites use this to customize pages for different browsers.

Why would you want to fake or suppress your user agent? You're just going to make your life harder, because some sites use this info to preset you with correct, agent-optimized content.

safety wrote:Another option is Proxomitron. This isn't an extension for firefox. It's a web-filtering proxy for windows users only, to my knowledge. Tor combined with Privoxy is designed for the majority of other users including windows. In fact, Tor is included with ELE, a version of Linux LiveCD that is focused on privacy. I know Tor and Privoxy have an impact on surfing speed, so take this into account if you are considering these options. It will also disable many features in sites that will cause them not to display or work properly.

Where is the point in using a proxy server? Do you really think that giving some curious proxy admin the power to observe exactly what you're doing and to control you in any way, increases your security or privacy? This is pure non-sense, established by some *** dumbasses around the internet. There are many reasons for not using a proxy server:

• It slows down your connection a lot.
• The proxy admin can see whatever you do. You're getting absolutely transparent.
• Most proxies have log files, even if they pretend they don't. They have them for the sake of their own security, if someone does something illegal. Only a fool would put a non-logged service onto the internet.
• SSL connections lose their point.
• Some sites ban you, because of using an open proxy server.
• Some sites ban you, because of coming from an unwelcomed domain or TLD.

safety wrote:If you have java enabled, it will defeat these mehtods of anonymous surfing.

There are many ways to "defeat" those methods. Just click on an SSL-URL and your browser is going to use direct connections by default.

De Kus wrote:PS: why the hell even COULD be this illegal? Even if they WERE only changeable in the source... hello, this softare is OPEN SOURCE, you can change it to whatever you like! Smile
And if sofotare using multiple connectinos at once were prohibited by Windows EULA, you should ban all online games using Direct Play Razz.

This wouldn't even be illegal if the software had a non-free license. Your extensions are allowed to do whatever the host program enables them to do. If it shouldn't be allowed, then it shouldn't be possible.

These are all valid points mm_freak. However, to answer the question posed by ciny, these are the methods used to:

BTW Does anyone know of an extension wich would anonymize my http headers and I could edit them?

With that said, I agree, this in most cases will break more than it helps. However, some people still believe that security through obscurity is the best answer (wrong!!!). This leads to no security at all.

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/m ... php?id=967
I can't think of any reasonable reason as to why you would want to edit them (except for testing security holes), however it is it reasonable to want to go through them (ie. to analyze security of a website)

yea great post......it realy spead up my firefox good job

QE SDFG

great post thx

thanks for the link!