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<!entity p-authors SYSTEM "p-authors.sgml">
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-<!entity p-status "beta">
+<!entity p-version "3.0.8">
+<!entity p-status "stable">
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This file belongs into
ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/
- $Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.47 2007/11/18 14:59:47 fabiankeil Exp $
+ $Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.54 2008/01/19 17:52:39 hal9 Exp $
- Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
+ Copyright (C) 2001-2008 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
See LICENSE.
========================================================================
<subscript>
<!-- Completely the wrong markup, but very little is allowed -->
<!-- in this part of an article. FIXME -->
- <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>
</pubdate>
-<pubdate>$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.47 2007/11/18 14:59:47 fabiankeil Exp $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.54 2008/01/19 17:52:39 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
<!--
</para>
</listitem>
-
-<!-- pre-3.0.6 changes:
- <listitem>
- <para>
- There are a number of new <link linkend="actions-file">actions</link>:
- </para>
-
- <para>
- <itemizedlist>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="content-type-overwrite">content-type-overwrite</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="crunch-client-header">crunch-client-header</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="crunch-if-none-match">crunch-if-none-match</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="crunch-server-header">crunch-server-header</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="filter-client-headers">filter-client-headers</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="filter-server-headers">filter-server-headers</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="force-text-mode">force-text-mode</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="handle-as-empty-document">handle-as-empty-document</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="hide-accept-language">hide-accept-language</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="hide-content-disposition">hide-content-disposition</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="hide-if-modified-since">hide-if-modified-since</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="inspect-jpegs">inspect-jpegs</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="overwrite-last-modified">overwrite-last-modified</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="redirect">redirect</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="treat-forbidden-connects-like-blocks">treat-forbidden-connects-like-blocks</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- <para>
- In addition, <literal><link linkend="fast-redirects">fast-redirects</link></literal>
- has been significantly improved with enhanced syntax.
- </para>
- <para>
- And <literal><link linkend="hide-referrer">hide-referrer</link></literal>
- has a new option, <literal>conditional block</literal>.
- </para>
-
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <application>MS-Windows</application> versions can now be
- <link
- linkend="installation-pack-win">installed and
- started as a <emphasis>Windows service</emphasis></link>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>config</filename> has two new options:
- <link
- linkend="enable-remote-http-toggle">enable-remote-http-toggle</link>,
- and <link
- linkend="forwarded-connect-retries">forwarded-connect-retries</link>.
- </para>
- <para>
- And there is improved handling of the <link
- linkend="user-manual">user-manual</link>
- option, for placing documentation and help files on the local system.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- There are six new <link linkend="FILTER">filters</link>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Actions files problems and suggestions are now being directed to:
- <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288">http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288</ulink>.
- Please use this to report such configuration related problems as missed
- ads, sites that don't function properly due to one action or another,
- innocent images being blocked, etc.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- In addition, there are numerous bug fixes and significant enhancements,
- including error pages should no longer be cached if the problem is fixed,
- much better DNS error handling, various logging improvements, and
- configuration updates for better ad blocking and junk elimination.
- </para>
- </listitem>
--->
-
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Logging is off by default now. If you need logging, it can be turned on
- in the <link linkend="logfile">config file</link>. You may also want
- to enable logging until you verified that the new &my-app; version
- is working as expected.
+ In the default configuration only fatal errors are logged now.
+ You can change that in the <link linkend="DEBUG">debug section</link>
+ of the configuration file. You may also want to enable more verbose
+ logging until you verified that the new &my-app; version is working
+ as expected.
</para>
</listitem>
</para>
<literallayout>
- <guibutton>Tools</guibutton> -> <guibutton>Options</guibutton> -> <guibutton>General</guibutton> -> <guibutton>Connection Settings</guibutton> -> <guibutton>Manual Proxy Configuration</guibutton>
+ <guibutton>Tools</guibutton> -> <guibutton>Options</guibutton> -> <guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> -> <guibutton>Network</guibutton> -><guibutton>Connection</guibutton> -> <guibutton>Settings</guibutton>
</literallayout>
</literallayout>
<para>
- For <application>Internet Explorer v.5-6</application>:
+ For <application>Internet Explorer v.5-7</application>:
</para>
<literallayout>
</para>
</sect2>
-<!--
- omitting 10/31/06 HB
-
-<sect2 id="start-suse">
-<title>SuSE</title>
-<para>
-We use a script. It will use the file <filename>/etc/privoxy/config</filename>
-as its main configuration file. Note that SuSE starts Privoxy upon booting
-your PC.
-</para>
-<para>
- <screen>
- # rcprivoxy start
-</screen>
-</para>
-</sect2>
--->
<sect2 id="start-windows">
<title>Windows</title>
<para>
<term><literal>.example.com</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- matches any domain that <emphasis>ENDS</emphasis> in
- <literal>.example.com</literal>
+ matches any domain with first-level domain <literal>com</literal>
+ and second-level domain <literal>example</literal>.
+ For example <literal>www.example.com</literal>,
+ <literal>example.com</literal> and <literal>foo.bar.baz.example.com</literal>.
+ Note that it wouldn't match if the second-level domain was <literal>another-example</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<listitem>
<para>
matches any domain that <emphasis>STARTS</emphasis> with
- <literal>www.</literal>
+ <literal>www.</literal> (It also matches the domain
+ <literal>www</literal> but most of the time that doesn't matter.)
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Typical use:</term>
<listitem>
- <para>Improve privacy by not embedding the source of the request in the HTTP headers.</para>
+ <para>Improve privacy by not forwarding the source of the request in the HTTP headers.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<term>Effect:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Deletes any existing <quote>X-Forwarded-for:</quote> HTTP header from client requests,
- and prevents adding a new one.
+ Deletes any existing <quote>X-Forwarded-for:</quote> HTTP header from client requests.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<term>Notes:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- It is safe and strongly recommended to leave this on.
+ It is safe and recommended to leave this on.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
USA
$Log: user-manual.sgml,v $
+ Revision 2.54 2008/01/19 17:52:39 hal9
+ Re-commit to fix various minor issues for new release.
+
+ Revision 2.53 2008/01/19 15:03:05 hal9
+ Doc sources tagged for 3.0.8 release.
+
+ Revision 2.52 2008/01/17 01:49:51 hal9
+ Change copyright notice for docs s/2007/2008/. All these will be rebuilt soon
+ enough.
+
+ Revision 2.51 2007/12/23 16:48:24 fabiankeil
+ Use more precise example descriptions for the mysterious domain patterns.
+
+ Revision 2.50 2007/12/08 12:44:36 fabiankeil
+ - Remove already commented out pre-3.0.7 changes.
+ - Update the "new log defaults" paragraph.
+
+ Revision 2.49 2007/12/06 18:21:55 fabiankeil
+ Update hide-forwarded-for-headers description.
+
+ Revision 2.48 2007/11/24 19:07:17 fabiankeil
+ - Mention request rewriting.
+ - Enable the conditional-forge paragraph.
+ - Minor rewordings.
+
Revision 2.47 2007/11/18 14:59:47 fabiankeil
A few "Note to Upgraders" updates.
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