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Disable ALL Scripts but keep META refresh working.
Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 3:03 pm
by AtomicOne
Hi, i used the search and read the faq, but i did not find an answer to this ...
I'm using NS with Firefox and i would like to disable every scripts on every host / ip.
But ...
I would like to keep the meta refresh within html head working.
In my understanding meta refresh is a pure HTML function.
Why does NS block it ?
To temporarily allow this one site is not an option, because all sites came from the same host (some kind of proxy / tunnel) but may contain unproved content.
Thanks for your help.
Re: Disable ALL Scripts but keep META refresh working.
Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 3:45 pm
by barbaz
make sure there are no websites in your whitelist and try
noscript options -> advanced -> untrusted -> un-check "forbid meta redirections..."
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Re: Disable ALL Scripts but keep META refresh working.
Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 4:49 pm
by AtomicOne
Poorly nothing ...
Re: Disable ALL Scripts but keep META refresh working.
Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 5:36 pm
by barbaz
Are you sure this is NoScript blocking meta refreshes?
verify that about:config -> accessibility.blockautorefresh is set to false
Re: Disable ALL Scripts but keep META refresh working.
Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 9:25 pm
by AtomicOne
Yeah, i'm sure.
accessibility.blockautorefresh is set to false
And this behavior changes if i set NS to "Allow all scripts generally" (i'm using German Version, don't know the function is named in english).
Re: Disable ALL Scripts but keep META refresh working.
Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 1:03 am
by barbaz
AtomicOne wrote:And this behavior changes if i set NS to "Allow all scripts generally" (i'm using German Version, don't know the function is named in english).
That does not necessarily mean NoScript is blocking the meta refreshes.
As a test, can you completely disable NoScript ("Yes, remove ALL protections"), restart browser, then go
about:config -> set javascript.enabled to false
Are the meta refreshes blocked then?
If _not_, try creating a new profile with only NoScript
latest development build installed,
*leaving all default settings as-is*. If the meta refreshes are blocked in this new profile, you might have found a NoScript bug; if they are allowed, you'll probably need to do
Standard Diagnostic on your normal profile.
Please let us know how it goes, thanks.
Re: Disable ALL Scripts but keep META refresh working.
Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 6:52 am
by AtomicOne
barbaz wrote:As a test, can you completely disable NoScript ("Yes, remove ALL protections"), restart browser, then go
about:config -> set javascript.enabled to false
Are the meta refreshes blocked then?
No, with this configuration refreshes are working.
barbaz wrote:If _not_, try creating a new profile with only NoScript latest development build installed, *leaving all default settings as-is*. If the meta refreshes are blocked in this new profile, you might have found a NoScript bug; if they are allowed, you'll probably need to do Standard Diagnostic on your normal profile.
Please let us know how it goes, thanks.
Ok, i've done that.
Now refreshes are working for active tabs, but not for background tabs.
Re: Disable ALL Scripts but keep META refresh working.
Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 2:33 pm
by barbaz
AtomicOne wrote:refreshes are working for active tabs, but not for background tabs.
http://htipe.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/n ... sh-option/
Unfortunately I don't know what else to say about your regular profile, sorry.

Re: Disable ALL Scripts but keep META refresh working.
Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 6:29 pm
by AtomicOne
HEY ... That solved my problem.
Many thanks.
But i still don't understand why NoScript blocks this.
This is not a "Script" functionality. It's pure HTML.
Anyhow ...
Re: Disable ALL Scripts but keep META refresh working.
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 4:25 am
by Thrawn
AtomicOne wrote:
But i still don't understand why NoScript blocks this.
This is not a "Script" functionality. It's pure HTML.
To prevent
tabnabbing attacks, where an ordinary page changes (in the background) into what looks like a login page, and unsuspecting users assume that something timed out and try to log back in.
Re: Disable ALL Scripts but keep META refresh working.
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 6:58 pm
by therube
Just to note, those blocks are noted in Error Console:
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[NoScript] Blocking refresh on unfocused tab, http://forums.mozillazine.org/posting.php?mode=reply&f=38&t=2834741->http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2834741