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31 >Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions</H1
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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
66 HREF="../user-manual/index.html"
79 > is a web proxy with advanced filtering
80 capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering 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 0.0.0.
104 You can find the latest version of the document at <A
105 HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/"
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#BROWSERS2"
195 >My browser does the same things as
207 HREF="general.html#LICENSE"
208 >Is there is a license or fee? What about a
209 warranty? Registration?</A
213 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM"
214 >I would like to help you, what do I do?</A
220 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-MONEY"
221 >Money Money Money</A
225 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-SOFTWARE"
230 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-WORK"
231 >You want to work with us?</A
239 HREF="installation.html"
246 HREF="installation.html#WHICHBROWSERS"
247 >Which browsers are supported by <SPAN
254 HREF="installation.html#WHICHOS"
255 >Which operating systems are supported?</A
259 HREF="installation.html#EMAIL-CLIENT"
263 > with my email client?</A
267 HREF="installation.html#NEWINSTALL"
279 HREF="installation.html#AEN218"
280 >I just installed <SPAN
284 special I have to do now?</A
288 HREF="installation.html#LOCALHOST"
289 >What is the proxy address of <SPAN
296 HREF="installation.html#NOTHING"
297 >I just installed <SPAN
300 >, and nothing is happening.
301 All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
307 HREF="configuration.html"
314 HREF="configuration.html#GETUPDATES"
315 >Where can I get updated Actions Files?</A
319 HREF="configuration.html#NEWCONFIG"
320 >Can I use my old config files?</A
324 HREF="configuration.html#AEN275"
332 HREF="configuration.html#ACTIONSS"
336 > concept confuses me. Please list
344 HREF="configuration.html#AEN294"
345 >How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
350 HREF="configuration.html#AEN302"
351 >There are several different <SPAN
359 HREF="configuration.html#YAHOO"
360 >How can I make my Yahoo/Hotmail/GMX account work?</A
364 HREF="configuration.html#CONFIGFILES"
365 >What's the difference between the
379 HREF="configuration.html#BROWSECONFIG"
380 >Why can I change the configuration
381 with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?</A
385 HREF="configuration.html#AEN367"
389 > file? What is a <SPAN
396 HREF="configuration.html#AEN383"
397 >How can I set up <SPAN
400 > to act as a proxy for my
405 HREF="configuration.html#AEN409"
406 >Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
410 HREF="configuration.html#AEN426"
411 >Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
415 HREF="configuration.html#AEN431"
416 >I see some images being replaced by a text
417 instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this?</A
421 HREF="configuration.html#SRVANY"
430 HREF="configuration.html#OTHERPROXY"
431 >How can I make <SPAN
442 HREF="configuration.html#PORT-80"
443 >Can I just set <SPAN
447 and thus avoid individual browser configuration?</A
451 HREF="configuration.html#TRANSPARENT"
462 HREF="configuration.html#OUTLOOK"
463 >How can I configure <SPAN
474 HREF="configuration.html#OUTLOOK-MORE"
475 >How can I have separate rules just for HTML mail?</A
479 HREF="configuration.html#ALLOW-COOKIES"
480 >How can I allow permanent cookies for my trusted sites?</A
493 HREF="misc.html#AEN500"
497 > slow my browsing down? This
498 has to add extra time to browsing.</A
502 HREF="misc.html#LOADINGTIMES"
503 >I noticed considerable
504 delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong?</A
508 HREF="misc.html#CONFIGURL"
509 >What are "http://config.privoxy.org/" and
514 HREF="misc.html#BLOCKLIST"
515 >Do you still maintain the blocklists?</A
519 HREF="misc.html#NEWADS"
520 >How can I submit new ads?</A
525 >How can I hide my IP address?</A
529 HREF="misc.html#AEN560"
533 > guarantee I am anonymous?</A
537 HREF="misc.html#AEN571"
538 >Might some things break because header information or
539 content is being altered?</A
543 HREF="misc.html#AEN582"
551 speed up web browsing?</A
555 HREF="misc.html#AEN592"
556 >What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
563 HREF="misc.html#AEN598"
564 >I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
565 ads used to be. Why?</A
569 HREF="misc.html#AEN603"
573 > filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</A
577 HREF="misc.html#AEN618"
585 secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions?</A
589 HREF="misc.html#TURNOFF"
590 >How can I temporarily disable <SPAN
597 HREF="misc.html#REALLYOFF"
605 out of the picture?</A
609 HREF="misc.html#CRUNCH"
617 ads, but also its own CGI pages. What is a <SPAN
624 HREF="misc.html#DOWNLOADS"
628 > effect files that I download
629 from a webserver? FTP server?</A
633 HREF="misc.html#SEEALSO"
634 >Where can I find more information about <SPAN
638 and related issues?</A
642 HREF="misc.html#MICROSUCK"
643 >I've noticed that Privoxy changes <SPAN
650 >! Why are you manipulating my browsing?</A
663 HREF="trouble.html#AEN741"
664 >I just upgraded and am getting <SPAN
666 >"connection refused"</SPAN
668 with every web page?</A
672 HREF="trouble.html#AEN754"
673 >I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
674 still getting through. How?</A
678 HREF="trouble.html#BADSITE"
679 >One of my favorite sites does not work with <SPAN
687 HREF="trouble.html#DUN"
688 >After installing <SPAN
692 every time I start IE. What gives?</A
696 HREF="trouble.html#FTP"
697 >I cannot connect to any FTP sites. <SPAN
701 seems to be blocking me.</A
705 HREF="trouble.html#OSXIE"
706 >In Mac OSX, I can't configure Microsoft Internet Explorer to use
710 > as the HTTP proxy.</A
714 HREF="trouble.html#OSXUNINSTALL"
715 >In Mac OSX, I dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in order to
716 uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to
721 HREF="trouble.html#BLANKPAGE"
722 >I get a completely blank page at one site. <SPAN
728 ><html><body></body></html></SPAN
733 > the page loads fine.</A
737 HREF="trouble.html#ERROR503"
738 >Why am I getting a 503 Error (WSAECONNREFUSED) on every page?</A
745 >Contacting the developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests</A
751 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-SUPPORT"
756 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-BUGS"
761 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-FEATURE"
762 >Request New Features</A
766 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-ADS"
767 >Report Ads or Other Actions-Related Problems</A
771 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-OTHER"
778 HREF="copyright.html"
779 >Privoxy Copyright, License and History</A
785 HREF="copyright.html#AEN884"
790 HREF="copyright.html#AEN900"
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