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34 <h1 class="SECT1"><a name="INTRODUCTION" id="INTRODUCTION">1.
36 <p>This documentation is included with the current UNRELEASED version of
37 <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>, 3.0.27, and is mostly complete
38 at this point. The most up to date reference for the time being is still
39 the comments in the source files and in the individual configuration
40 files. Development of a new version is currently nearing completion, and
41 includes significant changes and enhancements over earlier versions.</p>
42 <p>Since this is a UNRELEASED version, not all new features are well
43 tested. This documentation may be slightly out of sync as a result
44 (especially with CVS sources). And there <span class="emphasis"><i class=
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47 <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="FEATURES" id="FEATURES">1.1.
49 <p>In addition to the core features of ad blocking and <a href=
50 "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie" target="_top">cookie</a>
51 management, <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> provides many
52 supplemental features, some of them currently under development, that
53 give the end-user more control, more privacy and more freedom:</p>
56 <p>Supports "Connection: keep-alive". Outgoing connections can be
57 kept alive independently from the client.</p>
60 <p>Supports IPv6, provided the operating system does so too, and
61 the configure script detects it.</p>
64 <p>Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour based on
65 client and server headers.</p>
68 <p>Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need
69 to configure browsers individually.</p>
72 <p>Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server
73 and client headers.</p>
76 <p>Can be chained with other proxies.</p>
79 <p>Integrated browser-based configuration and control utility at
80 <a href="http://config.privoxy.org/" target=
81 "_top">http://config.privoxy.org/</a> (shortcut: <a href=
82 "http://p.p/" target="_top">http://p.p/</a>). Browser-based tracing
83 of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling.</p>
86 <p>Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on
87 size, invisible <span class="QUOTE">"web-bugs"</span> and HTML
91 <p>Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and
92 user settings to reside in separate files, so that installing
93 updated actions files won't overwrite individual user settings.</p>
96 <p>Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the
97 configuration files, and a more sophisticated and flexible
98 configuration syntax.</p>
101 <p>GIF de-animation.</p>
104 <p>Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script
108 <p>User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages
109 (e.g. "blocked" page).</p>
112 <p>Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.</p>
115 <p>Most features are controllable on a per-site or per-location
119 <p>Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs
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