></DIV
><P
CLASS="PUBDATE"
->$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.49 2002/04/12 10:10:18 swa Exp $<BR></P
+>$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.51 2002/04/26 17:24:31 swa Exp $<BR></P
><DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ABSTRACT"
><P
></P
><P
-> </P
-><P
> This FAQ gives users and developers alike answers to frequently asked
questions about <A
HREF="http://www.privoxy.org"
></DT
><DT
>1.2. <A
-HREF="general.html#AEN44"
+HREF="general.html#AEN42"
>Why <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Privoxy"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>1.6. <A
-HREF="general.html#AEN124"
+HREF="general.html#AEN122"
>How does <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>1.7. <A
-HREF="general.html#AEN136"
+HREF="general.html#AEN134"
>Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>2.4. <A
-HREF="installation.html#AEN196"
+HREF="installation.html#AEN194"
>I just installed <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>2.6. <A
-HREF="installation.html#AEN221"
+HREF="installation.html#AEN219"
>I just installed <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>3.2. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN239"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN237"
>What is an <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>3.4. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN257"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN255"
>How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
way to do this?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.5. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#CONFIGFILES"
->What are the differences between
-intermediate.action, basic.action, etc.?</A
-></DT
-><DT
->3.6. <A
HREF="configuration.html#BROWSECONFIG"
>Why can I change the configuration with a
browser? Does that not raise security issues?</A
></DT
><DT
->3.7. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN379"
+>3.6. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN278"
>What is <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"default.filter"</SPAN
>?</A
></DT
><DT
->3.8. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN391"
+>3.7. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN290"
>How can I set up <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
LAN?</A
></DT
><DT
->3.9. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN403"
+>3.8. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN302"
>Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
></DT
><DT
->3.10. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN418"
+>3.9. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN317"
>Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
></DT
><DT
->3.11. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN423"
+>3.10. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN322"
>I see large red banners on some pages that say
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>. Why and how do I get rid of this?</A
></DT
><DT
->3.12. <A
+>3.11. <A
HREF="configuration.html#ALLISEEISRED"
>I cannot see all of the <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
see is a bright red square.</A
></DT
><DT
->3.13. <A
+>3.12. <A
HREF="configuration.html#SRVANY"
>Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
on Win2K/NT?</A
></DT
><DT
->3.14. <A
+>3.13. <A
HREF="configuration.html#OTHERPROXY"
>How can I make <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><DL
><DT
>4.1. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN473"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN372"
>How much does <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.7. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN530"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN424"
>Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.8. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN541"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN435"
>Might some things break because header information is
being altered?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.9. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN551"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN445"
>Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.10. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN559"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN453"
>What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.11. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN564"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN458"
>The <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.12. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN573"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN467"
>I have large empty spaces now where ads used to be.
Why?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.13. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN576"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN470"
>How can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.14. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN583"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN477"
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
><DL
><DT
>5.1. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN642"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN536"
>I just upgraded and am getting <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"connection refused"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>5.2. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN655"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN549"
>I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
still getting through. How?</A
></DT
><DT
>5.3. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN661"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN555"
>One of my favorite sites does not work with <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>5.4. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#BUGS"
->Where can I get help? Report bugs? Feature Requests? Etc?</A
-></DT
-><DT
->5.5. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN688"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN578"
>What time is it?</A
></DT
></DL
HREF="contact.html"
>Contacting the developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests</A
></DT
+><DD
+><DL
+><DT
+>7.1. <A
+HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-SUPPORT"
+>Get Support</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.2. <A
+HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-BUGS"
+>Report bugs</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.3. <A
+HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-FEATURE"
+>Request new features</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.4. <A
+HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-ADS"
+>Report ads or other filter problems</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.5. <A
+HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-OTHER"
+>Other</A
+></DT
+></DL
+></DD
><DT
>8. <A
HREF="copyright.html"
><DL
><DT
>8.1. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN718"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN618"
>Copyright</A
></DT
><DT
>8.2. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN725"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN625"
>History</A
></DT
></DL