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82 >6. Privoxy Configuration</A
88 > configuration is stored
89 in text files. These files can be edited with a text editor.
90 Many important aspects of <SPAN
94 also be controlled easily with a web browser.
102 >6.1. Controlling Privoxy with Your Web Browser</A
108 >'s user interface can be reached through the special
110 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/"
112 >http://config.privoxy.org/</A
119 which is a built-in page and works without Internet access.
120 You will see the following section: </P
143 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/show-status"
145 >View & change the current configuration</A
152 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/show-version"
154 >View the source code version numbers</A
161 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/show-request"
163 >View the request headers.</A
170 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/show-url-info"
172 >Look up which actions apply to a URL and why</A
179 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/toggle"
181 >Toggle Privoxy on or off</A
188 HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/3.0.11/user-manual/"
203 > This should be self-explanatory. Note the first item leads to an editor for the
205 HREF="actions-file.html"
207 >, which is where the ad, banner,
208 cookie, and URL blocking magic is configured as well as other advanced features of
212 >. This is an easy way to adjust various
216 > configuration. The actions
217 file, and other configuration files, are explained in detail below. </P
221 >"Toggle Privoxy On or Off"</SPAN
222 > is handy for sites that might
223 have problems with your current actions and filters. You can in fact use
224 it as a test to see whether it is <SPAN
228 causing the problem or not. <SPAN
232 to run as a proxy in this case, but all manipulation is disabled, i.e.
236 > acts like a normal forwarding proxy. There
238 HREF="appendix.html#BOOKMARKLETS"
241 that you can toggle <SPAN
244 > with one click from
247 > Note that several of the features described above are disabled by default
251 > 3.0.7 beta and later.
256 >configuration file</A
258 and in which cases it's safe to enable them again.</P
266 >6.2. Configuration Files Overview</A
269 > For Unix, *BSD and Linux, all configuration files are located in
273 > by default. For MS Windows, OS/2, and
274 AmigaOS these are all in the same directory as the
278 > executable. The name
279 and number of configuration files has changed from previous versions, and is
280 subject to change as development progresses.</P
282 > The installed defaults provide a reasonable starting point, though
283 some settings may be aggressive by some standards. For the time being, the
284 principle configuration files are:</P
293 >main configuration file</A
298 on Linux, Unix, BSD, OS/2, and AmigaOS and <TT
302 on Windows. This is a required file.
311 HREF="actions-file.html"
314 is used to define which <SPAN
317 > relating to banner-blocking, images, pop-ups,
318 content modification, cookie handling etc should be applied by default. It also defines many
319 exceptions (both positive and negative) from this default set of actions that enable
323 > to selectively eliminate the junk, and only the junk, on
324 as many websites as possible.
327 > Multiple actions files may be defined in <TT
331 are processed in the order they are defined. Local customizations and locally
332 preferred exceptions to the default policies as defined in
336 > (which you will most probably want
337 to define sooner or later) are probably best applied in
341 >, where you can preserve them across
346 There is also a web based editor that can be accessed from
348 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/show-status"
350 >http://config.privoxy.org/show-status</A
353 HREF="http://p.p/show-status"
355 >http://p.p/show-status</A
357 various actions files.
364 >"Filter files"</SPAN
366 HREF="filter-file.html"
369 >) can be used to re-write the raw page content, including
370 viewable text as well as embedded HTML and JavaScript, and whatever else
371 lurks on any given web page. The filtering jobs are only pre-defined here;
372 whether to apply them or not is up to the actions files.
376 > includes various filters made
377 available for use by the developers. Some are much more intrusive than
378 others, and all should be used with caution. You may define additional
383 actions files. We suggest <TT
387 locally defined filters or customizations.
393 > The syntax of the configuration and filter files may change between different
394 Privoxy versions, unfortunately some enhancements cost backwards compatibility.
397 > All files use the <SPAN
403 > character to denote a
404 comment (the rest of the line will be ignored) and understand line continuation
405 through placing a backslash ("<TT
408 >") as the very last character
409 in a line. If the <TT
412 > is preceded by a backslash, it looses
413 its special function. Placing a <TT
416 > in front of an otherwise
417 valid configuration line to prevent it from being interpreted is called "commenting
418 out" that line. Blank lines are ignored.</P
420 > The actions files and filter files
421 can use Perl style <A
422 HREF="appendix.html#REGEX"
423 >regular expressions</A
425 maximum flexibility. </P
427 > After making any changes, there is no need to restart
431 > in order for the changes to take
435 > detects such changes
436 automatically. Note, however, that it may take one or two additional
437 requests for the change to take effect. When changing the listening address
445 must obviously be sent to the <SPAN
451 > listening address.</P
453 > While under development, the configuration content is subject to change.
454 The below documentation may not be accurate by the time you read this.
455 Also, what constitutes a <SPAN
458 > setting, may change, so
459 please check all your configuration files on important issues.</P
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