If you want to use LittleSnitch and GlimmerBlocker together, read the rest for my workaround, but be warned: Please do all of this only if you have some background knowledge of the network preferences and Apache. So, it's no different if you're surfing websites with Safari, Mail is checking for emails, or eyeTV is looking for updates: LittleSnitch will pop up with "Glimmer Blocker want's to connect to.".īefore I was able to tell LittleSnitch to allow Safari all connections, but Mail to only allow connections to (to not load any images in emails), but no longer once GlimmerBlocker is installed. When you use GlimmerBlocker, all web traffic will be redirected to GlimmerBlocker, and GlimmerBlocker will be the outgoing connection LittleSnitch catches. Something I also can't live without after using it for a while.īy accident, I discovered that LittleSnitch and GlimmerBlocker can't really coexist (at least if you are using Safari, because it uses the system-wide proxy setting as do all other applications). In any event, some months ago I tried GlimmerBlocker, a software proxy between your browser and the internet with the ability to filter ads on websites, manipulate websites, and much more if you have a little background knowledge on how the web works. Perhaps I'm a little paranoid, or maybe you like it as well. Short explanation: LittleSnitch is a network filter that watches your applications for outgoing connections (interesting how many applications establish connections to Google, by the way). I've used LittleSnitch for some years now and consider it a must-have.
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