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.\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches,
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-.TH "PRIVOXY" "1" "14 May 2002" "Privoxy 2.9.15 beta" ""
+.TH "PRIVOXY" "1" "25 March 2003" "Privoxy 3.0.2" ""
.SH NAME
privoxy \- Privacy Enhancing Proxy
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBprivoxy\fR [\fB--help\fR] [\fB--version\fR] [\fB--no-daemon\fR] [\fB--pidfile \fIpidfile\fB\fR] [\fB--user \fIuser[.group]\fB\fR] [\fB\fIconfigfile\fB\fR] \fB(UNIX)\fR
+\fBprivoxy\fR [\fB--help\fR ] [\fB--version\fR ] [\fB--no-daemon\fR ] [\fB--pidfile \fIpidfile\fB\fR ] [\fB--user \fIuser[.group]\fB\fR ] [\fB--chroot\fR ] [\fB\fIconfigfile\fB\fR ]\fB (UNIX)\fR
-\fBprivoxy.exe\fR [\fB\fIconfigfile\fB\fR] \fB(Windows)\fR
+\fBprivoxy.exe\fR [\fB\fIconfigfile\fB\fR ]\fB (Windows)\fR
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB--pidfile \fIpidfile\fB\fR
On startup, write the process ID to \fIpidfile\fR.
Delete the \fIpidfile\fR on exit.
-Failiure to create or delete the \fIpidfile\fR
+Failure to create or delete the \fIpidfile\fR
is non-fatal. If no \fB--pidfile\fR option is given, no PID file will be used.
.TP
\fB--user \fIuser[.group]\fB\fR
\fIgroup\fR was not given, the default group of
\fIuser\fR. Exit if the privileges are not
sufficient to do so.
+.TP
+\fB--chroot\fR
+Before changing to the user ID given in the --user option, chroot to
+that user's home directory, i.e. make the kernel pretend to the
+\fBPrivoxy\fR process that the directory tree starts
+there. If set up carefully, this can limit the impact of possible
+vulnerabilities in \fBPrivoxy\fR to the files contained in
+that hierarchy.
.PP
If the \fIconfigfile\fR is not specified on the command line,
\fBPrivoxy\fR will look for a file named
\fBLAN Settings\fR.
.PP
The Secure (SSL) Proxy should also be set to the same values, otherwise
-https: URLs will not be proxied.
+https: URLs will not be proxied. Note: \fBPrivoxy\fR can only
+proxy HTTP and HTTPS traffic. Do not try it with FTP or other protocols.
.PP
For other browsers, check the documentation.
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
executable.
.PP
The name and number of configuration files has changed from previous
-versions, and is subject to change as development progresses. In fact, the
-configuration itself is changed and much more sophisticated. See the
-user-manual for a
-complete explanation of all configuration options and general usage.
+versions. In fact, the configuration itself is changed and much more
+sophisticated. See the user-manual for a complete
+explanation of all configuration options and general usage, and notes for
+upgrading from \fBJunkbuster\fR and earlier \fBPrivoxy\fR
+versions.
.PP
The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your
web browser at http://config.privoxy.org/.
\fBPrivoxy's\fR configuration parameters can also be viewed at
the same page. In addition, \fBPrivoxy\fR can be toggled on/off.
-This is an internal page.
+This is an internal page, and does not require Internet access.
.SH "SAMPLE CONFIGURATION"
.PP
A brief example of what a simple \fIdefault.action\fR
automatically.
.SH "NOTES"
.PP
-This is a beta version of \fBPrivoxy\fR. Not
-all features are well tested.
-.PP
-Please see the \fIuser-manual\fR on how to contact the
+Please see the \fIUser Manual\fR on how to contact the
developers for feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
.PP
http://www.privoxy.org/,
-The \fBPrivoxy\fR Home page.
+the \fBPrivoxy\fR Home page.
+
+http://www.privoxy.org/faq/,
+the \fBPrivoxy\fR FAQ.
-http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa,
+http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/,
the Project Page for \fBPrivoxy\fR on
-Sourceforge.
+SourceForge.
+
+http://config.privoxy.org/,
+the web-based user interface. \fBPrivoxy\fR must be
+running for this to work. Shortcut: http://p.p/
+
+http://www.privoxy.org/actions/, to submit ``misses'' to the developers.
-http://p.p/, access
-\fBPrivoxy\fR from your browser. Alternately,
-http://config.privoxy.org
-may work in some situations where the first does not.
+http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ijbswa/contrib/, cool
+and fun ideas from \fBPrivoxy\fR users.
-http://p.p/ to submit ``misses'' to the developers.
+http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html,
+an explanation how cookies are used to track web users.
-http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html
+http://www.junkbusters.com/ijb.html,
+the original Internet Junkbuster.
-http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/
+http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/,
+Stefan Waldherr's version of Junkbuster, from which \fBPrivoxy\fR was
+derived.
-http://privacy.net/analyze/
+http://privacy.net/analyze/, a useful site
+to check what information about you is leaked while you browse the web.
-http://www.squid-cache.org/
+http://www.squid-cache.org/, a very popular
+caching proxy, which is often used together with \fBPrivoxy\fR.
+
+http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/,
+the \fBPrivoxy\fR developer manual.
.SH "DEVELOPMENT TEAM"
.nf
+ Hal Burgiss (docs)
Jon Foster
Andreas Oesterhelt
- Stefan Waldherr
- Thomas Steudten
- Rodney Stromlund
+ David Schmidt (OS/2, Mac OSX ports)
+
+ Johny Agotnes
Rodrigo Barbosa (RPM specfiles)
- Hal Burgiss (docs)
+ Moritz Barsnick
+ Mattes Dolak
+ Karsten Hopp (Red Hat)
Alexander Lazic
+ Daniel Leite
Gábor Lipták
- Guy
+ Adam Lock (Win32)
+ Guy Laroche
Haroon Rafique
- David Schmidt (OS/2, Mac OSX ports)
- Joerg Strohmayer
+ Roland Rosenfeld (Debian)
+ Georg Sauthoff (Gentoo)
+ Thomas Steudten
+ Joerg Strohmayer (Amiga)
+ Rodney Stromlund
+ Sviatoslav Sviridov
Sarantis Paskalis
+ Stefan Waldherr
.fi
.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
.SS "COPYRIGHT"
.PP
-Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 by Privoxy Developers <developers@privoxy.org>
+Copyright (C) 2001 - 2003 by Privoxy Developers <developers@privoxy.org>
.PP
Some source code is based on code Copyright (C) 1997 by Anonymous Coders
and Junkbusters, Inc. and licensed under the \fIGNU General Public