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Copyright (C) 2001-2008 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
See LICENSE.
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- <link linkend="copyright">Copyright</link> &my-copy; 2001-2007 by
+ <link linkend="copyright">Copyright</link> &my-copy; 2001-2008 by
<ulink url="http://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy Developers</ulink>
</subscript>
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<para>
- This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about
+ This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about
<ulink url="http://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy</ulink>.
It is not a substitute for the
<ulink url="../user-manual/index.html"><citetitle>Privoxy User Manual</citetitle></ulink>.
</para>
<para>
Much of <application>Privoxy's</application> configuration can be done
- with a
<ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser">Web browser</ulink>.
+ with a <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser">Web browser</ulink>.
But there are areas where configuration is done using a
<ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_editors">text editor</ulink>
to edit configuration files. Also note that the web-based action editor
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="proxymoron"><title>What is a <quote>proxy</quote>? How does
Privoxy work? </title>
<para>
- A <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server">web proxy</ulink>
- is a service, based on a software such as
- <application>Privoxy</application>, that clients (i.e. browsers) can use
- instead of connecting directly to web servers on the Internet. The
- clients then ask the proxy to fetch the objects they need (web pages,
- images, movies etc) on their behalf, and when the proxy has done so, it
- hands the results back to the client. It is a <quote>go-between</quote>. See
- the <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server">Wikipedia proxy
- definition</ulink> for more.
+ A <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server">web proxy</ulink>
+ is a service, based on a software such as &my-app;, that clients
+ (i.e. browsers) can use instead of connecting to web servers directly.
+ The clients then ask the proxy to request objects (web pages, images, movies etc)
+ on their behalf and to forward the data to the clients.
+ It is a <quote>go-between</quote>. For details, see
+ <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server">Wikipedia's proxy definition</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
There are many reasons to use web proxies, such as security (firewalling),
to accommodate those needs.
</para>
<para>
- <application>Privoxy</application> is a proxy that is primarily focused on privacy
- protection, ad and junk elimination and freeing the user from restrictions placed on his
- activities. Sitting between your browser(s) and the Internet,
+ &my-app; is a proxy that is primarily focused on
+ privacy enhancement, ad and junk elimination and freeing the user from
+ restrictions placed on his activities. Sitting between your browser(s) and the Internet,
it is in a perfect position to filter outbound personal information that your
browser is leaking, as well as inbound junk. It uses a variety of techniques to do
this, all of which are under your complete control via the various configuration
from the old Junkbuster?</title>
<para>
<application>Privoxy</application> picks up where
- <application>Junkbuster</application> left off. All the old features remain.
+ <application>Junkbuster</application> left off.
The new <application>Privoxy</application> still blocks ads and banners,
still manages <ulink
url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie">cookies</ulink>, and still
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="getupdates"><title>Where can I get updated Actions Files?</title>
<para>
- Based on your feedback and the continuing development, updates of
- <filename>default.action</filename> will be
-
made available from time to time on the <ulink
+ Based on your feedback and the continuing development, updates of
+ <filename>default.action</filename> will be
+
made available from time to time on the <ulink
url="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118">files section</ulink> of
our <ulink url="http://sf.net/projects/ijbswa/">project page</ulink>.
</para>
If you wish to receive an email notification whenever we release updates of
<application>Privoxy</application> or the actions file, <ulink
url="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ijbswa-announce/">subscribe
- to our announce mailing list</ulink>, ijbswa-announce@lists.sourceforge.net.
+ to our announce mailing list</ulink>, ijbswa-announce@lists.sourceforge.net.
</para>
</sect2>
but you can disable/enable the various pre-defined filters of the included
<filename>default.filter</filename> file with the <ulink
url="http://config.privoxy.org/show-status">web-based actions file editor</ulink>.
- Note that the custom actions editor must be explicitly enabled in
+ Note that the custom actions editor must be explicitly enabled in
the main config file (see <ulink
url="../user-manual/config.html#ENABLE-EDIT-ACTIONS">enable-edit-actions</ulink>).
</para>
method that browsers can use to store data between pages, or between browser
sessions. Sometimes there is a good reason for this, and the user's life is a
bit easier as a result. But there is a long history of some websites taking
- advantage of this layer of trust, and using the data they glean from you and
+ advantage of this layer of trust, and using the data they glean from you and
your browsing habits for their own purposes, and maybe to your potential
detriment. Such sites are using you and storing their data on your system.
That is why the privacy conscious watch from whom those cookies come, and why
<para>
If you want to hide your IP address from most adversaries,
you should consider chaining <application>Privoxy</application>
- with <ulink url="http://tor.eff.org/">Tor</ulink>.
+ with <ulink url="https://www.torproject.org/">Tor</ulink>.
The configuration details can be found in
<ulink url="#TOR">How do I use <application>Privoxy</application> together
with <application>Tor</application> section</ulink>
</para>
<para>
<application>Privoxy</application> can remove various information about you,
- and allows <emphasis>you</emphasis> more freedom to decide which sites
+ and allows <emphasis>you</emphasis> more freedom to decide which sites
you can trust, and what details you want to reveal. But it neither
hides your IP address, nor can it guarantee that the rest of the system
behaves correctly. There are several possibilities how a web sites can find
in your browser, confirm that <application>Privoxy</application> has reloaded its configuration
and that there are no other forward lines, unless you know that you need them. If everything looks good,
refer to
- <ulink url="https://wiki.torproject.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#head-0e1cc2ac330ede8c6ad1ac0d0db0ac163b0e6143">Tor
+ <ulink url="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#IsMyConnectionPrivate">Tor
Faq 4.2</ulink> to learn how to verify that you are really using <application>Tor</application>.
</para>
<para>
</para>
<para>
<application>Privoxy</application> does not do FTP at all, only HTTP
- and HTTPS (SSL) protocols, so please don't try.
+ and HTTPS (SSL) protocols.
</para>
</sect2>
activated the <quote><literal>fun</literal></quote> filter which
is clearly labeled <quote>Text replacements for subversive browsing
fun!</quote> or you are using an older Privoxy version and have implicitly
- activated it by choosing the <quote>Adventuresome</quote> profile in the
+ activated it by choosing the <quote>Advanced</quote> profile in the
web-based editor. Please upgrade.
</para>
</sect2>
</sect2>
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
-<sect2 id="osxie" renderas="sect3">
-<title>In Mac OSX, I can't configure Microsoft Internet Explorer to use
+<sect2 id="macosxie" renderas="sect3">
+<title>In Mac OS X, I can't configure Microsoft Internet Explorer to use
Privoxy as the HTTP proxy.</title>
<para>
Microsoft Internet Explorer (in versions like 5.1) respects system-wide
</sect2>
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
-<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="osxuninstall">
-<title>In Mac OSX, I dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in order to
- uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to
+<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="macosxuninstall">
+<title>In Mac OS X, I dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in order to
+ uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to
empty the trash.</title>
+ <para>
+ Note: This ONLY applies to privoxy 3.0.6 and earlier.
+ </para>
<para>
Just dragging the <application>Privoxy</application> folder to the trash is
- not enough to delete it.
<application>Privoxy</application> supplies an
+ not enough to delete it. <application>Privoxy</application> supplies an
<application>uninstall.command</application> file that takes care of
- these details.
Open the trash, drag the <application>uninstall.command</application>
- file out of the trash and double-click on it. You will be prompted for
+ these details. Open the trash, drag the <application>uninstall.command</application>
+ file out of the trash and double-click on it. You will be prompted for
confirmation and the administration password.
</para>
<para>
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
-<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="osximages">
-<title>In Mac OSX Panther (10.3), images often fail to load and/or I
+<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="macosximages">
+<title>In Mac OS X Panther (10.3), images often fail to load and/or I
experience random delays in page loading. I'm using
<literal>localhost</literal> as my browser's proxy setting.</title>
<para>
- We believe this is due to an IPv6-related bug in OSX, but don't fully
+ We believe this is due to an IPv6-related bug in Mac OS X, but don't fully
understand the issue yet. In any case, changing the proxy setting to
<literal>127.0.0.1</literal> instead of <literal>localhost</literal>
works around the problem.
see if that helps. Make sure whatever name(s) are used for the local system,
that they resolve both ways.
</para>
+<para>
+ You should also be able to work around the problem with the
+ <ulink url="../user-manual/config.html#HOSTNAME">hostname option</ulink>.
+</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="inuse">
is done by the underlying operating system -- not
<application>Privoxy</application> itself. <application>Privoxy</application>
merely initiates the process and hands it off, and then later reports
- whatever the outcome was. And tries to give a coherent message if there seems
+ whatever the outcome was and tries to give a coherent message if there seems
to be a problem. In some cases, this might otherwise be mitigated by the
browser itself which might try some work-arounds and alternate approaches (e.g
adding <quote>www.</quote> to the URL).
are in the raw HTML source of the page, and the browser just ignores them. But the
pattern matching in <application>Privoxy's</application> page filtering
mechanism is trying to match against absurdly long strings and this becomes
- very CPU-intensive, taking a long, long time to complete. Until a better
- solution comes along, disable filtering on these pages, particularly the
- <literal>js-annoyances</literal> and <literal>unsolicited-popups</literal>
- filters.
+ very CPU-intensive, taking a long, long time to complete.
+</para>
+<para>
+ Until a better solution comes along, disable filtering on these pages,
+ particularly the <literal>js-annoyances</literal> and
+ <literal>unsolicited-popups</literal> filters. If you run into this problem
+ with a recent &my-app; version, please send a problem report.
</para>
</sect2>
it does not happen. I would suspect some inadvertent interaction of software
components such as anti-virus software, spyware protectors, personal
firewalls or similar components. Try disabling (or uninstalling) these one
- at a time and see if that helps.
+ at a time and see if that helps. Either way, if you are using a
+ recent &my-app; version, please report the problem.
</para>
</sect2>
<ulink
url="../user-manual/actions-file.html#PREVENT-COMPRESSION">prevent-compression</ulink>.
</para>
+<para>
+ As of &my-app; 3.0.9, zlib support is enabled in the default builds.
+</para>
</sect2>
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+
+Revision 2.43 2008/06/14 13:21:25 fabiankeil
+Prepare for the upcoming 3.0.9 beta release.
+
+Revision 2.42 2008/06/07 13:11:15 fabiankeil
+- Note that the "100% cpu problem" is worth
+ reporting if it happens with a recent release.
+- Mention the hostname option as a workaround for
+ the "can't get my own hostname" issue.
+- The profile formerly known as "Adventuresome"
+ is called "Advanced" now.
+- Some white-space fixes.
+
+Revision 2.41 2008/06/06 15:32:09 fabiankeil
+- Minor rewordings.
+- Don't claim that all the old Junkbuster features remain.
+ Some of them have been removed or replaced with better ones.
+
+Revision 2.40 2008/02/22 05:54:27 markm68k
+updates for mac os x
+
+Revision 2.39 2008/02/03 21:37:41 hal9
+Apply patch from Mark: s/OSX/OS X/
+
+Revision 2.38 2008/01/19 17:52:39 hal9
+Re-commit to fix various minor issues for new release.
+
+Revision 2.37 2008/01/19 15:03:05 hal9
+Doc sources tagged for 3.0.8 release.
+
+Revision 2.36 2008/01/17 01:49:51 hal9
+Change copyright notice for docs s/2007/2008/. All these will be rebuilt soon
+enough.
+
Revision 2.35 2007/11/19 17:57:59 fabiankeil
A bunch of rewordings, minor updates and fixes.
Fixed allow-all-cookies alias name; closes SR #929746
Revision 1.61.2.40 2004/01/30 17:00:33 oes
-Added OSX Panther problem
+Added Mac OS X Panther problem
Revision 1.61.2.39 2004/01/29 22:53:08 hal9
Minor changes for exempting docs of text/plain. Change copyright date.
Add disclaimer about probably being out-of-date
Revision 1.61.2.14 2002/08/07 02:53:43 hal9
-Fix some minor markup errors, and move one OSX Q/A to troubleshooting section.
+Fix some minor markup errors, and move one Mac OS X Q/A to troubleshooting section.
Revision 1.61.2.13 2002/08/06 11:55:32 oes
Added missing close tag
Revision 1.61.2.12 2002/08/06 11:43:46 david__schmidt
-Updated OSX uninstall FAQ... we have an uninstall script now.
+Updated Mac OS X uninstall FAQ... we have an uninstall script now.
Revision 1.61.2.11 2002/08/06 08:54:03 oes
Style police: Fixed formatting details
Revision 1.61.2.10 2002/08/02 14:00:25 david__schmidt
-Made the OSX removal commands far less dangerous
+Made the Mac OS X removal commands far less dangerous
Revision 1.61.2.9 2002/08/02 13:14:45 oes
-Added warning about sudo rm -r for Mac OSX deinstallation; moved this item to install section
+Added warning about sudo rm -r for Mac OS X deinstallation; moved this item to install section
Revision 1.61.2.8 2002/08/02 02:01:42 david__schmidt
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+Add FAQ item for MSIE on Mac OS X HTTP proxy confusion
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-Added FAQ item for Mac OSX uninstall woes
+Added FAQ item for Mac OS X uninstall woes
Revision 1.61.2.6 2002/07/30 20:04:56 hal9
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