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Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Tom T. » Fri May 18, 2012 5:23 am

Tucci78 wrote:So do I ditch No-Script altogether or is there some kind of fix for this "feature" that actually works?
There is no "fix" needed, and it actually works.
Tested on OP link

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9234983/Barclays-accused-in-mis-selling-report.html
I get the same result as Thrawn, on both Firefox 12 and, as a cross-check, on outdated Fx 3.6.28.
Temp-allow telegraph and disqus.
in RequestPolicy, temp-allow disqus and skimlinks, so that the skimlinks surrogate can run and tell the site it's happy.

Time to look elsewhere. Another of your extensions may be blocking this, most probably AdBlockPlus or Ghostery.

Before ditching NS, please create a clean profile from scratch. Install only NoScript, leaving all the defaults.
Does the problem still exist? If not, NoScript is not the culprit.

Try adding back your extensions, one at a time, until you find the one that causes the issue.
Then remove all the others, pairing only the suspected one with NoScript, to confirm that the remaining one is the issue.
If the problem is solved even with all add-ons reinstalled, then the previous profile was probably corrupt. Problem solved.

Let us know, thanks.

EDIT:
Oops. :oops:
I keep forgetting that the e-mail notification link takes me to the post that triggered the notification, not to the most recent post. It lies:
If you want to view the newest post made since your last visit, click the
following link:
So I didn't see Giorgio's post. But rather than delete this one, will leave it up as further confirmation that the site works, and that great minds think alike, regarding the clean profile test. ;)

@ Giorgio: Is the above a flaw in the system? It's happened several times: The notification link says what's above, but it takes me to the post that triggered the link, and not the "newest since my last visit". Which may often be on another page, with several intervening posts. TIA.

Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Giorgio Maone » Thu May 17, 2012 9:07 pm

@Tucci78
Are we still talking about this Telegraph page or something else?

Could you please export your configuration (using NoScript Options|Export) and PM or mail me it?

Also, did you actually try on a clean profile with just NoScript installed?

Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Tucci78 » Thu May 17, 2012 8:49 pm

Giorgio Maone wrote:It works for me as soon as I allow skimlinks.com.

Did you mark "skimlinks.com" as untrusted (which would keep it disabled also in "Globally allowed" mode)?

Sorry. I added "skimlinks.com" to the whitelist on No-Script and got no functionality on
Disqus whatsoever. Couldn't even read comments, much less post, a problem I've noted ever since I added No-Script to Firefox some months ago. I just figured that I was being blocked by site proprietors or something similar.

On the other hand, with Internet Explorer 8.5 I have no such difficulties, and can get right into Disqus-powered comments.

So do I ditch No-Script altogether or is there some kind of fix for this "feature" that actually works?

Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Tom T. » Thu May 10, 2012 4:46 am

Drewett wrote:Just found another page (on the same site) that doesn't work. :?
If you have the RequestPolicy add-on, you must allow requests from telegraph to skimlinks, so the page will be happy. Also, from telegraph to disqus.
(discovered by process of elimination)

Note that this does not mean allowing skimlinks in the NoScript menu, because the new surrogate will run instead, fooling the page while protecting your privacy.

Does this apply to you?

Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Thrawn » Thu May 10, 2012 3:35 am

Drewett wrote:Just found another page (on the same site) that doesn't work. :?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/news ... omers.html

Have I done something to mess things up, or are there yet more scripts that need to be allowed to show Disqus comments? (Skimlinks is already unblocked).

I don't know how to determine which scripts need to be unblocked to make the comments display. Is there an easy way to figure this out if the problem arises again in future?
That page shows comments for me with only 'disqus.com' and 'telegraph.co.uk' temporarily-allowed, everything else blocked.

Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Drewett » Wed May 09, 2012 10:15 pm

Tom T. wrote:I don't have a Disqus account with which to login and test this ...
You don't need one (I don't have a Disqus account either). I just want to be able to read the comments, and you don't need to log in for that, they should just display on the page by default.

If I open the same page with NoScript disabled, then the comments display just fine. However, as soon as NoScript is enabled, then the Disqus comments disappear on that page.

BTW I am use Firefox v9.0.1 (which due to Mozilla's rapid releases is only 5 months old) because newer versions introduced a bug that breaks one of my most needed extensions. The extension author has filed a bug report on Bugzilla about this. Using a newer Firefox version wouldn't make any difference to this particular issue anyway because, as I said above, it already works fine on v9.0.1 just as long as NoScript is disabled.

I temporarily upgraded to the latest version of Firefox (v12 with my existing user profile) just to confirm this. Sure enough, the page exhibits exactly the same problem as before (Disqus comments are not visible). So using a newer Firefox version does not make any difference.

It's probably a case of a required script being marked as untrusted, but disqus seems to rely on so many unrelated scripts that I'm not sure how you're supposed to know which ones to unblock.

Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Tom T. » Tue May 08, 2012 9:09 am

Drewett wrote:Just found another page (on the same site) that doesn't work. :?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/news ... omers.html

Have I done something to mess things up, or are there yet more scripts that need to be allowed to show Disqus comments? (Skimlinks is already unblocked).
Per changelog, the Skimlinks surrogate is now in the latest stable release of NoScript (2.4), so with that, you should be able to block Skimlinks again without issue.

I don't have a Disqus account with which to login and test this, but pending someone who does, is it possible for you to update the very obsolete Firefox 9.01 for the supported version, currently 12.0?

Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Drewett » Tue May 08, 2012 7:08 am

Just found another page (on the same site) that doesn't work. :?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/news ... omers.html

Have I done something to mess things up, or are there yet more scripts that need to be allowed to show Disqus comments? (Skimlinks is already unblocked).

I don't know how to determine which scripts need to be unblocked to make the comments display. Is there an easy way to figure this out if the problem arises again in future?

Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Tom T. » Tue May 01, 2012 10:38 am

Guest wrote:....I did have skimlinks.com as untrusted (I had no idea that it was related to Disqus). I have now allowed it and I can finally see Disqus comments. ... Thanks for the advice (and also for kindly including the surrogate script in the next version).
Note that the latest development build already has it. The support team and many users use development builds, which are generally only incremental in changes, rather than radical restructuring. So not much chance of anything going wrong. if it does, do please report, and it will be fixed. You can always reinstall the last stable release if needed.

This allows you to forbid skimlinks. Note that if you allow skimlinks (or any other of the scripts for which NS runs surrogate ), the actual script will run, not the surrogate.

Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Guest » Tue May 01, 2012 3:25 am

Giorgio Maone wrote:It works for me as soon as I allow skimlinks.com.

Did you mark "skimlinks.com" as untrusted (which would keep it disabled also in "Globally allowed" mode)?
Thank you SO much for your reply Giorgio.

I did have skimlinks.com as untrusted (I had no idea that it was related to Disqus). I have now allowed it and I can finally see Disqus comments.

I have been putting up with this issue for so long. I wish I had posted here sooner.

Thanks for the advice (and also for kindly including the surrogate script in the next version).

Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Tom T. » Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:50 am

Giorgio Maone wrote:Please check latest development build 2.4rc6, including the aforementioned surrogate.
You can forbid/mark as untrust skimlinks.com if you want now.
Added to List of scripts for which NS runs surrogate.

Thanks to Giorgio for yet another prompt response and permanent fix.

Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Giorgio Maone » Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:21 am

Please check latest development build 2.4rc6, including the aforementioned surrogate.
You can forbid/mark as untrust skimlinks.com if you want now.

Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Tom T. » Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:35 pm

Globe199 wrote:I've noticed this on Disqus too. When it happens, I do one of two things: (1) give up; (2) use Chrome.
Did you not read the post above? Giorgio said that he was going to fix it, and very soon.
Globe199 wrote: On a side note, I'm finding myself using Chrome for any important web use, like making purchases. I don't trust Firefox with NoScript on many sites anymore.
Why not, exactly?

Do you think Chrome is safer? Perhaps with NotScripts?

Firefox + NoScript has been recommended by the US Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity division. And by many others, including independent security experts.

Browse the thread NoScript Sightings for many such recommendations.

Also try "Google Chrome vs. FX+NS"
Don't miss the post by Nick P., who is so security-conscious that he posted a PGP-signed message, with his SHA-1 signature. I know Nick P. well (via 'Net, not live). He has spent his life designing so-called "high-assurance" (high-security) systems for governments, military, and other organizations that require a level of security beyond what COTS (commercial, off-the-shelf software) or open-source software can provide. Yet he chooses Fx + NS for his daily browsing.

Please consider these things before exposing yourself to unnecessary risks.

Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Globe199 » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:48 pm

Drewett wrote: 1. What do I need to do to enable disqus comments on all web sites and prevent NoScript from ever blocking them?

2. Why is NoScript still blocking scripts when 'Allow Scripts Globally' has been selected?

Thanks
I've noticed this on Disqus too. When it happens, I do one of two things: (1) give up; (2) use Chrome. On a side note, I'm finding myself using Chrome for any important web use, like making purchases. I don't trust Firefox with NoScript on many sites anymore.

Re: Can't stop NoScript from blocking Disqus

by Giorgio Maone » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:47 pm

BTW, I'm gonna include a surrogate script for skimlinks.com in next dev build, in order to make allowing it unnecessary.

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