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Pale Moon is an open-source web browser for Microsoft Windows and Linux.

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What does the "Use proxy to perform DNS queries (SOCKS v5 only)" option in Pale Moon/Firefox's proxy settings mean?

If you go to chrome://browser/content/preferences/connection.xul, in the bottom, it says [ ] Use proxy to perform DNS queries (SOCKS v5 only). Unchecked by default. In fact, I have never noticed the ...
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How does one specify a network interface/local IP address to use for one's "no VPN" browser profile?

I run Pale Moon on Windows 10. I'm always connected to a VPN using OpenVPN. If I connect to www.example.com in Pale Moon (or any program), it uses the VPN connection. So far, so good. However, many ...
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What is the difference between "Root Directory" and "Local Directory" on Pale Moon's "about:profiles" page?

In about:profiles, it says for my default profile: Root Directory C:\Users\John Doe\AppData\Roaming\Moonchild Productions\Pale Moon\Profiles\blabla.default Local Directory C:\Users\John Doe\AppData\...
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How do I make Pale Moon allow "middle-click-scroller" even when the page has no scrollbars?

I frequently middle-click webpages, hold down the mouse button and slowly scroll around. When a webpage has no vertical scrollbar, usually meaning that the contents fit in one screen, middle-clicking ...
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Why does Pale Moon open URLs in the main profile when I clearly tell it to use a specific profile?

I've had massive problems with profiles in both Firefox (which I used to use) and Pale Moon for all the years I've used them. They seem to be fundamentally broken somehow, with numerous weird glitches ...
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Replacing blocked YouTube video with external link

Is it possible to show link to YouTube video instead of completely erasing the YT iframe using uBlock Origin? Will it be treated (and blocked) as 3p-frame or 3p by dynamic filters, and thus blocked ...
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Why is uBlock Origin causing Pale Moon to *randomly* not load my stylesheet with zero changes in between?

I have Pale Moon installed on Windows 10. It has the uBlock Origin extension installed. This is how I reproduce the glitch: I first clear ALL browser data and then close the program. Then I run this ...
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A tool to save (in real time) the entries shown in Firefox's Network Monitor

It would be the best to describe the problem and hopefully someone will offer a solution. A firefox browser (pale moon actually) Automated work inside an HTTPS website Its Network Monitor is kept ...
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Recently versions of firefox/palemoon have been really slow to start

Both Firefox and Palemoon have been starting super slow on my i3 manjaro recently. Can take more then a minute before I see any screen. It runs fine after it has started up. I am at a loss to ...
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