From 78d6e267ce0ffc112db6b8e9854981fd7f1cbf1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hal9 <hal9@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 03:21:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Small clarifications for 127.0.0.1 vs localhost for
listen-address since this apparently an important distinction for some OS's.
---
config | 6 +++---
doc/source/user-manual.sgml | 26 ++++++++++++++++----------
2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/config b/config
index b940498b..173b3300 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Sample Configuration file for Privoxy
#
-# $Id: config,v 1.37 2002/04/27 21:05:27 hal9 Exp $
+# $Id: config,v 1.38 2002/05/03 03:59:25 hal9 Exp $
#
###################################################################
# #
@@ -572,11 +572,11 @@ debug 8192 # Errors - *we highly recommended enabling this*
#
# Default value:
#
-# localhost:8118
+# 127.0.0.1:8118
#
# Effect if unset:
#
-# Bind to localhost (127.0.0.1), port 8118. This is suitable and
+# Bind to 127.0.0.1 (localhost), port 8118. This is suitable and
# recommended for home users who run Privoxy on the same machine as
# their browser.
#
diff --git a/doc/source/user-manual.sgml b/doc/source/user-manual.sgml
index ffc8623b..f047e9e1 100644
--- a/doc/source/user-manual.sgml
+++ b/doc/source/user-manual.sgml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
This file belongs into
ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/
- $Id: user-manual.sgml,v 1.105 2002/05/05 20:26:02 hal9 Exp $
+ $Id: user-manual.sgml,v 1.106 2002/05/10 01:48:20 hal9 Exp $
Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Privoxy Developers <developers@privoxy.org>
See LICENSE.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
</subscript>
</pubdate>
-<pubdate>$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 1.105 2002/05/05 20:26:02 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 1.106 2002/05/10 01:48:20 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
<!--
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ automatically start Privoxy in the boot process.
<para>
Set your browser to use <application>Privoxy</application> as HTTP and HTTPS
proxy by setting the proxy configuration for address of
- <literal>localhost</literal> and port <literal>8118</literal>.
+ <literal>127.0.0.1</literal> and port <literal>8118</literal>.
(<application>Junkbuster</application> and earlier versions of
<application>Privoxy</application> used port 8000.) See the section <link
linkend="startup">Starting <application>Privoxy</application></link>.
@@ -495,8 +495,8 @@ automatically start Privoxy in the boot process.
Before launching <application>Privoxy</application> for the first time, you
will want to configure your browser(s) to use
<application>Privoxy</application> as a HTTP and HTTPS proxy. The default is
- localhost for the proxy address, and port 8118 (earlier versions used port
- 8000). This is the one configuration step that must be done!
+ 127.0.0.1 (or localhost) for the proxy address, and port 8118 (earlier versions
+ used port 8000). This is the one configuration step that must be done!
</para>
<para>
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ automatically start Privoxy in the boot process.
For <application>Internet Explorer</application>: <literal>Tools ->
Internet Properties -> Connections -> LAN Setting</literal>. Then,
check <quote>Use Proxy</quote> and fill in the appropriate info (Address:
- localhost, Port: 8118). Include if HTTPS proxy support too.
+ 127.0.0.1, Port: 8118). Include if HTTPS proxy support too.
</para>
<para>
@@ -1791,14 +1791,14 @@ actionsfile
<varlistentry>
<term>Default value:</term>
<listitem>
- <para>localhost:8118</para>
+ <para>127.0.0.1:8118</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Effect if unset:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Bind to localhost (127.0.0.1), port 8118. This is suitable and recommended for
+ Bind to 127.0.0.1 (localhost), port 8118. This is suitable and recommended for
home users who run <application>Privoxy</application> on the same machine as
their browser.
</para>
@@ -2054,8 +2054,9 @@ ACLs: permit-access and deny-access</title>
Access controls are included at the request of ISPs and systems
administrators, and <emphasis>are not usually needed by individual users</emphasis>.
For a typical home user, it will normally suffice to ensure that
- <application>Privoxy</application> only listens on the localhost or internal (home)
- network address by means of the <literal>listen-address</literal> option.
+ <application>Privoxy</application> only listens on the localhost
+ (127.0.0.1) or internal (home) network address by means of the
+ <literal>listen-address</literal> option.
</para>
<para>
Please see the warnings in the FAQ that this proxy is not intended to be a substitute
@@ -5953,6 +5954,11 @@ Requests</title>
Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
$Log: user-manual.sgml,v $
+ Revision 1.106 2002/05/10 01:48:20 hal9
+ This is mostly proposed copyright/licensing additions and changes. Docs
+ are still GPL, but licensing and copyright are more visible. Also, copyright
+ changed in doc header comments (eliminate references to JB except FAQ).
+
Revision 1.105 2002/05/05 20:26:02 hal9
Sorting out license vs copyright in these docs.
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