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-NAME="GENERAL">1. General Information</H1
+NAME="GENERAL"
+>1. General Information</A
+></H1
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="NEWJB">1.1. What is this new version of <SPAN
+NAME="WHO-USES"
+>1.1. Who should give <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
->?</H3
+> a try?</A
+></H3
+><P
+> Anyone who is interested in security, privacy, or in
+ finer-grained control over their web and Internet experience.
+ </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="BESTCHOICE"
+>1.2. Is Privoxy the best choice for
+me?</A
+></H3
><P
-> In the beginning, there was the
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> is certainly a good choice, especially for those who want more
+ control and security. Those with the willingness to read the documentation
+ and the ability to fine-tune their installation will benefit the most.
+ </P
+><P
+> One of <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy's</SPAN
+>
+ strengths is that it is highly configurable giving you the ability to
+ completely personalize your installation. Being familiar with, or at least
+ having an interest in learning about <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Http"
+TARGET="_top"
+>HTTP</A
+> and other networking
+ protocols, <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Html"
+TARGET="_top"
+>HTML</A
+>, and
+ <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expressions"
+TARGET="_top"
+><SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Regular
+ Expressions"</SPAN
+></A
+>
+ will be a big plus and will help you get the most out of <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>.
+ A new installation just includes a very basic configuration. The user
+ should take this as a starting point only, and enhance it as he or she
+ sees fit. In fact, the user is encouraged, and expected to, fine-tune the
+ configuration.
+ </P
+><P
+> Much of <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy's</SPAN
+> configuration can be done
+ with a <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser"
+TARGET="_top"
+>Web browser</A
+>.
+ But there are areas where configuration is done using a
+ <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_editors"
+TARGET="_top"
+>text editor</A
+>
+ to edit configuration files. Also note that the web-based action editor
+ doesn't use authentication and should only be enabled in environments
+ where all clients with access to <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> listening port can be trusted.
+ </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="PROXYMORON"
+>1.3. What is a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"proxy"</SPAN
+>? How does
+Privoxy work?</A
+></H3
+><P
+> A <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server"
+TARGET="_top"
+>web proxy</A
+>
+ is a service, based on a software such as
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>, that clients (i.e. browsers) can use
+ instead of connecting directly to web servers on the Internet. The
+ clients then ask the proxy to fetch the objects they need (web pages,
+ images, movies etc) on their behalf, and when the proxy has done so, it
+ hands the results back to the client. It is a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"go-between"</SPAN
+>. See
+ the <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server"
+TARGET="_top"
+>Wikipedia proxy
+ definition</A
+> for more.
+ </P
+><P
+> There are many reasons to use web proxies, such as security (firewalling),
+ efficiency (caching) and others, and there are any number of proxies
+ to accommodate those needs.
+ </P
+><P
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> is a proxy that is primarily focused on privacy
+ protection, ad and junk elimination and freeing the user from restrictions placed on his
+ activities. Sitting between your browser(s) and the Internet,
+ it is in a perfect position to filter outbound personal information that your
+ browser is leaking, as well as inbound junk. It uses a variety of techniques to do
+ this, all of which are under your complete control via the various configuration
+ files and options. Being a proxy also makes it easier to share
+ configurations among multiple browsers and/or users.
+ </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="OTHERSTUFF"
+>1.4. Does Privoxy do anything more than ad blocking?</A
+></H3
+><P
+>
+ Yes, ad blocking is but one possible use. There are many, many ways <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>
+ can be used to sanitize and customize web browsing. </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="NEWJB"
+>1.5. What is this new version of
+<SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Junkbuster"</SPAN
+>?</A
+></H3
+><P
+> A long time ago, there was the
<A
HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com/ijb.html"
TARGET="_top"
TARGET="_top"
>Junkbusters
Corporation</A
->. It saved many users a lot of pain in the early days of
+>. This saved many users a lot of pain in the early days of
web advertising and user tracking.</P
><P
> But the web, its protocols and standards, and with it, the techniques for
- forcing users to consume ads, give up autonomy over their browsing, and
- for spying on them, kept evolving. Unfortunately, the <SPAN
+ forcing ads on users, give up autonomy over their browsing, and
+ for tracking them, keeps evolving. Unfortunately, the <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Internet
Junkbuster</SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>, whose first
- stable release, 3.0, was released August, 2002.
+ stable version, 3.0, was released August, 2002.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN45">1.2. Why <SPAN
+NAME="AEN79"
+>1.6. Why <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Privoxy"</SPAN
->? Why a name change at all?</H3
-><P
-> <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> is the
- <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"<SPAN
-CLASS="emphasis"
-><I
-CLASS="EMPHASIS"
->Privacy Enhancing Proxy</I
-></SPAN
->"</SPAN
->. Also, its content
- modification and junk suppression allow you to browse your
- <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"<SPAN
-CLASS="emphasis"
-><I
-CLASS="EMPHASIS"
->private</I
-></SPAN
-> edition"</SPAN
-> of the web.</P
+>? Why change the name from
+Junkbuster at all?</A
+></H3
><P
-> <A
+> Though outdated, <A
HREF="http://junkbusters.com/"
TARGET="_top"
>Junkbusters Corporation</A
>-derived software under the same name
led to confusion.</P
><P
-> There are also potential legal complications from the continued use of the
+> There are also potential legal complications from our use of the
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Junkbuster</SPAN
> project itself, and they, in fact, still
share our ideals and goals.</P
><P
-> The developers also believed that there are so many changes from the original
+> The developers also believed that there are so many improvements over the original
code, that it was time to make a clean break from the past and make
- a name in their own right, especially now with the pending
- release of version 3.0.</P
+ a name in their own right.</P
+><P
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> is the
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>Privacy Enhancing Proxy</I
+></SPAN
+>"</SPAN
+>. Also, its content
+ modification and junk suppression gives <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>you</I
+></SPAN
+>, the user, more
+ control, more freedom, and allows you to browse your personal and
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>private</I
+></SPAN
+> edition"</SPAN
+> of the web.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="DIFFERS">1.3. How does <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> differ
-from the old <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Junkbuster?</SPAN
+NAME="DIFFERS"
+>1.7. How does Privoxy differ
+from the old Junkbuster?</A
></H3
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> still blocks ads and banners,
- still manages cookies, and still helps protect your privacy. But, these are
- all enhanced, and many new features have been added, all in the same vein.
- </P
-><P
-> The configuration has changed significantly as well. This is something that
- users will notice right off the bat if upgrading from
- <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Junkbuster</SPAN
-> 2.0.x. The <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"blocklist"</SPAN
->
- <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"cookielist"</SPAN
->, <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"imagelist"</SPAN
-> and much more has been
- combined into the <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"actions"</SPAN
-> files, with a completely different
- syntax. See the <A
-HREF="../user-manual/upgradersnote.html"
+ still manages <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie"
TARGET="_top"
->note to
- upgraders</A
-> for details.</P
+>cookies</A
+>, and still
+ helps protect your privacy. But, most of these features have been enhanced,
+ and many new ones have been added, all in the same vein.
+ </P
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><UL
><LI
><P
+> Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need to
+ configure browsers individually.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server and client
+ headers.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> Can be chained with other proxies.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
> Integrated browser based configuration and control utility at <A
HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/"
TARGET="_top"
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Web page content filtering (removes banners based on size,
+> Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size,
invisible <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"web-bugs"</SPAN
->, JavaScript and HTML annoyances, pop-up windows, etc.)
+>, JavaScript and HTML annoyances,
+ pop-up windows, etc.)
</P
></LI
><LI
></LI
><LI
><P
-> HTTP/1.1 compliant (but not all optional 1.1 features are supported).
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
> Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and
- generally a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax over
- previous versions.
+ a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax.
</P
></LI
><LI
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="PROXYMORON">1.4. What is a <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"proxy"</SPAN
->? How does
-<SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> work?</H3
-><P
-> A web proxy is a service, based on a software such as <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->,
- that clients (i.e. browsers) can use instead of connecting directly to the web
- servers on the Internet. The clients then ask the proxy to fetch the objects
- they need (web pages, images, movies etc) on their behalf, and when the proxy
- has done so, it hands the results back to the client.
- </P
-><P
-> There are many reasons to use web proxies, such as security (firewalling),
- efficiency (caching) and others, and there are just as many different proxies
- to accommodate those needs.
- </P
-><P
-> <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> is a proxy that is solely focused on privacy
- protection and junk elimination. Sitting between your browser(s) and the Internet,
- it is in a perfect position to filter outbound personal information that your
- browser is leaking, as well as inbound junk. It uses a variety of techniques to do
- this, all of which are under your control via the various configuration
- files and options.
- </P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><H3
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><A
-NAME="WHATSANAD">1.5. How does <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> know what is
-an ad, and what is not?</H3
+NAME="WHATSANAD"
+>1.8. How does Privoxy know what is
+an ad, and what is not?</A
+></H3
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
TARGET="_top"
>URL
patterns</A
-> to sort out and block the requests for banners.</P
+> to sort out and block the requests for things that sound
+ like they would be ads or banners.</P
><P
> Second, banners tend to come in certain <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
your browser doesn't request them anymore in the first place.</P
><P
> Both of this involves a certain amount of guesswork and is, of course, freely
- configurable.</P
+ and readily configurable.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN136">1.6. Can <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> make mistakes?
-This does not sound very scientific.</H3
+NAME="AEN157"
+>1.9. Can Privoxy make mistakes?
+This does not sound very scientific.</A
+></H3
><P
> Actually, it's a black art ;-) And yes, it is always possible to have a broad
- rule accidentally block or change something by mistake. There is a good chance
- you may run into such a situation at some point. It is tricky writing rules to
+ rule accidentally block or change something by mistake. You will almost surely
+ run into such situations at some point. It is tricky writing rules to
cover every conceivable possibility, and not occasionally get false positives.</P
><P
> But this should not be a big concern since the
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="BROWSERS2">1.7. My browser does the same things as
-<SPAN
+NAME="AEN163"
+>1.10. Will I have to configure Privoxy
+ before I can use it?</A
+></H3
+><P
+> That depends on your expectations.
+ The default installation should give you a good starting
+ point, and block <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>most</I
+></SPAN
+> ads and unwanted content,
+ but many of the more advanced features are off by default, and require
+ you to activate them. </P
+><P
+> You do have to set up your browser to use
+ <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
->. Why should I use
-<SPAN
+> (see the <A
+HREF="installation.html#FIRSTSTEP"
+>Installation section below</A
+>). </P
+><P
+> And you will certainly run into situations where there are false positives,
+ or ads not being blocked that you may not want to see. In these cases, you
+ would certainly benefit by customizing <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy's</SPAN
+>
+ configuration to more closely match your individual situation. And we
+ encourage you to do this. This is where the real power of
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> lies!</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="LAN"
+>1.11. Can Privoxy run as a server on a network?</A
+></H3
+><P
+>
+ Yes, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> at all?</H3
+> runs as a server already, and can easily be configured to
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"serve"</SPAN
+> more than one client. See <A
+HREF="configuration.html#LANCONFIG"
+> How can I set up Privoxy to act as a proxy for my LAN</A
+> below.</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="BROWSERS2"
+>1.12. My browser does the same things as
+Privoxy. Why should I use Privoxy at all?</A
+></H3
><P
> Modern browsers do indeed have <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
adequate for you. But <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> is much more
- versatile and powerful, and can do a number of things that browsers just can't.
+> is very
+ versatile and powerful, and can probably do a number of things
+ your browser just can't.
</P
><P
> In addition, a proxy is good choice if you use multiple browsers, or
- have a LAN with multiple computers. This way all the configuration
- is in one place, and you don't have to maintain a similar configuration
- for possibly many browsers.
+ have a LAN with multiple computers since <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> can run as a server
+ application. This way all the configuration is in one place, and you don't
+ have to maintain a similar configuration for possibly many browsers or
+ users.
+ </P
+><P
+> Note, however, that it's recommended to leverage both your browser's
+ and <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy's</SPAN
+> privacy enhancing features
+ at the same time. While your browser probably lacks some features
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> offers, it should also be able to do some things more
+ reliable, for example restricting and suppressing JavaScript.
+ </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="WHYTRUST"
+>1.13. Why should I trust Privoxy?</A
+></H3
+><P
+> The most important reason is because you have access to
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>everything</I
+></SPAN
+>, and you can control everything. You can
+ check every line of every configuration file yourself. You can check every
+ last bit of source code should you desire. And even if you can't read code,
+ there should be some comfort in knowing that other people can,
+ and do read it. You can build the software from scratch, if you want,
+ so that you know the executable is clean, and that it is
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>yours</I
+></SPAN
+>. In fact, we encourage this level of scrutiny. It
+ is one reason we use <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> ourselves.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="LICENSE">1.8. Is there is a license or fee? What about a
-warranty? Registration?</H3
+NAME="LICENSE"
+>1.14. Is there is a license or fee? What about a
+warranty? Registration?</A
+></H3
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> is licensed under the <A
-HREF="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html"
+> is free software and licensed under the <A
+HREF="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html"
TARGET="_top"
->GNU General Public License (GPL)</A
+>GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2</A
>.
It is free to use, copy, modify or distribute as you wish under the terms of this
license. Please see the <A
></SPAN
> of any kind, expressed, implied or otherwise.
That is something that would cost real money ;-) There is no registration either.
- <SPAN
+ </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="SPYWARE"
+>1.15. Can Privoxy remove spyware? Adware? Viruses?</A
+></H3
+><P
+> No, at least not reliably enough to trust it. <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> is not designed to be
+ a malware removal tool and the default configuration doesn't even try to
+ filter out any malware.</P
+><P
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> could help prevent contact from (known) sites that use such
+ tactics with appropriate configuration rules, and thus could conceivably
+ prevent contamination from such sites. However, keeping such a configuration
+ up to date would require a lot of time and effort that would be better spend
+ on keeping your software itself up to date so it doesn't have known
+ vulnerabilities.</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="OTHERADS"
+>1.16. Can I use Privoxy with other ad-blocking software?</A
+></H3
+><P
+> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> really is <SPAN
+> should work fine with other proxies and other software in general.</P
+><P
+> But it is probably not necessary to use <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> in conjunction with other
+ ad-blocking products, and this could conceivably cause undesirable results.
+ It might be better to choose one software or the other and work a little to
+ tweak its configuration to your liking.</P
+><P
+> Note that this is an advice specific to ad blocking.</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="JOINTEAM"
+>1.17. I would like to help you, what can I do?</A
+></H3
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT3"
+><H4
+CLASS="SECT3"
+><A
+NAME="JOINTEAM-WORK"
+>1.17.1. Would you like to participate?</A
+></H4
+><P
+> Well, we <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
->free</I
+>always</I
></SPAN
+> need help. There is something for
+ everybody who wants to help us. We welcome new developers, packagers,
+ testers, documentation writers or really anyone with a desire to help in
+ any way. You <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>DO NOT</I
+></SPAN
+> need to be a
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"programmer"</SPAN
+>. There are many other tasks available. In fact,
+ the programmers often can't spend as much time programming because of some
+ of the other, more mundane things that need to be done, like checking the
+ Tracker feedback sections.
+ </P
+><P
+> So first thing, <A
+HREF="https://sourceforge.net/account/register.php"
+TARGET="_top"
+>get an account on SourceForge.net</A
>
- in every respect!
+ and mail your id to the <A
+HREF="mailto:ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net"
+TARGET="_top"
+>developers
+ mailing list</A
+>. Then, please read the <A
+HREF="../developer-manual/index.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+>Developer's Manual</A
+>, at least
+ the pertinent sections.</P
+><P
+> You can also start helping out without SourceForge.net account,
+ simply by showing up on the mailing list, helping out other users,
+ providing general feedback or reporting problems you noticed.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><H3
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><A
-NAME="JOINTEAM">1.9. I would like to help you, what do I do?</H3
-><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H4
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="JOINTEAM-MONEY">1.9.1. Money Money Money</H4
+NAME="JOINTEAM-MONEY"
+>1.17.2. Contribute!</A
+></H4
><P
> We, of course, welcome donations and could use money for domain registering,
buying software to test <SPAN
> with, and, of course,
for regular world-wide get-togethers (hahaha). If you enjoy the software and feel
like helping us with a donation, just <A
-HREF="mailto:developers@privoxy.org"
+HREF="mailto: ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net"
TARGET="_top"
>drop us a note</A
->.</P
+>
+ and get your name on the list of contributors.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H4
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="JOINTEAM-SOFTWARE">1.9.2. Software</H4
+NAME="JOINTEAM-SOFTWARE"
+>1.17.3. Software</A
+></H4
><P
> If you are a vendor of a web-related software like a browser, web server
or proxy, and would like us to ensure that <SPAN
copy or license. We can't, however, guarantee that we will fix all potential
compatibility issues as a result.</P
></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT3"
-><H4
-CLASS="SECT3"
-><A
-NAME="JOINTEAM-WORK">1.9.3. You want to work with us?</H4
-><P
-> Well, helping the team is always a good idea. We welcome new developers,
- packaging gurus or documentation writers. Simply <A
-HREF="https://sourceforge.net/account/register.php"
-TARGET="_top"
->get an account on SourceForge.net</A
->
- and mail your id to the <A
-HREF="mailto:developers@privoxy.org"
-TARGET="_top"
->developers
- mailing list</A
->. Then read the <A
-HREF="../developer-manual/index.html"
-TARGET="_top"
->Developer's Manual</A
->.</P
-><P
-> Once we have added you to the team, you'll have write access to the <A
-HREF="http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=11118"
-TARGET="_top"
->CVS repository</A
->, and
- together we'll find a suitable task for you.</P
-></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV