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<refentry id="privoxy">
<refentryinfo>
- <date>2006-08-24</date>
+ <date>2009-02-15</date>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>privoxy</refentrytitle>
<arg><option>--pidfile </option><replaceable class="parameter">pidfile</replaceable></arg>
<arg><option>--user </option><replaceable class="parameter">user[.group]</replaceable></arg>
<arg><option>--chroot</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>--pre-chroot-nslookup </option><replaceable class="parameter">hostname</replaceable></arg>
<arg><replaceable class="parameter">configfile</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>--pre-chroot-nslookup <replaceable class="parameter">hostname</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Initialize the resolver library using <replaceable class="parameter">hostname</replaceable>
+ before chroot'ing. On some systems this reduces the number of files
+ that must be copied into the chroot tree.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
If the <filename>configfile</filename> is not specified on the command line,
<command>Privoxy</command> will look for a file named
- <filename>config</filename> in the current directory . If no
+ <filename>config</filename> in the current directory. If no
<filename>configfile</filename> is found, <command>Privoxy</command> will
fail to start.
</para>
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
<refsect1><title>Installation and Usage</title>
<para>
- Browsers must be individually configured to use <command>Privoxy</command> as
- a HTTP proxy. The default setting is for localhost, on port 8118
- (configurable in the main config file). To set the HTTP proxy in Netscape
- and Mozilla, go through: <command>Edit</command>;
- <command>Preferences</command>; <command>Advanced</command>;
- <command>Proxies</command>; <command>Manual Proxy Configuration</command>;
- <command>View</command>.
-</para>
-<para>
- For Firefox, go through: <command>Tools</command>;
+ Browsers can either be individually configured to use
+ <command>Privoxy</command> as a HTTP proxy (recommended),
+ or <command>Privoxy</command> can be combined with a packet
+ filter to build an intercepting proxy
+ (see <filename>config</filename>). The default setting is for
+ localhost, on port 8118 (configurable in the main config file). To set the
+ HTTP proxy in Firefox, go through: <command>Tools</command>;
<command>Options</command>; <command>General</command>;
<command>Connection Settings</command>;
<command>Manual Proxy Configuration</command>.
<para>
<command>Privoxy</command> can be configured with the various configuration
files. The default configuration files are: <filename>config</filename>,
- <filename>default.filter</filename>, and
+ <filename>default.filter</filename>, <filename>default.action</filename> and
<filename>default.action</filename>. <filename>user.action</filename> should
- be used for locally defined exceptions to the default rules of
- <filename>default.action</filename>, and <filename>user.filter</filename> for
- locally defined filters. These are well commented. On Unix
- and Unix-like systems, these are located in
+ be used for locally defined exceptions to the default rules in
+ <filename>match-all.action</filename> and <filename>default.action</filename>,
+ and <filename>user.filter</filename> for locally defined filters. These are
+ well commented. On Unix and Unix-like systems, these are located in
<filename>/etc/privoxy/</filename> by default.
</para>
<para>
</para>
<para>
The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your
- web browser at <ulink url="http://config.privoxy.org/">http://config.privoxy.org/</ulink>.
+ web browser at <ulink url="http://config.privoxy.org/">http://config.privoxy.org/</ulink>
+ (assuming the configuration allows it).
<command>Privoxy's</command> configuration parameters can also be viewed at
the same page. In addition, <command>Privoxy</command> can be toggled on/off.
This is an internal page, and does not require Internet access.
</refsect1>
-<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
-<refsect1><title>Sample Configuration</title>
-<para>
- A brief example of what a simple <filename>default.action</filename>
- configuration might look like:
-</para>
-
-<literallayout>
- # Define a few useful custom aliases for later use
- {{alias}}
-
- # Useful aliases that combine more than one action
- +crunch-cookies = +crunch-incoming-cookies +crunch-outgoing-cookies
- -crunch-cookies = -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies
- +block-as-image = +block +handle-as-image
-
- # Fragile sites should have the minimum changes
- fragile = -block -deanimate-gifs -fast-redirects -filter \
- -hide-referer -prevent-cookies -kill-popups
-
- ## Turn some actions on ################################
- ## NOTE: Actions are off by default, unless explictily turned on
- ## otherwise with the '+' operator.
-
-{ \
--add-header \
--block \
--content-type-overwrite \
--crunch-client-header \
--crunch-if-none-match \
--crunch-outgoing-cookies \
--crunch-incoming-cookies \
--crunch-server-header \
-+deanimate-gifs{last} \
--downgrade-http-version \
--fast-redirects \
--filter{js-annoyances} \
--filter{js-events} \
--filter{html-annoyances} \
--filter{content-cookies} \
-+filter{refresh-tags} \
--filter{unsolicited-popups} \
--filter{all-popups} \
--filter{img-reorder} \
--filter{banners-by-size} \
--filter{banners-by-link} \
-+filter{webbugs} \
--filter{tiny-textforms} \
-+filter{jumping-windows} \
--filter{frameset-borders} \
--filter{demoronizer} \
--filter{shockwave-flash} \
--filter{quicktime-kioskmode} \
--filter{fun} \
--filter{crude-parental} \
-+filter{ie-exploits} \
--filter{site-specifics} \
--filter{google} \
--filter{yahoo} \
--filter{msn} \
--filter{blogspot} \
--filter{xml-to-html} \
--filter{html-to-xml} \
--filter-client-headers \
--filter-server-headers \
--force-text-mode \
--handle-as-empty-document
--handle-as-image \
--hide-accept-language \
--hide-content-disposition \
--hide-if-modified-since \
-+hide-forwarded-for-headers \
-+hide-from-header{block} \
-+hide-referrer{forge} \
--hide-user-agent \
--inspect-jpegs \
--kill-popups \
--limit-connect \
--overwrite-last-modified \
--redirect \
-+prevent-compression \
--send-vanilla-wafer \
--send-wafer \
-+session-cookies-only \
-+set-image-blocker{pattern} \
--treat-forbidden-connects-like-blocks \
-}
-/ # '/' Match *all* URL patterns
-
-
- # Block all URLs that match these patterns
- { +block }
- ad.
- ad[sv].
- .*ads.
- banner?.
- /.*count(er)?\.(pl|cgi|exe|dll|asp|php[34]?)
- .hitbox.com
- media./.*(ads|banner)
-
- # Block, and treat these URL patterns as if they were 'images'.
- # We would expect these to be ads.
- { +block-as-image }
- .ad.doubleclick.net
- .a[0-9].yimg.com/(?:(?!/i/).)*$
- ad.*.doubleclick.net
-
- # Make exceptions for these harmless ones that would be
- # caught by our +block patterns just above.
- { -block }
- adsl.
- adobe.
- advice.
- .*downloads.
- # uploads or downloads
- /.*loads
-</literallayout>
-
-<para>
- Then for a <filename>user.action</filename>, we would put local,
- narrowly defined exceptions:
-</para>
-
-<literallayout>
- # Re-define aliases as needed here
- {{alias}}
-
- # Useful aliases
- -crunch-cookies = -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies
-
- # Set personal exceptions to the policies in default.action #######
-
- # Sites where we want persistent cookies, so allow *all* cookies
- { -crunch-cookies -session-cookies-only }
- .redhat.com
- .sun.com
- .msdn.microsoft.com
-
- # These sites breaks easily. Use our "fragile" alias here.
- { fragile }
- .forbes.com
- mybank.example.com
-
- # Replace example.com's style sheet with one of my choosing
- { +redirect{http://localhost/css-replacements/example.com.css} }
- example.com/stylesheet.css
-
-</literallayout>
-
-<para>
- See the comments in the configuration files themselves, or the
- <citetitle>User Manual</citetitle>
- for full explanations of the above syntax, and other <command>Privoxy</command>
- configuration options.
-</para>
-
-</refsect1>
-
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<refsect1><title>Files</title>
<literallayout>
<filename>/usr/sbin/privoxy</filename>
<filename>/etc/privoxy/config</filename>
+ <filename>/etc/privoxy/match-all.action</filename>
<filename>/etc/privoxy/default.action</filename>
- <filename>/etc/privoxy/standard.action</filename>
<filename>/etc/privoxy/user.action</filename>
<filename>/etc/privoxy/default.filter</filename>
<filename>/etc/privoxy/user.filter</filename>