404 on EasyList_Adware

[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.