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><BODY
CLASS="ARTICLE"
CLASS="TITLE"
><A
NAME="AEN2"
->Privoxy - Homepage</A
+>Privoxy - Home Page</A
></H1
><DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ABSTRACT"
-><A
-NAME="AEN6"
-></A
><P
></P
-><P
->
- </P
-><P
-></P
-></DIV
-></DIV
-><HR></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="TOC"
-><DL
-><DT
-><B
->Table of Contents</B
-></DT
-><DT
-><A
-HREF="#INTRO"
->Introduction</A
-></DT
-><DT
-><A
-HREF="#MOREINFO"
->More info</A
-></DT
-><DT
-><A
-HREF="#DOWNLOAD"
->Download</A
-></DT
-><DT
-><A
-HREF="#DOCS"
->Documentation</A
-></DT
-><DT
-><A
-HREF="#SUPPORT"
->Support and Service via Sourceforge</A
-></DT
-><DD
-><DL
-><DT
-><A
-HREF="#CONTACT-SUPPORT"
->Get Support</A
-></DT
-><DT
-><A
-HREF="#CONTACT-BUGS"
->Report Bugs</A
-></DT
-><DT
-><A
-HREF="#CONTACT-FEATURE"
->Request New Features</A
-></DT
-><DT
-><A
-HREF="#CONTACT-ADS"
->Report Ads or Other Actions-Related Problems</A
-></DT
-><DT
-><A
-HREF="#CONTACT-OTHER"
->Other</A
-></DT
-></DL
-></DD
-><DT
-><A
-HREF="#AEN109"
->License</A
-></DT
-><DT
><A
-HREF="#AEN129"
->History</A
-></DT
-><DT
-><A
-HREF="#AEN147"
+NAME="AEN28"
></A
-></DT
-></DL
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT1"
-><H1
-CLASS="SECT1"
-><A
-NAME="INTRO"
->Introduction</A
-></H1
><P
-> <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> is a web proxy with advanced filtering
- capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing
- cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
- obnoxious Internet junk. <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> has a very
- flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and
- tastes. <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> has application for both
- stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</P
+> Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities
+ for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling
+ access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a
+ flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes.
+ It has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</P
><P
-> <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> is based on <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Internet
- Junkbuster</SPAN
-> (tm).</P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT1"
-><HR><H1
-CLASS="SECT1"
-><A
-NAME="MOREINFO"
->More info</A
-></H1
-><P
-><P
-></P
-><UL
-><LI
+> Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GPL2.</P
><P
-CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
-> The <A
-HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/"
+> Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest (SPI).
+ <A
+HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE"
TARGET="_top"
->project
-page</A
-> on Sourceforge<br>
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
+>Donations are welcome</A
+>.</P
><P
-CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
-> A list of <A
-HREF="user-manual/introduction.html#AEN37"
+> The most recent release is <A
+HREF="announce.txt"
TARGET="_top"
->features</A
-><br>
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
+>3.0.14 (beta)</A
+>.
+ </P
><P
-CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
-> <A
-HREF="http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/"
-TARGET="_top"
->Stefan Waldherr's site</A
-><br>
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
-CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
-> <A
-HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/ijbfaq.html"
-TARGET="_top"
->Junkbusters Corporation</A
-><br>
- </P
-></LI
-></UL
></P
></DIV
+></DIV
+><HR></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT1"
-><HR><H1
+><H3
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
NAME="DOWNLOAD"
>Download</A
-></H1
-><P
+></H3
><P
+> <P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
-CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
-> <A
-HREF="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118"
+> <A
+HREF="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118"
TARGET="_top"
>Download recent releases</A
-><br>
- </P
+>
+ </P
></LI
><LI
><P
-CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
-> <A
+> <A
HREF="user-manual/quickstart.html"
TARGET="_top"
>Quickstart after installation</A
-><br>
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
-CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
-> <A
-HREF="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ijbswa/current/"
-TARGET="_top"
->Browse our CVS repository</A
-><br>
- </P
+>
+ </P
></LI
></UL
></P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT1"
-><HR><H1
+><HR><H3
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
NAME="DOCS"
>Documentation</A
-></H1
-><P
+></H3
><P
+> <P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
-CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
-> <A
+> <A
HREF="user-manual/index.html"
TARGET="_top"
>User manual</A
-><br>
- </P
+>
+ </P
></LI
><LI
><P
-CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
-> <A
+> <A
HREF="faq/index.html"
TARGET="_top"
>Frequently Asked Questions</A
-><br>
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
-CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
-> <A
-HREF="man-page/privoxy-man-page.html"
-TARGET="_top"
->Classic Man Page</A
-><br>
- </P
+>
+ </P
></LI
><LI
><P
-CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
-> <A
-HREF="team/index.html"
+> <A
+HREF="developer-manual/index.html"
TARGET="_top"
->Pictures of the Privoxy Team</A
-><br>
- </P
+>Developer Manual</A
+>
+ </P
></LI
><LI
><P
-CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
-> <A
-HREF="developer-manual/index.html"
+> <A
+HREF="man-page/privoxy-man-page.html"
TARGET="_top"
->Developer Manual</A
-><br>
- </P
+>Classic Man Page</A
+>
+ </P
></LI
></UL
></P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT1"
-><HR><H1
+><HR><H3
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
-NAME="SUPPORT"
->Support and Service via Sourceforge</A
-></H1
-><P
-> We value your feedback. In fact, we rely on it to improve
- <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> and its configuration.
- However, please note the following hints, so we can
- provide you with the best support:</P
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><HR><H2
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><A
-NAME="CONTACT-SUPPORT"
->Get Support</A
-></H2
+NAME="MOREINFO"
+>More information</A
+></H3
><P
-> For casual users, our support forum at
- <A
-HREF="http://sourceforge.net/"
-TARGET="_top"
->SourceForge</A
->
- is probably best suited:
- <A
-HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118"
-TARGET="_top"
->http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118</A
+> <P
></P
+><UL
+><LI
><P
-> All users are of course welcome to discuss their issues on the <A
-HREF="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ijbswa-users"
-TARGET="_top"
->users
- mailing list</A
->, where the developers also hang around.</P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><HR><H2
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><A
-NAME="CONTACT-BUGS"
->Report Bugs</A
-></H2
-><P
-> Please report all bugs <I
-CLASS="EMPHASIS"
->only</I
-> through our
- bug tracker:
- <A
-HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118"
-TARGET="_top"
->http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118</A
->. </P
-><P
-> Before doing so, please make sure that the bug has not already been submitted
- and observe the aditional hints at the top of the <A
-HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=11118&atid=111118"
-TARGET="_top"
->submit
- form</A
->.</P
-><P
->
- Please try to verify that it is a <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> bug,
- and not a browser or site bug first. If unsure,
- try <A
-HREF="javascript:void(window.open('http://config.privoxy.org/toggle?mini=y&set=disabled','ijbstatus','width=250,height=100,resizable=yes,scrollbars=no,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,copyhistory=no').focus());"
-TARGET="_top"
->toggling
- off</A
-> <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->, and see if the problem persists.
- The <A
-HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/appendix.html#ACTIONSANAT"
-TARGET="_top"
->appendix
- of the user manual</A
-> also has helpful information
- on action debugging. If you are using your own custom configuration, please try
- the stock configs to see if the problem is configuration related.</P
-><P
-> If not using the latest version, chances are that the bug has been found
- and fixed in the meantime. We would appreciate if you could take the time
- to <A
-HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/installation.html"
-TARGET="_top"
->upgrade
- to the latest version</A
-> (or even the latest CVS snapshot) and verify
- your bug, but this is not required for reporting.</P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><HR><H2
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><A
-NAME="CONTACT-FEATURE"
->Request New Features</A
-></H2
-><P
-> You are welcome to submit ideas on new features or other proposals
- for improvement through our feature request tracker at
- <A
-HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118"
-TARGET="_top"
->http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118</A
->.</P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><HR><H2
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><A
-NAME="CONTACT-ADS"
->Report Ads or Other Actions-Related Problems</A
-></H2
-><P
-> Please send feedback on ads that slipped through, innocent images that were blocked,
- and any other problems relating to the <TT
-CLASS="FILENAME"
->default.action</TT
-> file through
- our actions feedback mechanism located at
- <A
-HREF="javascript:w=Math.floor(screen.width/2);h=Math.floor(screen.height*0.9);void(window.open('http://www.privoxy.org/actions','Feedback','screenx='+w+',width='+w+',height='+h+',scrollbars=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,copyhistory=no').focus());"
-TARGET="_top"
->http://www.privoxy.org/actions/</A
->.
- On this page, you will also find a bookmark which will take you back there from
- any troubled site and even pre-fill the form!</P
-><P
-> New, improved <TT
-CLASS="FILENAME"
->default.action</TT
-> files will occasionally be made
- available based on your feedback. These will be announced on the <A
-HREF="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ijbswa-announce"
+> <A
+HREF="user-manual/contact.html"
TARGET="_top"
->ijbswa-announce</A
+>Support & Service</A
>
- list and available from our <A
-HREF="http://sf.net/projects/ijbswa/"
-TARGET="_top"
->project page</A
->.</P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><HR><H2
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><A
-NAME="CONTACT-OTHER"
->Other</A
-></H2
-><P
->For any other issues, feel free to use the mailing lists. Technically interested users
-and people who wish to contribute to the project are also welcome on the developers list!
-You can find an overview of all <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Prixoxy</SPAN
->-related mailing lists,
-including list archives, at:
-<A
-HREF="http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118"
-TARGET="_top"
->http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118</A
->.</P
-></DIV
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT1"
-><HR><H1
-CLASS="SECT1"
-><A
-NAME="AEN109"
->License</A
-></H1
-><P
-> Copyright © 2001, 2002 by Privoxy Developers <TT
-CLASS="EMAIL"
-><<A
-HREF="mailto:developers@privoxy.org"
->developers@privoxy.org</A
->></TT
-></P
-><P
-> Some source code is based on code Copyright © 1997 by Anonymous Coders
- and Junkbusters, Inc. and licensed under the <I
-CLASS="CITETITLE"
->GNU General Public
- License</I
->.</P
-><P
-> <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> is free software; you can
- redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
- <I
-CLASS="CITETITLE"
->GNU General Public
- License</I
->, version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.</P
-><P
-> This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- <I
-CLASS="CITETITLE"
->GNU General Public License</I
-> for
-
- more details, which is available from the Free Software Foundation, Inc, 59
- Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.</P
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
><P
-> You should have received a copy of the <A
-HREF="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html"
+> <A
+HREF="user-manual/copyright.html"
TARGET="_top"
-> <I
-CLASS="CITETITLE"
->GNU General Public License</I
-></A
+>Copyright, License, History & Authors</A
>
- along with this program; if not, write to the <P
-CLASS="ADDRESS"
-> Free Software<br>
- Foundation, Inc. <SPAN
-CLASS="STREET"
->59 Temple Place</SPAN
-> - Suite 330<br>
- <SPAN
-CLASS="CITY"
->Boston</SPAN
->, <SPAN
-CLASS="STATE"
->MA</SPAN
-> <SPAN
-CLASS="POSTCODE"
->02111-1307</SPAN
-><br>
- <SPAN
-CLASS="COUNTRY"
->USA</SPAN
-> </P
-></P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT1"
-><HR><H1
-CLASS="SECT1"
-><A
-NAME="AEN129"
->History</A
-></H1
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
><P
-> In the beginning, there was the
- <A
-HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com/ijb.html"
-TARGET="_top"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Internet Junkbuster</SPAN
-></A
->,
- by Anonymous Coders and <A
-HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com/"
+> <A
+HREF="user-manual/introduction.html#FEATURES"
TARGET="_top"
->Junkbusters
- Corporation</A
->. It saved many users a lot of pain in the early days of
- web advertising and user tracking.</P
+>List of (new) Features</A
+>
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
><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
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Internet
- Junkbuster</SPAN
-> did not. Version 2.0.2, published in 1998, was
- (and is) the last official
- <A
-HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com/ijbdist.html#release"
+> <A
+HREF="https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/"
TARGET="_top"
->release</A
+>The project page</A
>
- available from <A
-HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com"
-TARGET="_top"
->Junkbusters Corporation</A
->.
- Fortunately, it had been released under the GNU
- <A
-HREF="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html"
-TARGET="_top"
-> GPL</A
->, which allowed further
- development by others.</P
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
><P
-> So Stefan Waldherr started maintaining an
- <A
-HREF="http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/"
+> <A
+HREF="user-manual/seealso.html"
TARGET="_top"
->improved version of the
- software</A
->, to which eventually a number of people contributed patches.
- It could already replace banners with a transparent image, and had a first
- version of pop-up killing, but it was still very closely based on the
- original, with all its limitations, such as the lack of HTTP/1.1 support,
- flexible per-site configuration, or content modification. The last release
- from this effort was version 2.0.2-10, published in 2000.</P
+>Related links</A
+>
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
><P
-> Then, some
- <A
-HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/copyright.html#AUTHORS"
+>
+
+ <A
+HREF="http://privoxy.org/team/index.html"
TARGET="_top"
->developers</A
+>Pictures of the Privoxy Team</A
>
- picked up the thread, and started turning the software inside out, upside down,
- and then reassembled it, adding many
- <A
-HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/introduction.html#FEATURES"
-TARGET="_top"
->new
- features</A
-> along the way.</P
-><P
-> The result of this is <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->, whose first
- stable release, 3.0, is due in May 2002.</P
+ </P
+></LI
+></UL
+></P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT1"
-><HR><H1
+><HR><H2
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN147"
+NAME="AEN83"
></A
-></H1
+></H2
><P
><DIV
CLASS="INFORMALTABLE"
-><A
-NAME="AEN150"
-></A
><P
></P
+><A
+NAME="AEN86"
+></A
><TABLE
BORDER="0"
+FRAME="void"
+RULES="all"
WIDTH="100%"
CLASS="CALSTABLE"
-><TBODY
+><COL
+WIDTH="100%"
+ALIGN="CENTER"
+TITLE="C1"><TBODY
+><TR
+><TD
+ALIGN="CENTER"
+>Privoxy is developed on:</TD
+></TR
><TR
><TD
-WIDTH="100%"
ALIGN="CENTER"
-VALIGN="TOP"
-> <A
+> <A
HREF="http://sourceforge.net/"
TARGET="_top"
-> <IMG
-SRC="http://sourceforge.net/sflogo.php?group_id=11118&type=1&dummy=.gif">
- </A
+> <IMG
+SRC="http://sourceforge.net/sflogo.php?group_id=11118&type=1&dummy=.gif">
+ </A
>
</TD
></TR
></P
><P
> <SUB
-> Copyright © 2001, 2002 by Privoxy Developers
+> Copyright © 2001-2009 by Privoxy Developers
</SUB
></P
></DIV