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Updated Strict blocking (markdown)

Raymond Hill 2022-09-11 12:50:38 -04:00
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Strict-blocking.md

@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ uBO respected that semantic until version 0.9.3.0. With version 0.9.3.0, uBO wil
This means that using the same test case above, **uBO will block the web page** served by a server found in one of the malware list (unlike ABP): This means that using the same test case above, **uBO will block the web page** served by a server found in one of the malware list (unlike ABP):
![Page was fully blocked](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/585534/8160013/14466ca0-133a-11e5-8d3c-28169288f35a.png) ![Page was fully blocked](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/585534/189539077-9e2c8e46-7de0-42c0-9e1d-34b9a31a39a5.png)
Why the change? Because [issue #1013](https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/issues/1013) brought forth why it is desirable sometimes to completely block a website, as opposed to what the ABP-filtering semantic dictates. Why the change? Because [issue #1013](https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/issues/1013) brought forth why it is desirable sometimes to completely block a website, as opposed to what the ABP-filtering semantic dictates.
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- Temporarily - The site will be temporarily allowed for a limited time (60 seconds, after [1.17.4](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.17.4) 120 seconds - [configurable](./Advanced-settings#strictblockingbypassduration)). - Temporarily - The site will be temporarily allowed for a limited time (60 seconds, after [1.17.4](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.17.4) 120 seconds - [configurable](./Advanced-settings#strictblockingbypassduration)).
- Permanently - The site will be permanently allowed. - Permanently - The site will be permanently allowed.
This will prevent the web page _proper_ for the site from being blocked by uBO in the future: the filtering of the site will be done exactly as per ABP-filtering semantic, and just like with uBO pre-0.9.3.0. This will prevent the web page _proper_ for the site from being blocked by uBO in the future: the filtering of the site will be done exactly as per EasyList syntax-based filtering semantic, and just like with uBO pre-0.9.3.0.
There are many benefits to strict blocking. For example, there is no good reason one should want to connect _at all_ to any of the sites present in any one of the malware domain lists. Strict blocking will prevent this from happening. There are many benefits to strict blocking. For example, there is no good reason one should want to connect _at all_ to any of the sites present in any one of the malware domain lists. Strict blocking will prevent this from happening.
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Example: Example:
![a](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/585534/81292329-6594af00-9039-11ea-99e5-271ae753fe0b.png) ![a](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/585534/189539478-5b9d454b-67aa-4e85-9a2f-e8eb3f0accc7.png)
In the example above, a link to _Green Man Gaming_ site was clicked (from [here](https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Dead_Rising_2)), but doing so caused the browser to navigate to a strict-blocked redirection link instead of navigating directly to the _Green Man Gaming_ site. By expanding the query strings into components, we can see our actual destination URL -- just click on it and you will finally reach your intended destination without having to go through the `dpbolvw.net` server which was strict-blocked by an entry in Peter Lowe's list. In the example above, a link to _Green Man Gaming_ site was clicked (from [here](https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Dead_Rising_2)), but doing so caused the browser to navigate to a strict-blocked redirection link instead of navigating directly to the _Green Man Gaming_ site. By expanding the query strings into components, we can see our actual destination URL -- just click on it and you will finally reach your intended destination without having to go through the `dpbolvw.net` server which was strict-blocked by an entry in Peter Lowe's list.