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Re: Opera 10.10 keeps opening ICF ports - security issue? Graycode: It is enough to just not enable unite (or any other feature you don't like), and remove all UI stuff that reminds you of it. | |
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Re: Opera 10.50 keeps communicating to servers said by Toman :
If not the sitecheck servers, it is probably the Opera Turbo servers. They shows up as *.opera-mini.net. You can disable this too if you want, but that will make Opera load pages slower if you're on a slow network.
I usually have this off as well. On my 1.5mb/256kb connection, the turbo function is not helping, I gather you are using some sort of caching? Or is it some other technology?
Either way, it is turned off normally, and I have regular alerts to 'a slow connection'. On a side note, I'd love speeds of other countries, or the cities, but the outback is not as advanced.
So to me turbo is just another annoyance of the latest versions of Opera. And to commit more traffic to Opera servers for me is a security/privacy issue, what is going on? Technological advancement, data mining, all I know is, if I wanted Opera servers seeing all my traffic or being part of it, I would be running a proxy (which i don't - at least externally) or asking Opera to become my ISP.
Sorry, but you have just highlighted another issue I have with Opera of late. Also on startup of Opera, the connections out to your servers, you wouldn't have a definite fix for this at all would you. MeDuZa  mentioned an .ini tweak? I do not like the browser, IE my doorway to the internet going anywhere outside of a DNS to the site I want. Adding more routing is only allowing traffic to be redirected all over the internet, I might as well leave my front door open as well. (Call me pedantic)
Side note: On DNS servers as a copout to say the traffic is being routed elsewhere already, if there was technology in place to deal with words versus numeric IP addresses and not needing a DNS lookup, I'd be using it too, but words are easier to memorize than numeric values, aren't they. 
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| said by norwegian:Also on startup of Opera, the connections out to your servers, you wouldn't have a definite fix for this at all would you. MeDuZa mentioned an .ini tweak? Until you get a more qualified answer from Toman, I can tell you about my own experience with Opera 10.10.
All connections to Opera servers can be prevented by configuring the browser accordingly.
However some of those connections can be very helpful and advisable to be left on.
Site check, Turbo and checking for updates can be easily disabled within the GUI.
'Browser JavaScript' and 'OCSP Validate Certificates' can be also turned off within Opera's 'Preferences Editor'. If it would be helpful and advisable to do so is another question.
Redirections when using some search engines can also be shut-off by modifying some .ini files accordingly.
Most of the connections I was referring to are caused by the nature Opera handles icons.
At first start or whenever icons get deleted Opera will establish several connections in order to retrieve a predefined preset of icons including that of Opera.
If you have no need for icons and don't want them even to be stored than you will also have to manually edit and modify some .ini files in different locations.
Fact is, the advanced user has control over all these connections.
I can't see any connection to any server (including those of Opera) except those I ask or have granted permissions for.
All the above applies to Opera 10.10.
I can't tell much about Opera 10.5x since I never thoroughly tested this version. Its unstoppable connectivity to port: 1900 was reason enough for me to uninstall instantly every alpha, beta or rc so far.
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| said by MeDuZa:Site check, Turbo and checking for updates can be easily disabled within the GUI. That is correct, and it is also selected as 'off' in the config file for me. I leave on site check for those that do learn to use Opera instead of IE, but even then IE has this option on as well for security reasons, as it is a good extra layer. I could say more on sites/malware/time frames and effectiveness of site check, but I think it is another topic.
said by MeDuZa:'Browser JavaScript' and 'OCSP Validate Certificates' can be also turned off within Opera's 'Preferences Editor'. If it would be helpful and advisable to do so is another question. Javascript is turned on and off quite often, but default is off.
I do not know of the OCSP validate certs function, I've not looked at nor done research on this.
said by MeDuZa:Redirections when using some search engines can also be shut-off by modifying some .ini files accordingly. Most of the connections I was referring to are caused by the nature Opera handles icons. At first start or whenever icons get deleted Opera will establish several connections in order to retrieve a predefined preset of icons including that of Opera. If you have no need for icons and don't want them even to be stored than you will also have to manually edit and modify some .ini files in different locations. I used to modify the refresh of icons in earlier versions, favicons in particular used to be redirected to 127.0.0.1 and it worked quite effectively.
said by MeDuZa:I can't see any connection to any server (including those of Opera) except those I ask or have granted permissions for. This I do see, and it maybe a refresh of favicons as in earlier versions, however the traffic is irregular at best, I can go a week without any sign of traffic, then all of a sudden it will appear. Maybe it is on a time window to refresh?
said by MeDuZa:I can't tell much about Opera 10.5x since I never thoroughly tested this version. Its unstoppable connectivity to port: 1900 was reason enough for me to uninstall instantly every alpha, beta or rc so far. I had a good play with it after our chuckle on port 1900, for me on my main box it wasn't there, yet on another machine, even with WWDC installed it was there exactly as you and NetFixer mentioned. I did not have it on my main box long enough to do research on it.
However, even as fast as the rendering process in 10.50 is, and every version has doubled in rendering from 9 to 10 to 10.5, the last version's drop down menu and the tabs are rather messy and it is another point I'm annoyed on Opera's developers for. It all seems to be out of control for usability for me, without getting back into the 'traffic/ports' argument...I love the rendering advancements though.
There has been many posts on people uninstalling 10.50, pity really for all the work the devs did to have feedback as such, guess I'm to blame as much as the next person though, as I do not participate in beta testing either. I may look at in the future, but the present path it's taking, I won't be.
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| said by norwegian:Javascript is turned on and off quite often, but default is off. I do not know of the OCSP validate certs function, I've not looked at nor done research on this. Browser JavaScript Explained
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said by norwegian:I used to modify the refresh of icons in earlier versions, favicons in particular used to be redirected to 127.0.0.1 and it worked quite effectively. It works for Opera 10.10 (and probably above too) as it worked in earlier versions. However the locations (folders) for the files you have to tweak got diversified (& => defaults, locale)
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Re: Opera 10.10 keeps opening ICF ports - security issue? Its Opera 10.51 version now and STILL it is keeping ICF ports open!  | |
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USA | said by anonxxxp :Its Opera 10.51 version now and STILL it is keeping ICF ports open! When you read the replies of the dedicated Opera users/developers, it's clear to me that they aren't listening to what the less rabid users/fans are saying. I seriously doubt any of this will ever be addressed...  | |
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