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<h1 class="SECT1"><a name="CONFIGURATION" id="CONFIGURATION">3.
Configuration</a></h1>
-
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN366" id="AEN366">3.1. What exactly is an
- <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span> file?</a></h3>
-
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="ACTIONSFILE" id="ACTIONSFILE">3.1. What
+ exactly is an <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span> file?</a></h3>
<p><span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> utilizes the concept of
<span class="QUOTE">" <a href=
"../user-manual/actions-file.html#ACTIONS" target=
add exceptions to these defaults where needed. There is a wide array of
actions available that give the user a high degree of control and
flexibility on how to process each and every web page.</p>
-
<p>Actions can be defined on a <a href=
"../user-manual/actions-file.html#AF-PATTERNS" target="_top">URL
pattern</a> basis, i.e. for single URLs, whole web sites, groups or
for this site in one of your actions files, preferably in <tt class=
"FILENAME">user.action</tt>.</p>
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-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="ACTIONSS" id="ACTIONSS">3.2. The
<span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span> concept confuses me. Please list
some of these <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span>.</a></h3>
-
<p>For a comprehensive discussion of the actions concept, please refer
to the <a href="../user-manual/actions-file.html" target="_top">actions
file chapter</a> in the <a href="../user-manual/index.html" target=
"../user-manual/actions-file.html#ACT-EXAMPLES" target="_top">actions
file tutorial</a> to get you started.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN389" id="AEN389">3.3. How are actions
- files configured? What is the easiest way to do this?</a></h3>
-
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="ACTCONFIG" id="ACTCONFIG">3.3. How are
+ actions files configured? What is the easiest way to do this?</a></h3>
<p>Actions files are just text files in a special syntax and can be
edited with a text editor. But probably the easiest way is to access
<span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>'s user interface with your web
"../user-manual/config.html#ENABLE-EDIT-ACTIONS" target=
"_top">enable-edit-actions</a>).</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN398" id="AEN398">3.4. There are several
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN418" id="AEN418">3.4. There are several
different <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span> files. What are the
differences?</a></h3>
-
<p>Please have a look at the <a href="../user-manual/actions-file.html"
target="_top">the actions chapter</a> in the <a href=
"../user-manual/index.html" target="_top">User Manual</a> for a
detailed explanation.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="GETUPDATES" id="GETUPDATES">3.5. Where can I
get updated Actions Files?</a></h3>
-
<p>Based on your feedback and the continuing development, updates of
<tt class="FILENAME">default.action</tt> will be made available from
time to time on the <a href=
- "http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118" target=
+ "https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118" target=
"_top">files section</a> of our <a href=
- "http://sf.net/projects/ijbswa/" target="_top">project page</a>.</p>
-
+ "https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/" target="_top">project
+ page</a>.</p>
<p>If you wish to receive an email notification whenever we release
updates of <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> or the actions
file, <a href=
- "http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ijbswa-announce/" target=
+ "https://lists.privoxy.org/mailman/listinfo/privoxy-announce" target=
"_top">subscribe to our announce mailing list</a>,
- ijbswa-announce@lists.sourceforge.net.</p>
+ privoxy-announce@lists.privoxy.org.</p>
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-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="NEWCONFIG" id="NEWCONFIG">3.6. Can I use my
old config files?</a></h3>
-
<p>The syntax and purpose of configuration files has remained roughly
the same throughout the 3.x series, but backwards compatibility is not
guaranteed. Also each release contains updated, <span class=
recommended to install the newer configuration files and merge back
your modifications.</p>
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-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="DIFFICULT" id="DIFFICULT">3.7. Why is the
configuration so complicated?</a></h3>
-
<p><span class="QUOTE">"Complicated"</span> is in the eye of the
beholder.</p>
-
<p>Privoxy is currently mainly written by and for people who are
already familiar with the underlying concepts like regular expressions,
HTTP and HTML, or are willing to become familiar with them to be able
to get the most out of a powerful and flexible tool such as
Privoxy.</p>
-
<p>While everybody is expected to be able to get a Privoxy default
installation up and running, fine-tuning requires a certain amount of
background information and Privoxy's documentation mainly concentrates
on the Privoxy-specific parts while only providing references to the
rest.</p>
-
<p>If you or anyone you know has the skills, time and energy to reduce
the barrier of entry, please <a href="general.html#PARTICIPATE">get
involved</a>.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="YAHOO" id="YAHOO">3.8. How can I make my
Yahoo/Hotmail/Gmail account work?</a></h3>
-
<p>The default configuration shouldn't impact the usability of any of
these services. It may, however, make all <a href=
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie" target="_top">cookies</a>
manually each time you access those websites, simply turn off all
cookie handling for them in the <tt class="FILENAME">user.action</tt>
file. An example for yahoo might look like:</p>
-
<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
- <pre class="SCREEN">
-# Allow all cookies for Yahoo login:
+ <pre class="SCREEN"># Allow all cookies for Yahoo login:
#
{ -<a href="../user-manual/actions-file.html#CRUNCH-INCOMING-COOKIES" target=
"_top">crunch-incoming-cookies</a> -<a href=
"_top">crunch-outgoing-cookies</a> -<a href=
"../user-manual/actions-file.html#SESSION-COOKIES-ONLY" target=
"_top">session-cookies-only</a> }
-.login.yahoo.com
-</pre>
+.login.yahoo.com</pre>
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-
<p>These kinds of sites are often quite complex and heavy with <a href=
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javascript" target="_top">Javascript</a>
and thus <span class="QUOTE">"fragile"</span>. So if <span class=
"emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">still</i></span> a problem, we have an
<a href="../user-manual/actions-file.html#ALIASES" target=
"_top">alias</a> just for such sticky situations:</p>
-
<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
- <pre class="SCREEN">
-# Gmail is a _fragile_ site:
+ <pre class="SCREEN"># Gmail is a _fragile_ site:
#
{ <tt class="LITERAL">fragile</tt> }
# Gmail is ...
- mail.google.com
-</pre>
+ mail.google.com</pre>
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-
<p>Be sure to flush your browser's caches whenever making these kinds
of changes, just to make sure the changes <span class=
"QUOTE">"take"</span>.</p>
-
<p>Make sure the domain, host and path are appropriate as well. Your
browser can tell you where you are specifically and you should use that
information for your configuration settings. Note that above it is not
referenced as <tt class="LITERAL">gmail.com</tt>, which is a valid
domain name.</p>
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-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="CONFIGFILES" id="CONFIGFILES">3.9. What's
the difference between the <span class="QUOTE">"Cautious"</span>,
<span class="QUOTE">"Medium"</span> and <span class=
"QUOTE">"Advanced"</span> defaults?</a></h3>
-
<p>Configuring <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> is not entirely
trivial. To help you get started, we provide you with three different
default action <span class="QUOTE">"profiles"</span> in the web based
<a href="../user-manual/actions-file.html" target="_top"><i class=
"CITETITLE">User Manual</i></a> for a list of actions, and how the
default profiles are set.</p>
-
<p>Where the defaults are likely to break some sites, exceptions for
known popular <span class="QUOTE">"problem"</span> sites are included,
but in general, the more aggressive your default settings are, the more
will have the fewest problems. See the <a href=
"../user-manual/index.html" target="_top"><i class="CITETITLE">User
Manual</i></a> for a more detailed discussion.</p>
-
<p>It should be noted that the <span class="QUOTE">"Advanced"</span>
profile (formerly known as the <span class=
"QUOTE">"Adventuresome"</span> profile) is more aggressive, and will
make use of some of <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy's</span> advanced
features. Use at your own risk!</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="BROWSECONFIG" id="BROWSECONFIG">3.10. Why
can I change the configuration with a browser? Does that not raise
security issues?</a></h3>
-
<p>It may seem strange that regular users can edit the config files
with their browsers, although the whole <tt class=
"FILENAME">/etc/privoxy</tt> hierarchy belongs to the user <span class=
"QUOTE">"privoxy"</span>, with only 644 permissions.</p>
-
<p>When you use the browser-based editor, <span class=
"APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> itself is writing to the config files.
Because <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> is running as the user
<span class="QUOTE">"privoxy"</span>, it can update its own config
files.</p>
-
<p>If you run <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> for multiple
untrusted users (e.g. in a LAN) or aren't entirely in control of your
own browser, you will probably want to make sure that the web-based
"_top">enable-remote-toggle</a> 0</tt>"</span> in the <a href=
"../user-manual/config.html" target="_top">main configuration
file</a>.</p>
-
<p>As of <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> 3.0.7 these options
are disabled by default.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN488" id="AEN488">3.11. What is the
- <tt class="FILENAME">default.filter</tt> file? What is a <span class=
- "QUOTE">"filter"</span>?</a></h3>
-
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="FILTERFILE" id="FILTERFILE">3.11. What is
+ the <tt class="FILENAME">default.filter</tt> file? What is a
+ <span class="QUOTE">"filter"</span>?</a></h3>
<p>The <a href="../user-manual/filter-file.html" target=
"_top"><tt class="FILENAME">default.filter</tt></a> file is where
<span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">filters</i></span> as
"emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">anything</i></span> in the page source,
header filters can be applied to either server or client headers.
Regular expressions are used to accomplish this.</p>
-
<p>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 <a href="../user-manual/actions-file.html#FILTER" target=
files. Content filtering is automatically disabled for inappropriate
MIME types, but if you know better than Privoxy what should or should
not be filtered you can filter any content you like.</p>
-
<p>Filters should <span class="emphasis"><i class=
"EMPHASIS">not</i></span> be confused with <a href=
"../user-manual/actions-file.html#BLOCK" target="_top"><tt class=
"LITERAL">blocks</tt></a>, which is a completely different action, and
is more typically used to block ads and unwanted sites.</p>
-
<p>If you are familiar with regular expressions, and HTML, you can look
at the provided <tt class="FILENAME">default.filter</tt> with a text
editor and define your own filters. This is potentially a very powerful
"FILENAME">user.filter</tt>, so they won't be overwritten during
upgrades. The ability to define multiple filter files in <tt class=
"FILENAME">config</tt> is a new feature as of v. 3.0.5.</p>
-
<p>There is no GUI editor option for this part of the configuration,
but you can disable/enable the various pre-defined filters of the
included <tt class="FILENAME">default.filter</tt> file with the
explicitly enabled in the main config file (see <a href=
"../user-manual/config.html#ENABLE-EDIT-ACTIONS" target=
"_top">enable-edit-actions</a>).</p>
-
<p>If you intend to develop your own filters, you might want to have a
- look at <a href="http://www.fabiankeil.de/sourcecode/pft/" target=
+ look at <a href="https://www.fabiankeil.de/sourcecode/pft/" target=
"_top">Privoxy-Filter-Test</a>.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="LANCONFIG" id="LANCONFIG">3.12. How can I
set up Privoxy to act as a proxy for my LAN?</a></h3>
-
<p>By default, <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> only responds
to requests from <tt class="LITERAL">127.0.0.1</tt> (localhost). To
have it act as a server for a network, this needs to be changed in the
to use. Assuming your LAN address is 192.168.1.1 and you wish to run
<span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> on port 8118, this line should
look like:</p>
-
<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
- <pre class="SCREEN">
- listen-address 192.168.1.1:8118
-</pre>
+ <pre class="SCREEN"> listen-address 192.168.1.1:8118</pre>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
-
<p>Save the file, and restart <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>.
Configure all browsers on the network then to use this address and port
number.</p>
-
<p>Alternately, you can have <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>
listen on all available interfaces:</p>
-
<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
- <pre class="SCREEN">
- listen-address :8118
-</pre>
+ <pre class="SCREEN"> listen-address :8118</pre>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
-
<p>And then use <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy's</span> <a href=
"../user-manual/config.html#PERMIT-ACCESS" target=
"_top">permit-access</a> feature to limit connections. A firewall in
this situation is recommended as well.</p>
-
<p>The above steps should be the same for any TCP network, regardless
of operating system.</p>
-
<p>If you run <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> on a LAN with
untrusted users, we recommend that you double-check the <a href=
"../user-manual/config.html#ACCESS-CONTROL" target="_top">access
control and security</a> options!</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN539" id="AEN539">3.13. Instead of ads,
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="NOSEEUM" id="NOSEEUM">3.13. Instead of ads,
now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see
anything.</a></h3>
-
<p>The replacement for blocked images can be controlled with the
<a href="../user-manual/actions-file.html#SET-IMAGE-BLOCKER" target=
"_top"><tt class="LITERAL">set-image-blocker</tt> action</a>. You have
"EMPHASIS">and</i></span> <tt class="LITERAL"><a href=
"../user-manual/actions-file.html#BLOCK" target="_top">block</a></tt>
action.</p>
-
<p>If you want to see nothing, then change the <a href=
"../user-manual/actions-file.html#SET-IMAGE-BLOCKER" target=
"_top"><tt class="LITERAL">set-image-blocker</tt> action</a> to
"http://config.privoxy.org/show-status" target="_top">web-based actions
file editor</a>.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN556" id="AEN556">3.14. Why would anybody
- want to see a checkerboard pattern?</a></h3>
-
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="WHYSEEUM" id="WHYSEEUM">3.14. Why would
+ anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</a></h3>
<p>Remember that <a href="general.html#WHATSANAD">telling which image
is an ad and which isn't</a>, is an educated guess. While we hope that
the standard configuration is rather smart, it will make occasional
seeing how many banners they <span class="emphasis"><i class=
"EMPHASIS">don't</i></span> have to see.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN562" id="AEN562">3.15. I see some images
- being replaced with text instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how
- do I get rid of this?</a></h3>
-
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="BLOCKEDBYTEXT" id="BLOCKEDBYTEXT">3.15. I
+ see some images being replaced with text instead of the checkerboard
+ image. Why and how do I get rid of this?</a></h3>
<p>This happens when the banners are not embedded in the HTML code of
the page itself, but in separate HTML (sub)documents that are loaded
into (i)frames or (i)layers, and these external HTML documents are
rather than a substitute image, which wouldn't work out technically,
since the browser expects and accepts only HTML when it has requested
an HTML document.</p>
-
<p>The substitute page adapts to the available space and shows itself
as a miniature two-liner if loaded into small frames, or full-blown
with a large red "BLOCKED" banner if space allows.</p>
-
<p>If you prefer the banners to be blocked by images, you must see to
it that the HTML documents in which they are embedded are not blocked.
Clicking the <span class="QUOTE">"See why"</span> link offered in the
try to load the actual banner images and the usual image blocking will
(hopefully!) kick in.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="SRVANY" id="SRVANY">3.16. Can Privoxy run as
a service on Win2K/NT/XP?</a></h3>
-
<p>Yes. Version 3.0.5 introduces full <span class=
"APPLICATION">Windows</span> service functionality. See <a href=
"../user-manual/installation.html#installation-pack-win" target=
"_top">the <i class="CITETITLE">User Manual</i></a> for details on how
to install and configure <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> as a
service.</p>
-
<p>Earlier 3.x versions could run as a system service using <b class=
"COMMAND">srvany.exe</b>. See the discussion at <a href=
- "http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=361118&aid=485617&group_id=11118"
+ "https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=361118&aid=485617&group_id=11118"
target=
- "_top">http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=361118&aid=485617&group_id=11118</a>,
+ "_top">https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=361118&aid=485617&group_id=11118</a>,
for details, and a sample configuration.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="OTHERPROXY" id="OTHERPROXY">3.17. How can I
make Privoxy work with other proxies?</a></h3>
-
<p>This can be done and is often useful to combine the benefits of
<span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> with those of a another proxy,
for example to cache content. See the <a href=
use Privoxy with Tor, please also have a look at <a href=
"misc.html#TOR">How do I use Privoxy together with Tor</a>.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="PORT-80" id="PORT-80">3.18. Can I just set
Privoxy to use port 80 and thus avoid individual browser
configuration?</a></h3>
-
<p>No, its more complicated than that. This only works with special
kinds of proxies known as <span class="QUOTE">"intercepting"</span>
proxies (<a href="configuration.html#INTERCEPTING">see below</a>).</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="TRANSPARENT" id="TRANSPARENT">3.19. Can
Privoxy run as a <span class="QUOTE">"transparent"</span>
proxy?</a></h3>
-
<p>The whole idea of Privoxy is to modify client requests and server
responses in all sorts of ways and therefore it's not a transparent
proxy as described in <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616"
target="_top">RFC 2616</a>.</p>
-
<p>However, some people say <span class="QUOTE">"transparent
proxy"</span> when they mean <span class="QUOTE">"intercepting
proxy"</span>. If you are one of them, please read the <a href=
"configuration.html#INTERCEPTING">next entry</a>.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="INTERCEPTING" id="INTERCEPTING">3.20. Can
Privoxy run as a <span class="QUOTE">"intercepting"</span>
proxy?</a></h3>
-
<p><span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> can't intercept traffic
itself, but it can handle requests that where intercepted and
redirected with a packet filter (like <span class=
"APPLICATION">PF</span> or <span class="APPLICATION">iptables</span>),
as long as the <tt class="LITERAL">Host</tt> header is present.</p>
-
<p>As the <tt class="LITERAL">Host</tt> header is required by HTTP/1.1
and as most web sites rely on it anyway, this limitation shouldn't be a
problem.</p>
-
<p>Please refer to your packet filter's documentation to learn how to
intercept and redirect traffic into <span class=
"APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>. Afterward you just have to configure
"../user-manual/config.html#ACCEPT-INTERCEPTED-REQUESTS" target=
"_top">accept intercepted requests</a>.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="OUTLOOK" id="OUTLOOK">3.21. How can I
configure Privoxy for use with Outlook?</a></h3>
-
<p>Versions of <span class="APPLICATION">Outlook</span> prior to Office
2007, use <span class="APPLICATION">Internet Explorer</span> components
to both render HTML, and fetch any HTTP requests that may be embedded
"APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> configured to work with IE, this
configuration should automatically be shared, at least with older
version of Internet Explorer.</p>
-
<p>Starting with Office 2007, Microsoft is instead using the MS-Word
rendering engine with Outlook. It is unknown whether this can be
configured to use a proxy.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="OUTLOOK-MORE" id="OUTLOOK-MORE">3.22. How
can I have separate rules just for HTML mail?</a></h3>
-
<p>The short answer is, you can't. <span class=
"APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> has no way of knowing which particular
application makes a request, so there is no way to distinguish between
and there is no way for <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> to
ever be able to distinguish between them (nor could any other proxy
type application for that matter).</p>
-
<p>For a good discussion of some of the issues involved (including
privacy and security issues), see <a href=
- "http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=211118&aid=629518&group_id=11118"
+ "https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=211118&aid=629518&group_id=11118"
target=
- "_top">http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=211118&aid=629518&group_id=11118</a>.</p>
+ "_top">https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=211118&aid=629518&group_id=11118</a>.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="SNEAKY-COOKIES" id="SNEAKY-COOKIES">3.23. I
sometimes notice cookies sneaking through. How?</a></h3>
-
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie" target=
"_top">Cookies</a> can be set in several ways. The classic method is
via the <tt class="LITERAL">Set-Cookie</tt> HTTP header. This is
which would break many sites. And lastly, if the cookies are embedded
in a HTTPS/SSL secure session via Javascript, they are beyond
<span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy's</span> reach.</p>
-
<p>All in all, <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> can help manage
cookies in general, can help minimize the loss of privacy posed by
cookies, but can't realistically stop all cookies.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="EVIL-COOKIES" id="EVIL-COOKIES">3.24. Are
all cookies bad? Why?</a></h3>
-
<p>No, in fact there are many beneficial uses of <a href=
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie" target=
"_top">cookies</a>. Cookies are just a method that browsers can use to
system. That is why the privacy conscious watch from whom those cookies
come, and why they really <span class="emphasis"><i class=
"EMPHASIS">need</i></span> to be there.</p>
-
<p>See the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie"
target="_top">Wikipedia cookie definition</a> for more.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="ALLOW-COOKIES" id="ALLOW-COOKIES">3.25. How
can I allow permanent cookies for my trusted sites?</a></h3>
-
<p>There are several actions that relate to cookies. The default
behavior is to allow only <span class="QUOTE">"session cookies"</span>,
which means the cookies only last for the current browser session. This
eliminates most kinds of abuse related to cookies. But there may be
cases where you want cookies to last.</p>
-
<p>To disable all cookie actions, so that cookies are allowed
unrestricted, both in and out, for <tt class=
"LITERAL">example.com</tt>:</p>
-
<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<pre class="SCREEN">
- { -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies -session-cookies-only -filter{content-cookies} }
- .example.com
-</pre>
+ { -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies -session-cookies-only -filter{content-cookies} }
+ .example.com</pre>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
-
<p>Place the above in <tt class="FILENAME">user.action</tt>. Note that
some of these may be off by default anyway, so this might be redundant,
but there is no harm being explicit in what you want to happen.
<tt class="FILENAME">user.action</tt> includes an alias for this
situation, called <tt class="LITERAL">allow-all-cookies</tt>.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="MULTIPLES" id="MULTIPLES">3.26. Can I have
separate configurations for different users?</a></h3>
-
<p>Each instance of <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> has its
own configuration, including such attributes as the TCP port that it
listens on. What you can do is run multiple instances of <span class=
"_top">listen-address</a> configuration setting, and configuration
path, and then each of these can have their own configurations. Think
of it as per-port configuration.</p>
-
<p>Simple enough for a few users, but for large installations, consider
having groups of users that might share like configurations.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="WHITELISTS" id="WHITELISTS">3.27. Can I
set-up Privoxy as a whitelist of <span class="QUOTE">"good"</span>
sites?</a></h3>
-
<p>Sure. There are a couple of things you can do for simple
white-listing. Here's one real easy one:</p>
-
<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<pre class="SCREEN">
- ############################################################
+ ############################################################
# Blacklist
############################################################
{ <a href="../user-manual/actions-file.html#BLOCK" target=
"_top">-block</a> }
kids.example.com
toys.example.com
- games.example.com
-</pre>
+ games.example.com</pre>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
-
<p>This allows access to only those three sites by first blocking all
URLs, and then subsequently allowing three specific exceptions.</p>
-
<p>Another approach is <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy's</span>
<tt class="LITERAL">trustfile</tt> concept, which incorporates the
notion of <span class="QUOTE">"trusted referrers"</span>. See the
<a href="../user-manual/config.html#TRUSTFILE" target="_top">Trust
documentation</a> for details.</p>
-
<p>These are fairly simple approaches and are not completely foolproof.
There are various other configuration options that should be disabled
(described elsewhere here and in <a href="../user-manual/" target=
"_top">the User Manual</a>) so that users can't modify their own
configuration and easily circumvent the whitelist.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="NO-ADBLOCK" id="NO-ADBLOCK">3.28. How can I
turn off ad-blocking?</a></h3>
-
<p>Ad blocking is achieved through a complex application of various
<span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> <a href=
"../user-manual/actions-file.html" target="_top">actions</a>. These
hard-coded into the default configuration files. It has been assumed
that everyone using <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> is
interested in this particular feature.</p>
-
<p>If you want to do without this, there are several approaches you can
take: You can manually undo the many block rules in <tt class=
"FILENAME">default.action</tt>. Or even easier, just create your own
reasons, you can very easily over-ride <span class="emphasis"><i class=
"EMPHASIS">all</i></span> blocking with the following very simple rule
in your <tt class="FILENAME">user.action</tt>:</p>
-
<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
- <pre class="SCREEN">
- # Unblock everybody, everywhere
+ <pre class="SCREEN"> # Unblock everybody, everywhere
{ <a href="../user-manual/actions-file.html#BLOCK" target=
"_top">-block</a> }
- / # UN-Block *all* URLs
-</pre>
+ / # UN-Block *all* URLs</pre>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
-
<p>Or even a more comprehensive reversing of various ad related
actions:</p>
-
<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<pre class="SCREEN">
- # Unblock everybody, everywhere, and turn off appropriate filtering, etc
+ # Unblock everybody, everywhere, and turn off appropriate filtering, etc
{ <a href="../user-manual/actions-file.html#BLOCK" target=
"_top">-block</a> \
<a href="../user-manual/actions-file.html#FILTER-BANNERS-BY-SIZE" target=
"_top">-filter{banners-by-link}</a> \
<tt class="LITERAL">allow-popups</tt> \
}
- / # UN-Block *all* URLs and allow ads
-</pre>
+ / # UN-Block *all* URLs and allow ads</pre>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
-
<p>This last <span class="QUOTE">"action"</span> in this compound
statement, <tt class="LITERAL">allow-popups</tt>, is an <a href=
"../user-manual/actions-file.html#ALIASES" target="_top">alias</a> that
disables various pop-up blocking features.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="TEMPLATES" id="TEMPLATES">3.29. How can I
have custom template pages, like the <span class="emphasis"><i class=
"EMPHASIS">BLOCKED</i></span> page?</a></h3>
-
<p><span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> <span class=
"QUOTE">"templates"</span> are specialized text files utilized by
<span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> for various purposes and can
installed in a sub-directory appropriately named: <tt class=
"FILENAME">templates</tt>. Knowing something about HTML syntax will of
course be helpful.</p>
-
<p>Be forewarned that the default templates are subject to being
overwritten during upgrades. You can, however, create completely new
templates, place them in another directory and specify the alternate
look at the <a href="../user-manual/config.html#templdir" target=
"_top">templdir</a> option.</p>
</div>
-
<div class="SECT2">
<h3 class="SECT2"><a name="BLOCKALL" id="BLOCKALL">3.30. How can I
remove the <span class="QUOTE">"Go There Anyway"</span> link from the
<span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">BLOCKED</i></span>
page?</a></h3>
-
<p>There is more than one way to do it (although Perl is not
involved).</p>
-
<p>Editing the BLOCKED template page (see above) may dissuade some
users, but this method is easily circumvented. Where you need this
level of control, you might want to build <span class=
"APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> from source, and disable various features
that are available as compile-time options. You should <b class=
"COMMAND">configure</b> the sources as follows:</p>
-
<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<pre class="SCREEN">
- ./configure --disable-toggle --disable-editor --disable-force
-</pre>
+ ./configure --disable-toggle --disable-editor --disable-force</pre>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
-
<p>This will create an executable with hard-coded security features so
that <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> does not allow easy
bypassing of blocked sites, or changing the current configuration via
any connected user's web browser.</p>
-
<p>Finally, all of these features can also be toggled on/off via
options in <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy's</span> main <a href=
"../user-manual/config.html#ACCESS-CONTROL" target="_top">config</a>
file which means you don't have to recompile anything.</p>
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