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29 NAME="AEN2">Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions</H1
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40 >Privoxy Developers</A
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54 > This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about
56 HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/"
60 It can't and doesn't replace the
62 HREF="../user-manual/index.html"
75 > is a web proxy with advanced filtering
76 capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing
77 cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
78 obnoxious Internet junk. <SPAN
82 flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and
86 > has application for both
87 stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</P
98 > Please note that this document is constantly evolving. This copy represents
99 the state at the release of version 3.1.1.
100 You can find the latest version of the document at <A
101 HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/"
103 >http://www.privoxy.org/faq/</A
109 contact the developers.
121 >Table of Contents</B
126 >General Information</A
132 HREF="general.html#NEWJB"
133 >What is this new version of <SPAN
140 HREF="general.html#AEN45"
144 >? Why a name change at all?</A
148 HREF="general.html#DIFFERS"
160 HREF="general.html#PROXYMORON"
172 HREF="general.html#WHATSANAD"
177 an ad, and what is not?</A
181 HREF="general.html#AEN136"
186 This does not sound very scientific.</A
190 HREF="general.html#BROWSERS2"
191 >My browser does the same things as
203 HREF="general.html#LICENSE"
204 >Is there is a license or fee? What about a
205 warranty? Registration?</A
209 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM"
210 >I would like to help you, what do I do?</A
216 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-MONEY"
217 >Money Money Money</A
221 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-SOFTWARE"
226 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-WORK"
227 >You want to work with us?</A
235 HREF="installation.html"
242 HREF="installation.html#WHICHBROWSERS"
243 >Which browsers are supported by <SPAN
250 HREF="installation.html#WHICHOS"
251 >Which operating systems are supported?</A
255 HREF="installation.html#NEWINSTALL"
267 HREF="installation.html#AEN209"
268 >I just installed <SPAN
272 special I have to do now?</A
276 HREF="installation.html#LOCALHOST"
277 >What is the proxy address of <SPAN
284 HREF="installation.html#NOTHING"
285 >I just installed <SPAN
288 >, and nothing is happening.
289 All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
295 HREF="configuration.html"
302 HREF="configuration.html#GETUPDATES"
303 >Where can I get updated Actions Files?</A
307 HREF="configuration.html#NEWCONFIG"
308 >Can I use my old config files?</A
312 HREF="configuration.html#AEN266"
320 HREF="configuration.html#ACTIONSS"
324 > concept confuses me. Please list
332 HREF="configuration.html#AEN285"
333 >How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
338 HREF="configuration.html#AEN293"
339 >There are several different <SPAN
347 HREF="configuration.html#YAHOO"
348 >How can I make my Yahoo/Hotmail/GMX account work?</A
352 HREF="configuration.html#CONFIGFILES"
353 >What's the difference between the
367 HREF="configuration.html#BROWSECONFIG"
368 >Why can I change the configuration
369 with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?</A
373 HREF="configuration.html#AEN431"
377 > file? What is a <SPAN
384 HREF="configuration.html#AEN447"
385 >How can I set up <SPAN
388 > to act as a proxy for my
393 HREF="configuration.html#AEN465"
394 >Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
398 HREF="configuration.html#AEN482"
399 >Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
403 HREF="configuration.html#AEN487"
404 >I see some images being replaced by a text
405 instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this?</A
409 HREF="configuration.html#SRVANY"
418 HREF="configuration.html#OTHERPROXY"
419 >How can I make <SPAN
430 HREF="configuration.html#PORT-80"
431 >Can I just set <SPAN
435 and thus avoid individual browser configuration?</A
439 HREF="configuration.html#TRANSPARENT"
459 HREF="misc.html#AEN528"
463 > slow my browsing down? This
464 has to add extra time to browsing.</A
468 HREF="misc.html#LOADINGTIMES"
469 >I noticed considerable
470 delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong?</A
474 HREF="misc.html#CONFIGURL"
475 >What are "http://config.privoxy.org/" and
480 HREF="misc.html#BLOCKLIST"
481 >Do you still maintain the blocklists?</A
485 HREF="misc.html#NEWADS"
486 >How can I submit new ads?</A
491 >How can I hide my IP address?</A
495 HREF="misc.html#AEN588"
499 > guarantee I am anonymous?</A
503 HREF="misc.html#AEN599"
504 >Might some things break because header information or
505 content is being altered?</A
509 HREF="misc.html#AEN610"
517 speed up web browsing?</A
521 HREF="misc.html#AEN620"
522 >What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
529 HREF="misc.html#AEN626"
530 >I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
531 ads used to be. Why?</A
535 HREF="misc.html#AEN631"
539 > filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</A
543 HREF="misc.html#AEN642"
551 secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions?</A
555 HREF="misc.html#TURNOFF"
556 >How can I temporarily disable <SPAN
563 HREF="misc.html#REALLYOFF"
571 out of the picture?</A
575 HREF="misc.html#CRUNCH"
583 ads, but also its own CGI pages. What is a <SPAN
590 HREF="misc.html#DOWNLOADS"
594 > effect files that I download
595 from a webserver? FTP server?</A
599 HREF="misc.html#SEEALSO"
600 >Where can I find more information about <SPAN
604 and related issues?</A
617 HREF="trouble.html#AEN755"
618 >I just upgraded and am getting <SPAN
620 >"connection refused"</SPAN
622 with every web page?</A
626 HREF="trouble.html#AEN768"
627 >I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
628 still getting through. How?</A
632 HREF="trouble.html#BADSITE"
633 >One of my favorite sites does not work with <SPAN
641 HREF="trouble.html#DUN"
642 >After installing <SPAN
646 every time I start IE. What gives?</A
650 HREF="trouble.html#FTP"
651 >I cannot connect to any FTP sites. <SPAN
655 seems to be blocking me.</A
659 HREF="trouble.html#OSXIE"
660 >In Mac OSX, I can't configure Microsoft Internet Explorer to use
664 > as the HTTP proxy.</A
668 HREF="trouble.html#OSXUNINSTALL"
669 >In Mac OSX, I dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in order to
670 uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to
675 HREF="trouble.html#BLANKPAGE"
676 >I get a completely blank page at one site. <SPAN
682 ><html><body></body></html></SPAN
690 >Contacting the developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests</A
696 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-SUPPORT"
701 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-BUGS"
706 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-FEATURE"
707 >Request New Features</A
711 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-ADS"
712 >Report Ads or Other Actions-Related Problems</A
716 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-OTHER"
723 HREF="copyright.html"
724 >Privoxy Copyright, License and History</A
730 HREF="copyright.html#AEN891"
735 HREF="copyright.html#AEN907"
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789 >General Information</TD