Is there a way to disable Google "safebrowsing" feature in IceWeasel? I want to have as little as possible with Google, even if it only means repeatedly downloading some black-list file from their servers.

Thanks


$ uname -a
Linux test 2.6.18-6-686 #1 SMP Fri Dec 12 16:48:28 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.19) Gecko/20081202 Iceweasel/2.0.0.19 (Debian-2.0.0.19-0etch1)





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On Sat, 7 Feb 2009, S D wrote:

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> Is there a way to disable Google "safebrowsing" feature in IceWeasel? I want to have as little as possible with Google, even if it only means repeatedly downloading some black-list file from their servers.
>
> Thanks
>

type in about:config in the address bar ,in filter put in
browser.safebrowsing.enabled , then click on the line that shows up,
should turn it to false

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--- On Sat, 2/7/09, Jeff D <fixedored@gmail.com> wrote:

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> type in about:config in the address bar ,in filter put in
> browser.safebrowsing.enabled , then click on the line that
> shows up,
> should turn it to false


That won't work. The "browser.safebrowsing.enabled" property is LOCKED and can't be changed from about:config.








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S D wrote:
> --- On Sat, 2/7/09, Jeff D <fixedored@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> type in about:config in the address bar ,in filter put in
>> browser.safebrowsing.enabled , then click on the line that
>> shows up,
>> should turn it to false
>>
> That won't work. The "browser.safebrowsing.enabled" property is LOCKED and can't be changed from about:config.
>

That's strange, I've just changed mine successfully.

You could try editing prefs.js in the iceweasel profile directory. Be
sure to do it while the browser is not running, or the setting will be
overwritten when the program closes.


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* S D <sundimi@yahoo.com> 07.02.2009

> Is there a way to disable Google "safebrowsing" feature in IceWeasel?
> I want to have as little as possible with Google, even if it only
> means repeatedly downloading some black-list file from their servers.

You can use the "CustomizeGoogle" with which you can customize a few
things more than only the *safebrowsing* feature.

Hth Michael

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--- On Sat, 2/7/09, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <eduardo@kalinowski.com.br> wrote:

> That's strange, I've just changed mine
> successfully.

You probably have Iceweasel version earlier than "Iceweasel/2.0.0.19 (Debian-2.0.0.19-0etch1)". I remember I used to be able to do that too. Not anymore.


> You could try editing prefs.js in the iceweasel profile
> directory.

Yes, that should work. I've looked into prefs.js and I actually do have "safebrowsing" disabled:

user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.remoteLookups", false);

So the GUI doesn't allow me to *enable* it. That's weird but whatever, I want it disabled.

Thanks for your help.







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S D writes:
> You probably have Iceweasel version earlier than "Iceweasel/2.0.0.19
> (Debian-2.0.0.19-0etch1)". I remember I used to be able to do that
> too. Not anymore.

I have 3.0.5. I can change it.
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* Michael Wagner <michaeldebian@web.de> 07.02.2009
> * S D <sundimi@yahoo.com> 07.02.2009
>
> > Is there a way to disable Google "safebrowsing" feature in IceWeasel?
> > I want to have as little as possible with Google, even if it only
> > means repeatedly downloading some black-list file from their servers.
>
> You can use the "CustomizeGoogle" with which you can customize a few
> things more than only the *safebrowsing* feature.

I opined the "CustomizeGoogle" Addon from the mozilla website.

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S D wrote:

Is there a way to disable Google "safebrowsing" feature in IceWeasel? I want to have as little as possible with Google, even if it only means repeatedly downloading some black-list file from their servers.

Thanks


$ uname -a
Linux test 2.6.18-6-686 #1 SMP Fri Dec 12 16:48:28 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.19) Gecko/20081202 Iceweasel/2.0.0.19 (Debian-2.0.0.19-0etch1)








Consider upgrading Iceweasel to 3.0.6. It' pretty stable now, and
doesn't appear to have that problem, and it has quite a few nice
features beside.


Mark Allums



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S D wrote:
> You probably have Iceweasel version earlier than "Iceweasel/2.0.0.19 (Debian-2.0.0.19-0etch1)". I remember I used to be able to do that too. Not anymore.
>

No, my version is 3.0.5.

2.0.0.19 is ancient. :-)


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