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provels

https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/adwarefilters.txt

Only mentioning, noticed this morning..

pfSenseTest

Yeah, I deleted it since it is no longer listed on the main page https://easylist.to/
Nothing showing on the forums about it either https://forums.lanik.us/
In fact, the majority of it is "Locked"

provels

I wonder if it's been combined/migrated into this list.
https://easylist.to/easylist/easylist.txt

fireodo

@provels said in 404 on EasyList_Adware:

https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/adwarefilters.txt

Only mentioning, noticed this morning..

This replacement: https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/adwarefilters.tpl
is working for me, dont know how long ...

Have a fine Sunday,
fireodo

Making_sense_of_pfSense

I'm wondering what pfBlockerNG users are supposed to do when block lists go offline.
Will future updates of the package fix the issue by replacing the offline list?

Impatient

https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r28300632-EasyList-merges-with-Fanboy-s-List#:~:text=EasyList%20merges%20with%20Fanboy%27s%20List%20quote%3A%20The%20Easy,lists%2C%20EasyList%20and%20Fanboy%27s%20List%2C%20become%20one%20list%21

Making_sense_of_pfSense

@Impatient said in 404 on EasyList_Adware:

https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r28300632-EasyList-merges-with-Fanboy-s-List#:~:text=EasyList merges with Fanboy's List quote%3A The Easy,lists%2C EasyList and Fanboy's List%2C become one list!

This thread seems to be 7 years old...

Impatient

OH well

Gertjan

@Making_sense_of_pfSense said in 404 on EasyList_Adware:

I'm wondering what pfBlockerNG users are supposed to do when block lists go offline.

This, Firewall > pfBlockerNG > Feeds is what should be seen as a list with possible feed suggestions.
Most feeds are created and/or maintained and/or hosted by non-profit organisations - some of them are just guys like you and me, who pay for their server, and offer their free time.

Before the pi-hole / pfBlockerNG / other DNSBL mania, only a small number of people actually used these lists (feeds) as they knew what DNS is all about, and how to implement the lists into the local DNS cache/resolver.

Now we have a lot of pi-hole / pfBlockerNG / other DNSBL, and these feed-servers get hit real hard, especially by those who force update their lists every hours (even when they know it's actually updated on the server every week or less frequent) : the server gets overloaded, the hoster sends bigger bills to the server owner .... and he looses interest as he starts to lose $.
Or the feed owner just stops hosting it - as it is a lot of work - live goes on, etc.
The feeds stops ...
That will happen all the time.

When you use pi-hole / pfBlockerNG / other DNSBL, you gave yourself a weekly (monthly at a max) task : check if the lists you use are still maintained, and shift to others if needed. This will be the 'price' you pay - as nothing is for free - never.

@Making_sense_of_pfSense said in 404 on EasyList_Adware:

Will future updates of the package fix the issue by replacing the offline list?

I guess that : when a new version of pfBlockerNG comes out (that is : pfBlockerNG-devel, as pfBlockerNG isn't developed any more) and the pfBlockerNG author knows that the feed is gone, he could update the "Feeds" page.