Interesting. But it looks like there are some important differences:

The mod_perl version proxies everything, not just ad servers. However it only blocks images; sometimes ads come in the form of javascript or even java. But they usually get sent from the same server for tracking purposes, so my script will block all ad content from a given server. (You could probably alter the mod_perl version to do this though)

The mod_perl version actually retrieves the entire file it blocks, which I think is a waste of bandwidth, but you're forced into that if you use LWP (as far as I know). That's why I use the Socket module, and close the connection as soon as I have the headers. The trade-off for this is my version will not work through another proxy server.

In reply to RE: RE: Benevolent Ad Filter by httptech
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