From: hal9 <hal9@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 03:50:38 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Update cookie sections for pre-existing condition, and content cookies not
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Update cookie sections for pre-existing condition, and content cookies not
effected by session-cookies setting.
---

diff --git a/doc/source/user-manual.sgml b/doc/source/user-manual.sgml
index f8e1c7ef..a29a8e32 100644
--- a/doc/source/user-manual.sgml
+++ b/doc/source/user-manual.sgml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                 This file belongs into
                 ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/
 
- $Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.3 2002/09/26 00:12:17 hal9 Exp $
+ $Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.4 2002/09/26 05:58:07 hal9 Exp $
 
  Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Privoxy Developers <developers@privoxy.org>
  See LICENSE.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
  </subscript>
 </pubdate>
 
-<pubdate>$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.3 2002/09/26 00:12:17 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.4 2002/09/26 05:58:07 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
 
 <!--
 
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ automatically start Privoxy in the boot process.
  <listitem>
   <para>
    Set your browser to use <application>Privoxy</application> as HTTP and
-   HTTPS proxy by setting the proxy configuration for address of
+   HTTPS (SSL) proxy by setting the proxy configuration for address of
    <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
@@ -529,6 +529,8 @@ automatically start Privoxy in the boot process.
  <listitem>
   <para>
     Flush your browser's disk and memory caches, to remove any cached ad images.
+    If using <application>Privoxy</application> to manage cookies, you should 
+    remove any currently stored cookies too.
   </para>
  </listitem> 
 
@@ -3439,6 +3441,17 @@ my-internal-testing-server.void</screen>
     Note that it is up to the browser how it handles such cookies without an <quote>expires</quote>
     field. If you use an exotic browser, you might want to try it out to be sure.
    </para>
+   <para>
+    This setting also has no effect on cookies that may have been stored
+    previously by the browser before starting <application>Privoxy</application>.
+    These would have to be removed manually.
+   </para>
+   <para>
+     <application>Privoxy</application> also uses  
+     the <link linkend="filter-content-cookies">content-cookies filter</link> 
+     to block some types of cookies. Content cookies are not effected by 
+     <literal>session-cookies-only</literal>.
+   </para>
   </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
 
@@ -5669,6 +5682,9 @@ In file: user.action <guibutton>[ View ]</guibutton> <guibutton>[ Edit ]</guibut
  Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 
  $Log: user-manual.sgml,v $
+ Revision 2.4  2002/09/26 05:58:07  hal9
+ Change development status from working on 3.0 to 3.2.
+
  Revision 2.3  2002/09/26 00:12:17  hal9
  Additional notes on Privoxy patterns, and filtering vs SSL.