Update for "user.actions" template (Was: Re: "User.Actions" Template )

[Anothony Georgeo <anogeorgeo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Update;

Thanks to a discussion with Fabian Keil I have updated
the "user.actions" template to block all
ingress/egress HTTPS traffic by default.

I also included settings to allow specific HTTPS URL
to be accessed.

I have updated the "user.actions" file to block all 
"HTTP CONNECT" attempts via. HTTPS (by using
"limit-connect").  By blocking the CONNECT attempts
Privoxy does not forward HTTPS traffic.  

I set the "limit-connect" paramiter to "Port -1"
(essentially Port "0") which does not exist and thus
blocked by Privoxy.  I tried using "limit-connect{0}"
and "forward :443 ." (in "config.txt") but neither of
those worked properly.

IMO "limit-connect" is the most 'user-friendly' method
to block\unblock HTTPS traffic.

Note: 
Please read commented text I included which describes
the settings and how an end-users may configure them. 

Note: 
The "hide-user-agent" line should not be wrapped; it
should be one line.



Here are the updated settings (for HTTPS) along with
the rest of the original "user.actions" template:

# This setting blocks "HTTP CONNECT" attempts via. 
# HTTPS (eg. SSl).
#  
# This setting prevents Privoxy from forwarding HTTPS 
# which it can not filter.
#
{ +limit-connect{-1} } 
/

# This setting is for URLS (eg. web-sites) you trust 
# and wish to access with an HTTPS (eg. SSL) 
# connection.  
#
# This setting will over-ride the previous 
# "{ +limit-connect{-1} }" setting, 
# thus allowing access to pre-selected and trusted 
# HTTPS URL's.
#
# I included the HTTPS (SSL) URLs for the 'EFF' and 
# for 'Yahoo' web-mail as working examples.  
#
# CAUTION: When you access an HTTPS URL listed 
# below you are preventing Privoxy from filtering 
# your "Environmental Variables", web-bugs, etc 
# while visiting that site.
#          
# Filtration is suggested and use of these URLs 
# will dimish your anonymity.
#         
{ +limit-connect{443} } 
*secure.eff.org/
*mail.yahoo.com/
*login.yahoo.com/


{ allow-all-cookies }
/

{ +filter{banners-by-size} }
/

{ +filter{banners-by-link} }
/

{ +filter{js-annoyances} } 
/

{ +filter{demoronizer} }
/

{ +filter{unsolicited-popups} }
/

{ +filter{webbugs} }
/

{ +filter{jumping-windows} }
/

{ +filter{ie-exploits} }
/

{ +prevent-compression }
/

{ +fast-redirects }
/

{ +hide-user-agent{Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT
5.1; en; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050716 Firefox/1.0.5} }
/

{ +hide-referrer{forge} }
/

{ +hide-referer{forge} }
/

{ +hide-from-header{block} }
/

{ +hide-forwarded-for-headers }
/





Suggestions are welcome,






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