><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN237"
+NAME="AEN234"
>3.2. What is an <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
>Privoxy</SPAN
> might take, are configured.
Typically, you would define a set of default actions that apply
- to all URLs, then add exceptions to these defaults.</P
+ to all URLs, then add exceptions to these defaults where needed.</P
><P
> Actions can be defined on a per site basis, or for groups of sites. Actions
can also be grouped together and then applied to one or more sites. There
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
> file. </P
-><P
-> <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> comes with several default
- <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->actions</SPAN
-> files, with varying degrees
- of filtering and blocking, as starting points for your own
- configuration (see below).</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><P
> These are all explained in the
<A
-HREF="../user-manual/configuration.html#ACTIONS-FILE"
+HREF="../user-manual/actions-file.html"
TARGET="_top"
>user-manual</A
>.
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN255"
+NAME="AEN249"
>3.4. How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
way to do this?</A
></H3
"<A
HREF="http://config.privoxy.org"
TARGET="_top"
->Edit the actions list</A
+>View & change the current configuration</A
>"
from the selection list. You can also do this by editing the appropriate
file with a text editor.</P
><P
> Please see the
<A
-HREF="../user-manual/configuration.html#ACTIONS-FILE"
+HREF="../user-manual/actions-file.html"
TARGET="_top"
>user-manual</A
> for a
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
+NAME="AEN257"
+>3.5. There are several different <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"actions"</SPAN
+> files. What are
+the differences?</A
+></H3
+><P
+> As of <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> v2.9.15, three actions files
+ are being included, to be used for
+ different purposes. These are
+ <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>default.action</TT
+>, <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>standard.action</TT
+>,
+ and <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>user.action</TT
+>. Please see
+ <A
+HREF="../user-manual/actions-file.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+>the User Manual</A
+>
+ for an explanation of each.</P
+><P
+> Earlier versions included three different versions
+ <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>default.action</TT
+> files. The new scheme allows for
+ greater flexibility of local configuration, and for browser based
+ configuration.</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
NAME="BROWSECONFIG"
->3.5. Why can I change the configuration with a
+>3.6. Why can I change the configuration with a
browser? Does that not raise security issues?</A
></H3
><P
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN278"
->3.6. What is <SPAN
+NAME="AEN283"
+>3.7. What is <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"default.filter"</SPAN
>?</A
> The <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"default.filter"</SPAN
-> file is used to <SPAN
+> file is where <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"filters"</SPAN
+>
+ are defined, which are used to <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"filter"</SPAN
> any
but you can disable/enable various sections of the included default
file with the <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
->"Actions List Editor"</SPAN
-> from your browser.</P
+>"View & change the current configuration"</SPAN
+> from
+ your browser. </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN290"
->3.7. How can I set up <SPAN
+NAME="AEN296"
+>3.8. How can I set up <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> to act as a proxy for my
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN302"
->3.8. Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
+NAME="AEN308"
+>3.9. Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
></H3
><P
> This is a configuration option for images that
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> is stopping. You have the choice of a checkerboard
- pattern, a transparent 1x1 GIF image (aka <SPAN
+> is stopping. You have the choice of a
+ checkerboard pattern, a transparent 1x1 GIF image (aka <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"blank"</SPAN
->), or a custom
- URL of your choice. Note that to fit this category, the URL must match both
- the <SPAN
+>),
+ or a custom URL of your choice. Note that to fit this category, the URL must
+ match both the <A
+HREF="../user-manual/actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-IMAGE"
+TARGET="_top"
+><SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
->"+image"</SPAN
-> and <SPAN
+>"+handle-as-image"</SPAN
+></A
+>
+ <I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>and</I
+>
+ <A
+HREF="../user-manual/actions-file.html#BLOCK"
+TARGET="_top"
+><SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"+block"</SPAN
+></A
> actions.</P
><P
-> If you want to see nothing, then change the <SPAN
+> If you want to see nothing, then change the
+ <A
+HREF="../user-manual/actions-file.html#SET-IMAGE-BLOCKER"
+TARGET="_top"
+><SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
->"+image-blocker"</SPAN
->
+>"+set-image-blocker"</SPAN
+></A
+>
action to <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"+image-blocker{blank}"</SPAN
>. This can be done from the
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
->"Edit Actions List"</SPAN
+>"View & change the current configuration"</SPAN
> selection at <A
HREF="http://p.p/"
TARGET="_top"
>
banner, can be moved to the <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
->"+image-blocker"</SPAN
+>"+set-image-blocker"</SPAN
> section for the
same reason, but there are some limits and risks to this (see below).</P
></DIV
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN317"
->3.9. Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
+NAME="AEN327"
+>3.10. Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
></H3
><P
> This can be helpful for troubleshooting problems. It might also be good
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN322"
->3.10. I see large red banners on some pages that say
+NAME="AEN332"
+>3.11. I see large red banners on some pages that say
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Blocked"</SPAN
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy's</SPAN
-> block actions (+block). It is meant
- to be a warning so that you know something has been blocked and an easy way
- for you to see why. These are handled differently than what has been defined
- explicitly as <SPAN
+> block actions
+ (<A
+HREF="../user-manual/actions-file.html#BLOCK"
+TARGET="_top"
+><SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"+block"</SPAN
+></A
+>).
+ It is meant to be a warning so that you know something has been blocked and
+ an easy way for you to see why. These are handled differently than what has
+ been defined explicitly as <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"images"</SPAN
-> (e.g. ad banners). Depending on the
- URL itself, it is sometimes hard for <SPAN
+> (e.g. ads that are GIF image
+ files). Depending on the URL itself, it is sometimes hard for
+ <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> to
- really know whether there is indeed an ad image there or not. And there are
- limitations as to what <SPAN
+> to really know whether there is indeed an
+ ad image there or not. And there are limitations as to what
+ <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> can do to
- <SPAN
+> can do to <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"fool"</SPAN
-> the browser.</P
+> the
+ browser.</P
><P
> For instance, if the ad is in a frame, then it is embedded in the separate
HTML page used for the frame. In this case, you cannot just substitute an
- aribitray image (like we would for a <SPAN
+ aribitrary image (like we would for a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"blank"</SPAN
> image), for an HTML
page. The browser is expecting an HTML page, and that is what it must have
- for frames. So this situation can be a little trickier to deal with, and
+ for frames. Such situations can be a little trickier to deal with, and
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> will use the <SPAN
+> may show the <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Blocked"</SPAN
-> page.</P
+> page,
+ despite your best efforts.</P
><P
> If you want these to be treated as if they were images, so that they can be
made invisible, you can try moving the offending URL from the
> is blocking the frame, and
diable this. Then let the <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
->"+image-blocker"</SPAN
+>"+set-image-blocker"</SPAN
> action
handle the ad that is embedded in the frame's HTML page. </P
></DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="ALLISEEISRED"
->3.11. I cannot see all of the <SPAN
+>3.12. I cannot see all of the <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Blocked"</SPAN
-> page banner. All I
-see is a bright red square.</A
+> page banner. Help.</A
></H3
><P
-> There is not enough space to fit the entire page. Try right clicking on the
- visible, red portion, and select <SPAN
+> There is not enough available space to fit the entire Blocked page. Try right
+ clicking on the visible portion, and select <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Show Frame"</SPAN
->, or equivalent.
- This will usually allow you to see the entire Privoxy <SPAN
+>,
+ or equivalent. This will usually allow you to see the entire Privoxy
+ <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Blocked"</SPAN
->
- page, and from there you can see just what is being blocked, and why.</P
+> page, and from there you can see just what is being
+ blocked, and why.</P
+><P
+> As of Privoxy 2.9.14, the Blocked banner page is re-sizeable, and tries
+ to adjust to the allotted space. There may be occassions where there
+ just isn't enough room to display much of anything useful though. </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="SRVANY"
->3.12. Can <SPAN
+>3.13. Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> run as a service
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="OTHERPROXY"
->3.13. How can I make <SPAN
+>3.14. How can I make <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> work with other
></H3
><P
> This can be done. See the <A
-HREF="../user-manual/configuration.html#FORWARDING"
+HREF="../user-manual/config.html#FORWARDING"
TARGET="_top"
>user manual</A
>,
- which describes how to do this. </P
+ which describes how to do this.</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="TRANSPARENT"
+>3.15. Can <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> run as a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"transparent"</SPAN
+> proxy?</A
+></H3
+><P
+> No, <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> currently does not have this ability,
+ though it is planned for a future release. Transparent proxies require
+ special handling of the request headers beyond what
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> is now capable of.</P
+><P
+> Chaining <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> with another proxy that has
+ this ability should work though.
+ See the <A
+HREF="../user-manual/config.html#FORWARDING"
+TARGET="_top"
+>user
+ manual</A
+>, which describes this, and also <A
+HREF="http://www.transproxy.nlc.net.au/"
+TARGET="_top"
+>http://www.transproxy.nlc.net.au/</A
+>.</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV