Ublock: uMatrix at the same time with uBlock with "behind-the-scene"

Created on 22 Mar 2016  路  4Comments  路  Source: gorhill/uBlock

Describe the issue

Unclear documentation regarding "behind-the-scene" rule in uBlock.

I am using uBlock with uMatrix at the same time.

My uBlock rules:

no-remote-fonts: * true
no-strict-blocking: sourceforge.net true
behind-the-scene * * block

My uMatrix rules are

https-strict: * true
matrix-off: 127.0.0.1 true
matrix-off: 192.168.1.1 true
matrix-off: 192.168.2.1 true
matrix-off: about-scheme true
matrix-off: chrome-extension-scheme true
matrix-off: chrome-scheme true
matrix-off: localhost true
matrix-off: opera-scheme true
* * * block
* * css allow
* * frame block
* * image allow
* * other block
* * xhr allow
* 1st-party cookie allow
Shitton of whitelisted domains.

Question.

Are my uBlock rules OK if I want "behind the scenes" shit stopped cold.

Thanks

Your settings

  • Browser/version: Chromium 42.0.2298.0
  • uBlock Origin version: uBlock Origin v1.5.6
  • uMatrix version: uMatrix 0.9.3.1

    Your filter lists

_Gary Oldman's voice_:EVERYTHING!

For the people who reply with RTFM one word posts:

This page does not say anything about using uBlock behind-the-scene with uMatrix.
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Behind-the-scene-network-requests

Also IIRC there was a wiki page titled "Using uBlock with uMatrix". No longer there.

Most helpful comment

This is a bug tracker. Not your personal support forum.

Also as Mozilla Bugzilla etiquette puts it quite succinctly:

No obligation. "Open Source" is not the same as "the developers must do my bidding."

All 4 comments

Closing and marking as _invalid_, as per CONTRIBUTING.

Are my uBlock rules OK if I want "behind the scenes" shit stopped cold.

Yes (with exception of other extensions' behind-the-scene requests) but are you aware this disables downloading/updating filter list?

The only _invalid_ thing here is your committment to documentation, as per normal software practices...

There is nothing to say really: whoever is advanced enough to use uMatrix is able to understand where uBlock Origin and uMatrix overlap, and decide how to configure both extensions in such case.

...and not being a douchebag.

My 2 cents.

This is a bug tracker. Not your personal support forum.

Also as Mozilla Bugzilla etiquette puts it quite succinctly:

No obligation. "Open Source" is not the same as "the developers must do my bidding."

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