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Purpose : README for Privoxy
- $Id: readme.sgml,v 1.0 2002/04/03 03:53:43 hal9 Exp $
+ $Id: readme.sgml,v 1.16.2.9 2004/01/30 14:09:59 oes Exp $
- Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge
- Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
+ Copyright (C) 2001 - 2004 Privoxy Developers <developers@privoxy.org>
+ See LICENSE.
- Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
- by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and
- Junkbusters Corporation. http://www.junkbusters.com
+ ========================================================================
+ NOTE: Please read developer-manual/documentation.html before touching
+ anything in this, or other Privoxy documentation. You have been warned!
+ Failure to abide by this rule will result in the revocation of your license
+ to live a peaceful existence!
+ ========================================================================
===================================================================
- READ: Document note: This file generates the README in the top level
+ READ: Document Note: This file generates the README in the top level
source directory. It is generated as only a plain text file. The
current markup is not suitable for other formats. Build from
- Makefile with 'make readme'.
+ Makefile with 'make dok-readme'.
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+ READ:
+
+ ======================================================================
+ NOTE: The left margin spacing is *important* when using 'literallayout'
+ WYSISWYG!!! Don't mess this up!!! Careful with linebreaks too, ie
+ the para tag forces a linebreak. Tags need to be carefully placed as a result
+ to avoid extra blank lines, etc.
+ ======================================================================
+
+ For stable releases, change
+
+ entity % p-not-stable "INCLUDE"
+
+ to
+
+ entity % p-not-stable "IGNORE"
+
+ in the DTD at the top. This will toggle various text 'off'. BOTH
+ MUST be toggled in this case or you will get both text referencing
+ stable and unstable versions. You only want one or the other!
+-->
<article id="index">
-
+<artheader>
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+ * File : $Source: /cvsroot/ijbswa/current/doc/source/readme.sgml,v $
*
* Purpose : README file to give a short intro.
*
- * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge
+ * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 - 2004 the SourceForge
* Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
*
* Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
* Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*
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<para>
- This README is included with the development version of Privoxy, which will
- eventually become Privoxy v3.0 (and soon we hope!). See
- http://www.privoxy.org/. The current code level is BETA, and seems stable to
- us :)
+ <!-- include some conditional text -->
+ This README is included with <![%p-not-stable;[ the development version of]]>
+ Privoxy &p-version;<![%p-not-stable;[, which will eventually become Privoxy v3.0 (and soon we
+ hope!)]]>. See http://www.privoxy.org/ for more information. The current code maturity
+ level is <quote>&p-status;</quote><![%p-not-stable;[, and seems stable to us :)]]>.
</para>
+</abstract>
+</artheader>
-<!--
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+<!-- Include privoxy.sgml boilerplate: -->
&p-intro;
+<!-- end boilerplate -->
+<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
+<sect1 id="importantchanges" ><title>IMPORTANT CHANGES</title>
<para>
- <LiteralLayout>
-
- IMPORTANT CHANGES
-------------------</LiteralLayout>
+ MORE NEWS! January 2004, Privoxy 3.0.3 is released. This is the another
+ maintenance release of Privoxy which fixes more bugs, further refines
+ the configuration and works around some known third-party problems. See the
+ ChangeLog for complete details. Upgrading from 3.0.2 is recommended.
+</para>
+<para>
+ NEWS! March 2003, Privoxy 3.0.2 is released. This is the first maintenance
+ release of Privoxy. There are no significant new features in this release.
+ Some bugs are fixed, and some existing features have been enhanced. See
+ ChangeLog for details. Upgrading from 3.0.0 is recommended.
+</para>
+<para>
+ REALLY BIG NEWS! August 2002: The long-awaited, oft-delayed stable version
+ of Privoxy 3.0 is finally released! This is way behind schedule, but better
+ late than never. The developers all hope the wait was worth it.
</para>
<para>
NEWS! As of 03/24/02, the name of this project has been changed from
the new package will delete any previously installed 'Junkbuster' packages.
</para>
<para>
- IMPORTANT! READ! Configuration Change as of 3 Apr 2002: The default listening
+ IMPORTANT! READ! Configuration Change as of 17 Mar 2002: The default listening
port is now 8118 due to conflicts with port 8000 assignment. You will need to
change your browser if upgrading!!! And maybe firewall, etc.
</para>
+</sect1>
-<para>
- <LiteralLayout>
-
- INSTALL
---------</LiteralLayout>
-</para>
-<para>
- For tarball, first unpack:
+<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
+<sect1 id="install" ><title>INSTALL</title>
+<para>
+ See the <filename>INSTALL</filename> file in this directory, for installing
+ from source, and the <citetitle>User Manual</citetitle>, for other
+ installation types.
</para>
+</sect1>
-<programlisting>
- tar xzvf privoxy-2.9.13-beta-src.tar.gz
- cd privoxy-2.9.13-beta
-</programlisting>
-
-<programlisting>
- autoheader
- autoconf
- ./configure (--help to see options)
- gmake (the make from gnu)
- su
- make -n install (to see where all the files will go)
- make install (to really install)
-</programlisting>
-
-<para>
- Redhat and SuSE src and binary RPMs can be built with 'make redhat-dist' or
- 'make suse-dist' (run ./configure first) from unpacked sources. BSD will
- (probably?) require gmake (from http://gnu.org). See the user-manual for OS/2
- build instructions.
-</para>
+<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
+<sect1 id="run"><title>RUN</title>
<para>
- Privoxy is also available via anonymous CVS:
+ privoxy [——help] [——version]
+ [——no-daemon] [——pidfile PIDFILE] [——user
+ USER[.GROUP]] [——chroot] [config_file]
</para>
-
-<programlisting>
- cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co current
-</programlisting>
<para>
- This will create a directory named 'current'. Then, 'cd current', and then
- build as above.
-</para>
-
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- <LiteralLayout>
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- RUN
----- </LiteralLayout>
-</para>
-
-<para>
- privoxy [--help] [--version] [--no-daemon] [--pidfile PIDFILE]
- [--user USER[.GROUP]] [config_file]
-</para>
-<para>
-See the man page or user-manual for a brief explanation of each option.
+ See the man page or User Manual for an explanation of each option, and
+ other configuration and usage issues.
</para>
<para>
If no config_file is specified on the command line, Privoxy will look for a
for 'config.txt'). If no config_file is found, Privoxy will fail to start.
</para>
<para>
- Or for Red Hat: /etc/rc.d/init.d/privoxy start
+ Or for Red Hat based distributions: /etc/rc.d/init.d/privoxy start
</para>
<para>
Or for SuSE: /etc/rc.d/privoxy start
</para>
-
<para>
- <LiteralLayout>
-
- CONFIGURATION
--------------- </LiteralLayout>
+ Or Debian: /etc/init.d/privoxy start
</para>
+</sect1>
+
+<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
+<sect1 id="configuration"><title>CONFIGURATION</title>
<para>
- See: 'config', 'default.action', and 'default.filter'. There are several
- actions files included. These are all well commented. Most of the magic is in
- '*.action', and there are several of these included with varying degrees of
- aggressiveness. On Unix-like systems, these files are installed in
- /etc/privoxy. On Windows, then wherever the executable itself is installed.
- There are many significant changes and advances since Junkbuster v2.0.x. The
- user-manual has a run down of configuration options, and examples:
- http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/.
+ See: 'config', 'default.action', 'user.action', and 'default.filter'.
+ 'user.action' is for personal and local configuration preferences. These are
+ all well commented. Most of the magic is in '*.action' files. 'user.action'
+ should be used for any actions customizations. On Unix-like systems, these
+ files are installed in /etc/privoxy. On Windows, then wherever the
+ executable itself is installed. There are many significant changes and
+ advances since Junkbuster v2.0.x. The User Manual has an explanation of
+ all configuration options, and examples: http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/.
</para>
<para>
Be sure to set your browser(s) for HTTP/HTTPS Proxy at <IP>:<Port>, or
whatever you specify in the config file under 'listen-address'. DEFAULT is
- localhost:8118.
+ localhost:8118. Note that Privoxy ONLY proxies HTTP (and HTTPS) traffic. Do not try it
+ with FTP or other protocols for the simple reason it does not work.
</para>
<para>
- The default.action file can be configured via the web interface accessed via
+ The actions list can be configured via the web interface accessed via
http://p.p/, as well other options.
</para>
+<![%p-not-stable;[
<para>
All configuration files are subject to unannounced changes during the
development process.
</para>
+]]>
+</sect1>
+<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
+<sect1 id="documentation"><title>DOCUMENTATION</title>
<para>
- <LiteralLayout>
-
- DOCUMENTATION
---------------</LiteralLayout>
- There is a growing amount of documentation in the 'doc' subdirectory, but it
- is not completed at this point. In particular, see the user-manual there, the
- faq, and developers should look at developer-manual.
+ There should be documentation in the 'doc' subdirectory<![%p-not-stable;[, but it
+ is not completed at this point]]>. In particular, see the User Manual there,
+ the FAQ, and those interested in Privoxy development, should look at
+ developer-manual.
</para>
<para>
+ <![%p-not-stable;[
The most up to date source of information on the current development version,
may still be either comments in the source code, or the included
- configuration files, which are all well commented. These are 'config',
- '*.action', and 'default.filter' in the toplevel source directory.
-</para>
-
-<para>
- Included documentation may vary according to platform and packager.
-</para>
-
-<para>
- <LiteralLayout>
-
- CONTACTING THE DEVELOPERS, BUG REPORTING AND FEATURE REQUESTS
---------------------------------------------------------------</LiteralLayout>
-</para>
-
-<para>
-We value your feedback. However, to provide you with the best support,
-please note:
-</para>
-<para>
- <LiteralLayout>
- * Use the support forum to get help:
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118
- </LiteralLayout>
-</para>
-<Para>
- <LiteralLayout>
- * Submit bugs only thru our bug forum:
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118
- </LiteralLayout>
-</Para>
-<para>
- Make sure that the bug has not already been submitted. Please try
- to verify that it is a Privoxy bug, and not a browser or site
- bug first. If you are using your own custom configuration, please
- try the stock configs to see if the problem is a configuration
- related bug. And if not using the latest development snapshot,
- please try the latest one. Or even better, CVS sources. Please
- be sure to include the Privoxy/Junkbuster version, platform,
- browser, any pertinent log data, any other relevant details
- (please be specific) and, if possible, some way to reproduce the
- bug.
-</para>
-<para>
- <LiteralLayout>
- * Submit feature requests only thru our feature request forum:
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118&func=browse
- </LiteralLayout>
-</para>
-
-<para>
- <LiteralLayout>
- For any other issues, feel free to use the mailing lists:
- http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118
- </LiteralLayout>
-</para>
-
-<para>
- <LiteralLayout>
- Anyone interested in actively participating in development and related
- discussions can join the appropriate mailing list here:
- http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118. Archives are available here
- too.
- </LiteralLayout>
-</para>
-<para>
- <LiteralLayout>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net
- </LiteralLayout>
-</para>
-<para>
- $Id: readme.sgml,v 1.0 2002/03/31 02:03:36 hal9 Exp $
-</para>
+ configuration files. ]]>The source and configuration files are all well
+ commented. The main configuration files are: 'config', 'default.action', and
+ 'default.filter'<![%p-not-stable;[ in the toplevel source directory]]>.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+ Included documentation may vary according to platform and packager. All
+ documentation is posted on http://www.privoxy.org, in case you don't have it,
+ or can't find it.
+</para>
+</sect1>
+
+<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
+<sect1 id="contact"><title>CONTACTING THE DEVELOPERS, BUG REPORTING AND FEATURE REQUESTS</title>
+<!-- Include contacting.sgml boilerplate: -->
+ &contacting;
+<!-- end boilerplate -->
+</sect1>
+
+<!-- <para> -->
+<!-- <LiteralLayout> -->
+<!-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -->
+<!-- ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net -->
+<!-- </LiteralLayout> -->
+<!-- </para> -->
+<!-- <para> -->
+<!-- $Id: readme.sgml,v 1.16.2.9 2004/01/30 14:09:59 oes Exp $ -->
+<!-- </para> -->
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