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Re: Questions about using Ublock origin and NoScript on seamonkey

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Paul in Houston TX wrote on 1/13/2026 7:56 PM:
> Hank Rogers wrote:
>> I recently installed Ublock origin but have been using noscript many 
>> years, and it has served me VERY well.
>>
>> With Ublock, is noscript still needed? Or is it just another 
>> superfluous thing to fiddle with?
>>
>> If I disable or remove noscript, what will I be missing?
>>
>> I'm not an expert, just trying to learn and keep up best I can.
>>
>> Thanks
> 
> Ublock and Noscript do different things.
> Noscript blocks what scripts that you told it to block.
> (I use QuickJS but rarely block any scripts.)
> Ublock blocks url's (and url related ads & popups).
> Connecting to one of the local TV stations online shows 63 total url's 
> attempting to connect to my comp.  Ublock blocked 43 of them.
> Ublock can examine and block script lines within the url window if 
> needed or block the remaining connections as needed.

Thanks.  I didn't realize ublock can't block javascript.  I guess it's 
pretty worthless.

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Questions about using Ublock origin and NoScript on seamonkey Hank Rogers <hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-01-13 16:06 -0600
  Re: Questions about using Ublock origin and NoScript on seamonkey Paul in Houston TX <Paul@Houston.Texas> - 2026-01-13 19:56 -0600
    Re: Questions about using Ublock origin and NoScript on seamonkey Hank Rogers <hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-01-13 20:28 -0600
      Re: Questions about using Ublock origin and NoScript on seamonkey Paul in Houston TX <Paul@Houston.Texas> - 2026-01-13 22:05 -0600
    Re: Questions about using Ublock origin and NoScript on seamonkey Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-01-15 18:55 -0600

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