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+ $Id: privoxy-man-page.sgml,v 2.21 2008/08/30 15:37:35 fabiankeil Exp $
- Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Privoxy Developers http://privoxy.org
+ Copyright (C) 2001-2008 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
See LICENSE.
========================================================================
<!entity copyright SYSTEM "copyright.sgml">
<!entity license SYSTEM "license.sgml">
<!entity authors SYSTEM "p-authors.sgml">
-<!entity p-version "3.0.5">
-<!entity p-status "BETA">
+<!entity p-version "3.0.11">
+<!entity p-status "UNRELEASED">
<!entity % p-not-stable "INCLUDE">
<!entity % p-stable "IGNORE">
<!entity % p-text "IGNORE"> <!-- define we are not a text only doc -->
<refentry id="privoxy">
<refentryinfo>
- <date>2006-08-24</date>
+ <date>2007-04-12</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>
<!-- ~~~~~ 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>;
+ 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 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>
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.
# Fragile sites should have the minimum changes
fragile = -block -deanimate-gifs -fast-redirects -filter \
- -hide-referer -prevent-cookies -kill-popups
+ -hide-referer -prevent-cookies
## 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 \
++change-x-forwarded-for{block} \
+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-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 \
++hide-referrer{conditional-block} \
+session-cookies-only \
+set-image-blocker{pattern} \
--treat-forbidden-connects-like-blocks \
}
/ # '/' Match *all* URL patterns
- # 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
-
# Block all URLs that match these patterns
{ +block }
- ad*.
+ 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>
.sun.com
.msdn.microsoft.com
- # These sites breaks easily. Use our "fragile" alias here.
+ # These sites break 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
+ .example.com/stylesheet.css
</literallayout>