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->5. Starting <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-></A
+>5. Starting Privoxy</A
></H1
><P
> Before launching <SPAN
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> as a HTTP and HTTPS proxy. The default is
+> as a HTTP and HTTPS (SSL)
+ <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server"
+TARGET="_top"
+>proxy</A
+>. The default is
127.0.0.1 (or localhost) for the proxy address, and port 8118 (earlier versions
- used port 8000). This is the one configuration step that must be done!</P
+ used port 8000). This is the one configuration step <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>that must be done</I
+></SPAN
+>!</P
+><P
+> Please note that <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> can only proxy HTTP and
+ HTTPS traffic. It will not work with FTP or other protocols.</P
+><DIV
+CLASS="FIGURE"
+><A
+NAME="AEN694"
+></A
+><P
+><B
+>Figure 2. Proxy Configuration Showing
+ Mozilla/Netscape HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) Settings</B
+></P
+><DIV
+CLASS="MEDIAOBJECT"
+><P
+><IMG
+SRC="proxy_setup.jpg"></P
+></DIV
+></DIV
+><P
+> With <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Firefox</SPAN
+>, this is typically set under:</P
+><P
+CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Tools</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Options</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Advanced</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Network</SPAN
+> -><SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Connection</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Settings</SPAN
+></P
+><P
+> Or optionally on some platforms:</P
><P
->
- With <SPAN
+CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Edit</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Preferences</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>General</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Connection Settings</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Manual Proxy Configuration</SPAN
+></P
+><P
+> With <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Netscape</SPAN
> (and
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Mozilla</SPAN
->), this can be set under <TT
-CLASS="LITERAL"
->Edit
- -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Proxies -> HTTP Proxy</TT
->.
- For <SPAN
+>), this can be set under:</P
+><P
+CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Edit</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Preferences</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Advanced</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Proxies</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>HTTP Proxy</SPAN
+></P
+><P
+> For <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Internet Explorer</SPAN
->: <TT
-CLASS="LITERAL"
->Tools ->
- Internet Properties -> Connections -> LAN Setting</TT
->. Then,
- check <SPAN
+>Internet Explorer v.5-7</SPAN
+>:</P
+><P
+CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Tools</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Internet Options</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Connections</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>LAN Settings</SPAN
+></P
+><P
+> Then, check <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Use Proxy"</SPAN
-> and fill in the appropriate info (Address:
- 127.0.0.1, Port: 8118). Include if HTTPS proxy support too.</P
+> and fill in the appropriate info
+ (Address: 127.0.0.1, Port: 8118). Include HTTPS (SSL), if you want HTTPS
+ proxy support too (sometimes labeled <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Secure"</SPAN
+>). Make sure any
+ checkboxes like <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Use the same proxy server for all protocols"</SPAN
+> is
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>UNCHECKED</I
+></SPAN
+>. You want only HTTP and HTTPS (SSL)!</P
+><DIV
+CLASS="FIGURE"
+><A
+NAME="AEN738"
+></A
+><P
+><B
+>Figure 3. Proxy Configuration Showing
+ Internet Explorer HTTP and HTTPS (Secure) Settings</B
+></P
+><DIV
+CLASS="MEDIAOBJECT"
+><P
+><IMG
+SRC="proxy2.jpg"></P
+></DIV
+></DIV
><P
> After doing this, flush your browser's disk and memory caches to force a
- re-reading of all pages and to get rid of any ads that may be cached. You
- are now ready to start enjoying the benefits of using
+ re-reading of all pages and to get rid of any ads that may be cached. Remove
+ any <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie"
+TARGET="_top"
+>cookies</A
+>,
+ if you want <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> to manage that. You are now
+ ready to start enjoying the benefits of using
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> is typically started by specifying the
+> itself is typically started by specifying the
main configuration file to be used on the command line. If no configuration
file is specified on the command line, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="START-REDHATDEBIAN"
->5.1. RedHat, Conectiva and Debian</A
+NAME="START-DEBIAN"
+>5.1. Debian</A
></H2
><P
->We use a script. Note that RedHat does not start Privoxy upon booting per
-default. It will use the file <TT
+> We use a script. Note that Debian typically starts <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> upon booting per
+ default. It will use the file
+ <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/etc/privoxy/config</TT
-> as its
-main configuration file. FIXME: Debian??</P
-><P
-> <TABLE
+> as its main configuration
+ file.</P
+><TABLE
BORDER="0"
BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
WIDTH="100%"
><TD
><PRE
CLASS="SCREEN"
-> # /etc/rc.d/init.d/privoxy start</PRE
+> # /etc/init.d/privoxy start</PRE
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
-></P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="START-SUSE"
->5.2. SuSE</A
+NAME="START-FREEBSD"
+>5.2. FreeBSD and ElectroBSD</A
></H2
><P
->We use a script. It will use the file <TT
+> To start <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> upon booting, add
+ "privoxy_enable='YES'" to <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
->/etc/privoxy/config</TT
->
-as its main configuration file. Note that SuSE starts Privoxy upon booting
-your PC.</P
+>/etc/rc.conf</TT
+>.
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> will use
+ <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/usr/local/etc/privoxy/config</TT
+> as its main
+ configuration file.</P
+><P
+> If you installed <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> into a jail, the
+ paths above are relative to the jail root.</P
><P
-> <TABLE
+> To start <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> manually, run:</P
+><TABLE
BORDER="0"
BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
WIDTH="100%"
><TD
><PRE
CLASS="SCREEN"
-> # rcprivoxy start</PRE
+> # service privoxy onestart</PRE
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
-></P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
>5.3. Windows</A
></H2
><P
->Click on the Privoxy Icon to start Privoxy. If no configuration file is
+>Click on the <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> Icon to start <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>. If no configuration file is
specified on the command line, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
CLASS="FILENAME"
>config.txt</TT
>. Note that Windows will
- automatically start Privoxy upon booting you PC.</P
+ automatically start <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> when the system starts if you chose that option
+ when installing.</P
+><P
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> can run with full Windows service functionality.
+ On Windows only, the <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> program has two new command line arguments
+ to install and uninstall <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> as a service. See the
+ <A
+HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-WIN"
+>Windows Installation
+ instructions</A
+> for details.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="START-UNICES"
->5.4. Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, HP-UX and others</A
+>5.4. Generic instructions for Unix derivates (Solaris, NetBSD, HP-UX etc.)</A
></H2
><P
>Example Unix startup command:</P
-><P
-> <TABLE
+><TABLE
BORDER="0"
BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
WIDTH="100%"
><TD
><PRE
CLASS="SCREEN"
-> # /usr/sbin/privoxy /etc/privoxy/config</PRE
+> # /usr/sbin/privoxy --user privoxy /etc/privoxy/config</PRE
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
-></P
+><P
+> Note that if you installed <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> through
+ a package manager, the package will probably contain a platform-specific
+ script or configuration file to start <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>
+ upon boot.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
>5.5. OS/2</A
></H2
><P
->FIXME.</P
+> During installation, <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> is configured to
+ start automatically when the system restarts. You can start it manually by
+ double-clicking on the <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> icon in the
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> folder.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="START-MACOSX"
->5.6. MAX OSX</A
+>5.6. Mac OS X</A
></H2
><P
->FIXME.</P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><H2
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><A
-NAME="START-AMIGAOS"
->5.7. AmigaOS</A
-></H2
+> The privoxy service will automatically start after a successful installation
+ (and thereafter every time your computer starts up) however you will need to
+ configure your web browser(s) to use it. To do so, configure them to use a
+ proxy for HTTP and HTTPS at the address 127.0.0.1:8118.</P
+><P
+> To prevent the privoxy service from automatically starting when your computer
+ starts up, remove or rename the file <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.ijbswa.privoxy.plist</TT
+>
+ (on OS X 10.5 and higher) or the folder named
+ <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>/Library/StartupItems/Privoxy</TT
+> (on OS X 10.4 'Tiger').</P
><P
->FIXME.</P
+> To manually start or stop the privoxy service, use the scripts startPrivoxy.sh
+ and stopPrivoxy.sh supplied in /Applications/Privoxy. They must be run from an
+ administrator account, using sudo.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="CMDOPTIONS"
->5.8. Command Line Options</A
+>5.7. Command Line Options</A
></H2
><P
> <SPAN
> may be invoked with the following
command-line options:</P
><P
-> <P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
-> <I
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>--config-test</I
+></SPAN
+>
+ </P
+><P
+> Exit after loading the configuration files before binding to
+ the listen address. The exit code signals whether or not the
+ configuration files have been successfully loaded.
+ </P
+><P
+> If the exit code is 1, at least one of the configuration files
+ is invalid, if it is 0, all the configuration files have been
+ successfully loaded (but may still contain errors that can
+ currently only be detected at run time).
+ </P
+><P
+> This option doesn't affect the log setting, combination with
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>--no-daemon</I
+></SPAN
+> is recommended if a configured
+ log file shouldn't be used.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>--version</I
+></SPAN
>
</P
><P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> <I
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>--help</I
+></SPAN
>
</P
><P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> <I
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>--no-daemon</I
+></SPAN
>
</P
><P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> <I
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>--pidfile FILE</I
+></SPAN
>
-
</P
><P
-> On startup, write the process ID to <I
+> On startup, write the process ID to <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>FILE</I
+></SPAN
>. Delete the
- <I
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>FILE</I
+></SPAN
> on exit. Failure to create or delete the
- <I
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>FILE</I
-> is non-fatal. If no <I
+></SPAN
+> is non-fatal. If no <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>FILE</I
+></SPAN
>
option is given, no PID file will be used. Unix only.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> <I
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>--user USER[.GROUP]</I
+></SPAN
>
-
</P
><P
> After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of
- <I
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>USER</I
+></SPAN
>, and if included the GID of GROUP. Exit if the
privileges are not sufficient to do so. Unix only.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> <I
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>--chroot</I
+></SPAN
+>
+ </P
+><P
+> Before changing to the user ID given in the <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>--user</I
+></SPAN
+> option,
+ chroot to that user's home directory, i.e. make the kernel pretend to the <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>
+ process that the directory tree starts there. If set up carefully, this can limit
+ the impact of possible vulnerabilities in <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> to the files contained in that hierarchy.
+ Unix only.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>--pre-chroot-nslookup hostname</I
+></SPAN
+>
+ </P
+><P
+> Specifies a hostname (for example www.privoxy.org) to look up before doing a chroot.
+ On some systems, initializing the resolver library involves reading config files from
+ /etc and/or loading additional shared libraries from /lib.
+ On these systems, doing a hostname lookup before the chroot reduces
+ the number of files that must be copied into the chroot tree.
+ </P
+><P
+> For fastest startup speed, a good value is a hostname that is not in /etc/hosts but that
+ your local name server (listed in /etc/resolv.conf) can resolve without recursion
+ (that is, without having to ask any other name servers). The hostname need not exist,
+ but if it doesn't, an error message (which can be ignored) will be output.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>configfile</I
+></SPAN
>
</P
><P
-> If no <I
+> If no <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>configfile</I
-> is included on the command line,
+></SPAN
+> is included on the command line,
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> will look for a file named
+> will look for a file named
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"config"</SPAN
-> in the current directory (except on Win32
+> in the current directory (except on Win32
where it will look for <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"config.txt"</SPAN
-> instead). Specify
- full path to avoid confusion. If no config file is found,
+> instead). Specify
+ full path to avoid confusion. If no config file is found,
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
</P
></LI
></UL
-></P
+><P
+> On <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>MS Windows</SPAN
+> only there are two additional
+ command-line options to allow <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> to install and
+ run as a <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>service</I
+></SPAN
+>. See the
+<A
+HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-WIN"
+>Window Installation section</A
+>
+for details.</P
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