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40 <h1 class="SECT1"><a name="INTRODUCTION" id="INTRODUCTION">1.
43 <p>This documentation is included with the current beta version of
44 <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>, v.3.0.20, and is mostly
45 complete at this point. The most up to date reference for the time being
46 is still the comments in the source files and in the individual
47 configuration files. Development of a new version is currently nearing
48 completion, and includes significant changes and enhancements over
51 <p>Since this is a beta version, not all new features are well tested.
52 This documentation may be slightly out of sync as a result (especially
53 with CVS sources). And there <span class="emphasis"><i class=
54 "EMPHASIS">may be</i></span> bugs, though hopefully not many!</p>
57 <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="FEATURES" id="FEATURES">1.1.
60 <p>In addition to the core features of ad blocking and <a href=
61 "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie" target="_top">cookie</a>
62 management, <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> provides many
63 supplemental features, some of them currently under development, that
64 give the end-user more control, more privacy and more freedom:</p>
68 <p>Supports "Connection: keep-alive". Outgoing connections can be
69 kept alive independently from the client.</p>
73 <p>Supports IPv6, provided the operating system does so too, and
74 the configure script detects it.</p>
78 <p>Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour based on
79 client and server headers.</p>
83 <p>Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need
84 to configure browsers individually.</p>
88 <p>Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server
89 and client headers.</p>
93 <p>Can be chained with other proxies.</p>
97 <p>Integrated browser-based configuration and control utility at
98 <a href="http://config.privoxy.org/" target=
99 "_top">http://config.privoxy.org/</a> (shortcut: <a href=
100 "http://p.p/" target="_top">http://p.p/</a>). Browser-based tracing
101 of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling.</p>
105 <p>Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on
106 size, invisible <span class="QUOTE">"web-bugs"</span> and HTML
107 annoyances, etc.)</p>
111 <p>Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and
112 user settings to reside in separate files, so that installing
113 updated actions files won't overwrite individual user settings.</p>
117 <p>Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the
118 configuration files, and a more sophisticated and flexible
119 configuration syntax.</p>
123 <p>GIF de-animation.</p>
127 <p>Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script
132 <p>User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages
133 (e.g. "blocked" page).</p>
137 <p>Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.</p>
141 <p>Most features are controllable on a per-site or per-location
146 <p>Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs
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