NS & Pale Moon

[Jojo999]

I've finally updated from old, old FF 52.9.0 ESR to Pale Moon x64 33.4.0.1.

I am running a way old version of NS (5.0.6). Can I upgrade to the latest NS version? Will it run in PM given how much they have complained about NS in the past?

[barbaz]

NoScript is known to cause issues and not work in Pale Moon >= 33 - viewtopic.php?t=27128

[Jojo999]

PM is working now with the very old 5.0.6 release. Is this adequate in terms of the basic script blocking that NS does until I figure out what browser i am going to switch to permanently?

[barbaz]

PM is working now with the very old 5.0.6 release.

Doesn't Pale Moon now hard-block NoScript?

Is this adequate in terms of the basic script blocking that NS does

https://noscript.net/changelog/

NoScript Classic versions prior to 5.1.8.7 have a security issue where websites could bypass script blocking, and it wasn't hard to exploit. IIRC that issue was introduced in the 5.x NoScript versions. I wouldn't use any NoScript Classic 5.x other than 5.1.9 in production.

If older NoScript versions don't break Pale Moon for you, and if you can circumvent the blocklist entry, you could try a 2.9.x NoScript version: Old NoScript Classic @ https://classic.noscript.net/feed?classic&c=133

[Jojo999]

I installed 5.1.9 in PM by dragging the XPI in. Not crashing the browser at this point.

"If older NoScript versions don't break Pale Moon for you, and if you can circumvent the blocklist entry, you could try a 2.9.x NoScript version: Old NoScript Classic"

Why would i want to go all the way back to release 2.9?

[barbaz]

Why would i want to go all the way back to release 2.9?

Sorry, I had understood that the crashing was universal for everyone running NoScript Classic in Pale Moon >= 33 and that using an older version of NoScript was somehow working around the problem for you. If that is not the case, disregard the suggestion to try NoScript 2.9.x.

[Jojo999]

I've never had any issues with NS in PM or in FF ESR 52.9.0.

[pjk]

Doesn't Pale Moon now hard-block NoScript?

I thought PM in the last year or two took a U-turn on that hardcore policy on extensions because of all the backlash they got over it.

But I haven't followed the news over there much this year.

(I don't personally care any more because I got fed up with the toxic attitude of the developers of that project in general, along with its "stuck in time" technology platform.)