From cc47fbf1f748e4be6ee2b6d0b0788e1b45b552b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rofl0r Date: Sun, 9 May 2021 17:53:52 +0100 Subject: manpage: URL-based filtering is no longer recommended --- docs/man5/tinyproxy.conf.txt.in | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/man5/tinyproxy.conf.txt.in b/docs/man5/tinyproxy.conf.txt.in index 0629a9a..acab6c4 100644 --- a/docs/man5/tinyproxy.conf.txt.in +++ b/docs/man5/tinyproxy.conf.txt.in @@ -293,6 +293,11 @@ If this boolean option is set to `Yes` or `On`, filtering is performed for URLs rather than for domains. The default is to filter based on domains. +Note that filtering for URLs works only in plain HTTP scenarios. +Since HTTPS has become ubiquitous during the last years, this +will only work on a tiny fraction of websites, so it is +recommended not to use this option. + =item B If this boolean option is set to `Yes`, then extended POSIX -- cgit v1.2.3