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30 >Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions</A
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42 >Privoxy Developers</A
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58 > This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about
60 HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/"
64 It can't and doesn't replace the
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79 > is a web proxy with advanced filtering
80 capabilities for protecting privacy, modifying web page content, managing
81 cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
82 obnoxious Internet junk. <SPAN
86 flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and
90 > has application for both
91 stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</P
102 > Please note that this document is constantly evolving. This copy represents
103 the state at the release of version 3.0.3.
104 You can find the latest version of the document at <A
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107 >http://www.privoxy.org/faq/</A
113 contact the developers.
125 >Table of Contents</B
130 >General Information</A
136 HREF="general.html#NEWJB"
137 >What is this new version of <SPAN
144 HREF="general.html#AEN45"
148 >? Why a name change at all?</A
152 HREF="general.html#DIFFERS"
164 HREF="general.html#PROXYMORON"
176 HREF="general.html#WHATSANAD"
181 an ad, and what is not?</A
185 HREF="general.html#AEN136"
190 This does not sound very scientific.</A
194 HREF="general.html#AEN143"
195 >Will I have to configure <SPAN
199 before I can use it?</A
203 HREF="general.html#BROWSERS2"
204 >My browser does the same things as
216 HREF="general.html#LICENSE"
217 >Is there is a license or fee? What about a
218 warranty? Registration?</A
222 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM"
223 >I would like to help you, what do I do?</A
229 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-MONEY"
230 >Money Money Money</A
234 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-SOFTWARE"
239 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-WORK"
240 >You want to work with us?</A
248 HREF="installation.html"
255 HREF="installation.html#WHICHBROWSERS"
256 >Which browsers are supported by <SPAN
263 HREF="installation.html#WHICHOS"
264 >Which operating systems are supported?</A
268 HREF="installation.html#EMAIL-CLIENT"
272 > with my email client?</A
276 HREF="installation.html#NEWINSTALL"
288 HREF="installation.html#AEN226"
289 >I just installed <SPAN
293 special I have to do now?</A
297 HREF="installation.html#LOCALHOST"
298 >What is the proxy address of <SPAN
305 HREF="installation.html#NOTHING"
306 >I just installed <SPAN
309 >, and nothing is happening.
310 All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
314 HREF="installation.html#NOTUSED"
317 >"Privoxy is not being used"</SPAN
318 > dummy page although
322 > is running and being used.</A
328 HREF="configuration.html"
335 HREF="configuration.html#GETUPDATES"
336 >Where can I get updated Actions Files?</A
340 HREF="configuration.html#NEWCONFIG"
341 >Can I use my old config files?</A
345 HREF="configuration.html#AEN312"
353 HREF="configuration.html#ACTIONSS"
357 > concept confuses me. Please list
365 HREF="configuration.html#AEN331"
366 >How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
371 HREF="configuration.html#AEN339"
372 >There are several different <SPAN
380 HREF="configuration.html#YAHOO"
381 >How can I make my Yahoo/Hotmail/GMX account work?</A
385 HREF="configuration.html#CONFIGFILES"
386 >What's the difference between the
395 >"Adventuresome"</SPAN
400 HREF="configuration.html#BROWSECONFIG"
401 >Why can I change the configuration
402 with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?</A
406 HREF="configuration.html#AEN404"
410 > file? What is a <SPAN
417 HREF="configuration.html#AEN420"
418 >How can I set up <SPAN
421 > to act as a proxy for my
426 HREF="configuration.html#AEN446"
427 >Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
431 HREF="configuration.html#AEN463"
432 >Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
436 HREF="configuration.html#AEN468"
437 >I see some images being replaced by a text
438 instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this?</A
442 HREF="configuration.html#SRVANY"
451 HREF="configuration.html#OTHERPROXY"
452 >How can I make <SPAN
463 HREF="configuration.html#PORT-80"
464 >Can I just set <SPAN
468 and thus avoid individual browser configuration?</A
472 HREF="configuration.html#TRANSPARENT"
483 HREF="configuration.html#OUTLOOK"
484 >How can I configure <SPAN
495 HREF="configuration.html#OUTLOOK-MORE"
496 >How can I have separate rules just for HTML mail?</A
500 HREF="configuration.html#ALLOW-COOKIES"
501 >How can I allow permanent cookies for my trusted sites?</A
514 HREF="misc.html#AEN537"
518 > slow my browsing down? This
519 has to add extra time to browsing.</A
523 HREF="misc.html#LOADINGTIMES"
524 >I noticed considerable
525 delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong?</A
529 HREF="misc.html#CONFIGURL"
530 >What are "http://config.privoxy.org/" and
535 HREF="misc.html#BLOCKLIST"
536 >Do you still maintain the blocklists?</A
540 HREF="misc.html#NEWADS"
541 >How can I submit new ads?</A
546 >How can I hide my IP address?</A
550 HREF="misc.html#AEN598"
554 > guarantee I am anonymous?</A
558 HREF="misc.html#AEN609"
559 >Might some things break because header information or
560 content is being altered?</A
564 HREF="misc.html#AEN620"
572 speed up web browsing?</A
576 HREF="misc.html#AEN630"
577 >What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
584 HREF="misc.html#AEN636"
585 >I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
586 ads used to be. Why?</A
590 HREF="misc.html#AEN641"
594 > filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</A
598 HREF="misc.html#AEN656"
606 secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions?</A
610 HREF="misc.html#TURNOFF"
611 >How can I temporarily disable <SPAN
618 HREF="misc.html#REALLYOFF"
626 out of the picture?</A
630 HREF="misc.html#CRUNCH"
638 ads, but also its own CGI pages. What is a <SPAN
645 HREF="misc.html#DOWNLOADS"
649 > effect files that I download
650 from a webserver? FTP server?</A
654 HREF="misc.html#DOWNLOADS2"
655 >I just downloaded a Perl script, and <SPAN
659 altered it! Yikes, what is wrong!</A
663 HREF="misc.html#SEEALSO"
664 >Where can I find more information about <SPAN
668 and related issues?</A
672 HREF="misc.html#MICROSUCK"
673 >I've noticed that Privoxy changes <SPAN
680 >! Why are you manipulating my browsing?</A
693 HREF="trouble.html#AEN801"
694 >I just upgraded and am getting <SPAN
696 >"connection refused"</SPAN
698 with every web page?</A
702 HREF="trouble.html#AEN814"
703 >I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
704 still getting through. How?</A
708 HREF="trouble.html#BADSITE"
709 >One of my favorite sites does not work with <SPAN
717 HREF="trouble.html#DUN"
718 >After installing <SPAN
722 every time I start IE. What gives?</A
726 HREF="trouble.html#FTP"
727 >I cannot connect to any FTP sites. <SPAN
731 seems to be blocking me.</A
735 HREF="trouble.html#OSXIE"
736 >In Mac OSX, I can't configure Microsoft Internet Explorer to use
740 > as the HTTP proxy.</A
744 HREF="trouble.html#OSXUNINSTALL"
745 >In Mac OSX, I dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in order to
746 uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to
751 HREF="trouble.html#OSXIMAGES"
752 >In Mac OSX Panther (10.3), images often fail to load and/or I
753 experience random delays in page loading. I'm using
757 > as my browser's proxy setting.</A
761 HREF="trouble.html#BLANKPAGE"
762 >I get a completely blank page at one site. <SPAN
768 ><html><body></body></html></SPAN
773 > the page loads fine.</A
777 HREF="trouble.html#ERROR503"
778 >Why am I getting a 503 Error (WSAECONNREFUSED) on every page?</A
782 HREF="trouble.html#NOHOSTNAME"
783 >My logs show many <SPAN
785 >"Unable to get my own hostname"</SPAN
791 HREF="trouble.html#INUSE"
792 >When I try to launch <SPAN
798 >"port 8118 is already in use"</SPAN
799 > (or similar wording).
804 HREF="trouble.html#DEMORONIZER"
805 >Pages with UTF-8 fonts are garbled.</A
809 HREF="trouble.html#DEMORONIZER2"
810 >Why are binary files (such as images) corrupted when <SPAN
818 HREF="trouble.html#DEMORONIZER3"
822 > and why is it there?</A
826 HREF="trouble.html#WINDOWOPEN"
827 >Why do I keep seeing <SPAN
829 >"PrivoxyWindowOpen()"</SPAN
830 > in raw source code?</A
837 >Contacting the developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests</A
843 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-SUPPORT"
848 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-BUGS"
853 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-FEATURE"
854 >Request New Features</A
858 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-ADS"
859 >Report Ads or Other Actions-Related Problems</A
863 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-OTHER"
870 HREF="copyright.html"
871 >Privoxy Copyright, License and History</A
877 HREF="copyright.html#AEN1014"
882 HREF="copyright.html#AEN1030"
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