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  1. AstroSkipper
    I definitely hate any kind of censorship!
  2. AstroSkipper
    I'm afraid you need to readjust your perception. And maybe, you'll watch the film "Pirates of the Caribbean"! But, only in case you have not completely lost your sense of humour! If you were a native German speaker, you would understand the retranslation "Clear so far!". And, @anton12 is a native German speaker! Therefore, sorry, only for insiders! PS: Ich versteh nur Bahnhof! - literally: I only understand train station! - meaning: It's all Greek to me! = I understand nothing at all! (Sorry, @VistaLover!)
  3. AstroSkipper
    The word "nothing" implies, as it is used in all languages, that nothing happens at all, no playing of the video, no notification and so on. Is that clear enough for you? And, to elaborate it a bit, and just for you, I disabled the VLC Web Plugin in Serpent 52 (2022-09-10), then opened your video file, and that resulted in the all-knowing "nothing" again. Clear so far? Savvy?
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    Really? I would not have thought that! Okay, all joking aside! Anyone who uses such a service is no longer anonymous, and in countries with censorship, it is easy to find out who the user is.
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    Just to complete the story, my main profile of New Moon 28 has been totally cleaned and fixed. All bugs and inconveniences have been removed. I have also completely removed all traces, settings, and remnants of old, uninstalled extensions. The extension which caused the issue on the UCI login page has been identified. And the winner is: RightToClick 2.9.6. The number of extensions has been reduced from 70 to 50. And yes, I know there are still too many, but I am a fan of extensions and use them all. I have upgraded every missing and useful feature. One of the reasons why New Moon 28 is my main browser. Now, New Moon 28 works like a charme with this profile. Thanks all for your help and tips! Cheers, AstroSkipper
  6. AstroSkipper
    Here is a quotation of the Privacy Policy from their website ("privacy" ): Your connection will be logged. Therefore, this service has to be considered unsafe and should actually be avoided. As I wrote in my posts above, using free VPN services means very low speed, in many cases no stable connections, no privacy, no security, no anonymity, and definitely a lack of a "no log policy". So why should a user choose such a service? Just to get a foreign IP? That's simply nonsense and definitely not the idea of VPN. Cheers, AstroSkipper
  7. AstroSkipper
    Did you really read my comment? Maybe, you do it once again! I clearly wrote your test file didn't play natively in the latest releases of NM 28 and Serpent 52. Therefore, my answer to your question is very simple: nothing.
  8. AstroSkipper
    No, I didn't get that. I have installed VLC in Windows XP, and the page offered to activate the VLC Web Plugin which was installed in all browser automatically and set to "ask to activate".
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    As I clearly wrote, it can't be played natively in New Moon 28 and Serpent 52, both most recent of 2022-09-10, at the moment, unless I missed something.
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    We are talking about VPN in Windows XP. This operating system is used on old and therefore low-powered computers. Using Windows XP on a much more up-to-date computer as a real. main operating system does not make sense at all for many reasons. OpenVPN on an old, underpowered computer is a total disaster. The OpenVPN client has a much too high CPU load, and thus the connection speed is beyond good and evil. So, only the native protocols L2TP/IPSec and PPTP remain. And, these protocols have been discontinued by very many VPN providers or they offer L2TP in a newer version that is no longer compatible with the native L2TP protocol of Windows XP. This is unfortunately the truth. I know almost everything about VPN in Windows XP and have appropriate licenses with the few remaining vendors. Here is my advice based on 20 years experience with VPN in Windows XP: Forget about all free VPN services! Very low speed, in many cases no stable connections, no privacy, no security, and definitely a lack of a "no log policy". All those, who use Windows XP on a more up-to-date and relatively powerful computer as their real, main operating system, can actually no longer be helped anyway. Cheers, AstroSkipper
  11. AstroSkipper
    Unfortunately, not. I do not agree with your statement at all. Most paid services do not support Windows XP anymore. L2TP protocol was abandoned by a lot of commercial providers, only PPTP protocol works if at all. Their own clients support only Windows 7 and higher. You can only use OpenVPN 2.5.4 for Windows XP and try their pre-configured files. Servers without a payments are crap in nearly all cases. Sorry, but VPNBook is rather a joke! And, the paid services supporting Windows XP can be counted on one hand. I do have them all (lifetime license but frankly, it's not lifetime, it's rather customer fooling). Anyway, nearly all free VPN services are more or less crap. And by the way, the OP does not want to pay for a VPN service. Not to mention privacy, security and no log policy! Cheers, AstroSkipper
  12. AstroSkipper
    Hello @retrotrash69! Windows XP is my beloved, main OS. But truth be told, there are very few solutions meanwhile to establish VPN connections in Windows XP. And without any payments, all existing solutions are very limited and most of them crap, unfortunately. Which Mypal browser do you use? Mypal 29.3.0 or Mypal 68? There is a huge difference between these two. Cheers, AstroSkipper
  13. AstroSkipper
    Hello @anton12! In my installations of New Moon 28 and Serpent 52, both most recent of 2022-09-10, your test file can only be played by the plugin VLC Web Plugin 3.0.3.0 which was automatically installed by VLC Media Player. I opened your mp4 test file via the file menu. Without the VLC Web Plugin, it won't play in my installations. Here is a screenshot when playing it with this plugin: Maybe, I missed something to play it natively in these browsers. This would be a good question for our experts. Truth be told, I rarely play videos in my browsers due to an underperforming computer. In most cases, I use an external media player like VLC for a better performance. BTW, I checked my about:config entries, and, as far as I can see, all necessary settings to play such videos have been done. Cheers, AstroSkipper
  14. AstroSkipper
    Thanks for your suggestion! It looks like you are a mathematician, too. A nice and efficient algorithm! Truth be told, I already knew it, but thank you anyway, sometimes one does deviate from the perfect, theoretical construct. Unfortunately, I'm afraid that more than one extension is problematic. I am in the process of cleaning up my profile from several errors. Of course, I could simply create a new one, but if the same problems come up again, it will all have been for nothing. Besides, I have made and changed so many settings in this profile that it simply has to be saved. Frankly, I really want to know which extensions are causing problems. And, I've already found something.
  15. AstroSkipper
    So, as I suspected, one of my extensions in my main profile is preventing CF's security check of my internet connection from completing successfully. After disabling almost half of my extensions, it worked. Here is a screenshot from the UCI login page: I assume a captcha will only appear in the cases the visitor comes from a foreign country or the connection is actually secure but something went wrong and a captcha is given as an alternative to be sure it's not a bot after all. Just an idea! Anyway, which extension was the culprit now becomes a task for Sherlock Holmes.
  16. AstroSkipper
    And, one other thing is also very clear. The failure of the security check in my case is definitely not caused by an underperforming computer. And the browsers New Moon 28 and Serpent 52 have the most recent TLS 1.3 protocol and their current cipher suites. So the connection must be secure. The question must therefore be: What is actually checked during this so-called security check performed by Cloudflare? PS: The website www.uci-kinowelt.de and above all its login page works in Mypal 68 too like a charm without any significant delay or any captcha.
  17. AstroSkipper
    @VistaLover, @Mathwiz, @NotHereToPlayGames, @anton12! Thank you all for your investigations, advices, and tips! Yesterday I only had a little time. I just wanted to book cinema tickets quickly, and that was more of an odyssey on my old computer. Maybe, it was my own stupidity, I could have used my Android tablet directly. BTW, the movie "Top Gun - Maverick" was simply great! At home again, I opened the problematic website www.uci-kinowelt.de in Serpent 52 (2022-09-10), and it worked perfectly with a very fast and successful security check for my slow computer without any annoying captcha. That surprised me. Next, I opened it with a new profile in New Moon 28 (2022-09-10), and suddenly, what can I say, it worked there, too. Thanks @VistaLover and @anton12 for your confirmation! In both cases, palefill 1.20 was installed. I still have to investigate why the security check cannot be completed successfully in my main profile of NM 28. Unfortunately, the 360Chrome browsers were no help in this case. I can say one thing with all clarity: I abysmally hate these sites with a so-called security check. Cheers, AstroSkipper
  18. AstroSkipper
    Very good conclusion! I totally agree!
  19. AstroSkipper
    Hello again to all browser experts! Although I am informed about roytam1 browsers' developments and read this thread regularly, I am not really clear whether one has to live with the following problem or whether there might be a solution via polyfill or otherwise. I wanted to book cinema tickets online at the following site: www.uci-kinowelt.de. My main browser is New Moon 28 (2022-09-10). The website itself can be opened, but a login is not possible due to an endless Cloudflare security check that never comes to an end. I have read such problems here before. The spoofing of most recent user agents of Firefox or Chrome didn't help, either. Is there any hope that such modern security checks will also be successful in New Moon 28, Serpent 52, and so on one day? The only browser that successfully completes the security check is 360Crome v13, but what it opens doesn't look good, either. In the end, I successfully booked my tickets on my Android tablet in the most recent version of Opera. Greetings from Germany, AstroSkipper
  20. AstroSkipper
    Hello @Mathwiz! Thanks for the next alternative! You're right, the more, the better! Frankly, I never really used pinned tabs, but it sounds like a method that has a higher probability of accessing the about:about pages quickly in the event of a case. Speaking only for myself, I prefer the about:about button provided by the extension Toolbar Buttons, whose position I know exactly for accessing it without any delay.. But, I'll just try your solution to get to know the feature of a pinned tab, too.
  21. AstroSkipper
    @roytam1! Thanks for your assessment! Changes in the flex layout could really be a reason for the issue that the original values of the position properties don't work anymore in uBlock Origin's dashboard.css. Kindest regards, AstroSkipper
  22. AstroSkipper
    ... There's a slightly updated "beta" version (not by JustOff), v1.16.4.31b2, tucked away inside PR#330 : https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock-for-firefox-legacy/pull/330#issue-1206437114 that I have been using for the last few months, without any noticeable problems so far... @roytam1, any clue on your side? Thanks for the retracing! Although there is definitely a theoretical and legitimate interest for this issue, my fix of the CSS code has actually solved the issue. Some days ago, any help would have been appreciated by me. But, there was nothing except an idea from @NotHereToPlayGames, which I also already had, but with a different approach that I didn't pursue. And that was also good. In any case, I was on the right track. Now, with my modification of the dashboard.css file, the dashboard can be opened as before, and all elements are finally fully visible again. As a mathematician, I am problem and solution oriented. I have solved the problem, and thus the matter is closed for me. And you know, I do things my own way! But anyway, thanks for your interest! Here is again the link to my fixed version of uBlock Origin Legacy 1.16.4.30: https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1226247 Kindest regards, AstroSkipper
  23. AstroSkipper
    Update notification! My article "ProxHTTPSProxy or HTTPSProxy in Windows XP for future use" in the first post of this thread has been extended by a new section about TLS and their cipher suites. It will be updated and enhanced continously by everything about my program packages in the next weeks. A lot will be rewritten due to the existence of the brand new TLS 1.3 proxy. A further, new section will be added, too. So, stay tuned! If you are interested in, then have a look from time to time here. Cheers, AstroSkipper
  24. AstroSkipper
    VLC, Videolan and FFmpeg communities worked on and created a reference optimized decoder for AV1, it is dav1d. Mozilla has enabled the new decoder in Firefox 67 on Windows. Firefox. and therefore Mypal 68, too, now uses dav1d for decoding AV1 videos. This decoder can be enabled by setting the preference media.av1.use-dav1d to true. If you watch such videos in Mypal 68, it should presumably be set to the boolean value of true. Try it! It's always trial and error. And the other setting, I would leave at true.
  25. AstroSkipper
    Indeed! These buttons consume an infinitesimal amount of RAM. Therefore, my favourite solution! One click and no searching! The less clicks, the better! I already knew this saying, even though I'm not a native English speaker. But, thanks for your hint! Kindest regards, AstroSkipper
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