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+<!entity p-version "2.9.17">
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Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Privoxy Developers <developers@privoxy.org>
See LICENSE.
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-<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.61.2.1 2002/06/05 23:10:43 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.61.2.5 2002/07/26 15:22:58 oes Exp $</pubdate>
<!--
<sect1 id="configuration"><title>Configuration</title>
+<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="getupdates"><title>Where can I get updated Actions Files?</title>
+ <para>
+ Based on your feedback and the continuing development, updated actions files will be
+ made available 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>
+
+ <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.
+ </para>
+
+</sect2>
+
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="newconfig"><title>Can I use my old config files?</title>
<para>
The syntax, number, and purpose of configuration files has substantially
</sect2>
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="configfiles"> <title>What's the difference between the
-<quote>Cautious</quote>, <quote>Medium</quote> and <quote>Advenced</quote> defaults?</title>
+<quote>Cautious</quote>, <quote>Medium</quote> and <quote>Advanced</quote> defaults?</title>
<para>
Configuring <application>Privoxy</application> is not entirely trivial. To help you get
started, we provide you with three different default action <quote>packages</quote> in
<row>
<entry>Pop-up killing</entry>
<entry>no</entry>
- <entry>no</entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
<entry>yes</entry>
</row>
<entry>yes</entry>
</row>
+<row>
+ <entry>Image tag reordering</entry>
+ <entry>no</entry>
+ <entry>no</entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
+</row>
+
+<row>
+ <entry>Ad-filtering by link</entry>
+ <entry>no</entry>
+ <entry>no</entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
+</row>
+
+
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
<sect2 renderas="sect3">
-<title id="filterfile">What is the <filename>default.filter</filename> file?</title>
+<title id="filterfile">What is the <filename>default.filter</filename> file? What is a <quote>filter</quote>?</title>
<para>
The <ulink url="../user-manual/filter-file.html"><filename>default.filter</filename></ulink>
file is where <emphasis>filters</emphasis> are defined, which can be used to modify or
- remove, web page content on the fly. This applies to <emphasis>anything</emphasis>
+ remove, web page content on the fly. Filters apply to <emphasis>anything</emphasis>
in the page source, including HTML tags, and JavaScript. Regular expressions are used
to accomplish this. There are a number of pre-defined filters to deal with common
annoyances. The filters are only defined here, to invoke them, you need to use the
- <ulink url="../user-manual/actions-file.html#FILTER"><literal>filter</literal> action</ulink>.
+ <ulink
+ url="../user-manual/actions-file.html#FILTER"><literal>filter</literal>
+ action</ulink> in one of the actions files. Filtering is automatically
+ disabled for inappropriate MIME types.
</para>
<para>
If you are familiar with regular expressions, and HTML, you can look at
the provided <filename>default.filter</filename> with a text editor and define
your own filters. This is potentially a very powerful feature, but
- requires some expertise.
+ requires some expertise in both regular expressions and HTML/HTTP.
</para>
<para>
it is uncommented, and assign it the address of the LAN gateway interface,
and port number to use. Assuming your LAN address is 192.168.1.1 and you
wish to run <application>Privoxy</application> on port 8118, this line
- schould look like:
+ should look like:
</para>
<para>
content, giving the user a feeling of "it works". This effect is especially
noticeable on slow dialup connections.
</para>
+<para>
+ Filtering is automatically disabled for inappropriate MIME types.
+
+</para>
</sect2>
The easiest way is to access <application>Privoxy</application> with your
browser by using the remote toggle URL: <ulink
url="http://config.privoxy.org/toggle">http://config.privoxy.org/toggle</ulink>.
+ See the <ulink url="../user-manual/appendix.html#BOOKMARKLETS">Bookmarklets section</ulink>
+ of the <citetitle>User Manual</citetitle> for an easy way to access this
+ feature.
+</para>
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="reallyoff">
+<title>When <quote>disabled</quote> is <application>Privoxy</application> totally
+out of the picture?</title>
+<para>
+ No, this just means all filtering and actions are disabled.
+ <application>Privoxy</application> is still acting as a proxy, but just not
+ doing any of the things that <application>Privoxy</application> would
+ normally be expected to do. It is still a <quote>middle-man</quote> in
+ the interaction between your browser and web sites.
</para>
</sect2>
[Thanks to Ray Griffith for this submission.]
</para>
</sect2>
+
+
+<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
+<sect2 id="ftp">
+<title>I cannot connect to any FTP sites. <application>Privoxy</application>
+ seems to be blocking me.</title>
+ <para>
+ <application>Privoxy</application> cannot act as a proxy for FTP traffic,
+ so do not configure your browser to use <application>Privoxy</application>
+ as an FTP proxy. The same is true for any protocol other than HTTP or HTTPS.
+ </para>
+</sect2>
+
</sect1>
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</sect1>
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$Log: faq.sgml,v $
+Revision 1.61.2.5 2002/07/26 15:22:58 oes
+- Updated to reflect changes in standard.action
+- Added info on where to get updated actions files
+
+Revision 1.61.2.4 2002/07/25 21:42:29 hal9
+Add brief notes on not proxying non-HTTP protocols.
+
+Revision 1.61.2.3 2002/06/09 16:36:33 hal9
+Clarifications on filtering and MIME. Hardcode 'latest release' in index.html.
+
+Revision 1.61.2.2 2002/06/06 02:51:34 hal9
+Fix typo in URL http:/config.privoxy.org
+
Revision 1.61.2.1 2002/06/05 23:10:43 hal9
Add new FAQ re: DUN/IE. Change release date from May to June :)