One of Privoxy's 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 HTTP and other networking protocols, - HTML, and "Regular + learning about HTTP and other networking + protocols, HTML, and "Regular Expressions" will be a big plus and will help you get the most out of Privoxy. 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.
Much of Privoxy's configuration can be done with a Web browser. But there are areas where configuration - is done using a text editor 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 Privoxy listening port - can be trusted.
+ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser" target="_top">Web browser. But there are areas where + configuration is done using a text editor + 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 Privoxy + listening port can be trusted.A web proxy is a service, based on a +
A web proxy is a service, based on a software such as Privoxy, that clients (i.e. browsers) can use instead of connecting to web servers directly. The clients then ask the proxy to request objects (web pages, images, movies etc) on their behalf and to forward the data to the clients. It is a "go-between". For - details, see Wikipedia's proxy + details, see Wikipedia's proxy definition.
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.
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ autonomy over their browsing, and for tracking them, keeps evolving. Unfortunately, the Internet Junkbuster did not. Version 2.0.2, published in 1998, was the last official release, available from Junkbusters Corporation. Fortunately, it had been released under the GNU GPL, which allowed further development + "https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html" target="_top">GPL, which allowed further development by others.So Stefan Waldherr started maintaining an improved version of the software, to which eventually a number of people contributed patches. It could already replace banners with a transparent image, and had a first version of @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
Privoxy picks up where Junkbuster left off. Privoxy still blocks ads and banners, still manages cookies, and still helps protect your privacy. + "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie" target="_top">cookies, 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.
Privoxy's new features include:
Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour based on client and server headers.
Supports https inspection which allows to filter https requests.
+Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need to configure browsers individually.
Privoxy is free software and licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version - 2. It is free to use, copy, modify or distribute as you wish under the terms of this license. Please see the - Copyright section for more information on the license and copyright. Or the - LICENSE file that should be included.
+Privoxy is free software. It is free to use, copy, modify or distribute as + you wish under the terms of its license. Please see the Copyright section for more + information on the license and copyright.
There is no warranty of any kind, expressed, implied or otherwise. That is something that would cost real money ;-) There is no registration either.
We also have a Developer's Manual. While it is partly out of date, it's still worth reading.
-Our TODO
+ Our TODO
list may be of interest to you as well. Please let us know if you want to work on one of the items
listed.
Donations are welcome. Our TODO list is + "https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=blob_plain;f=TODO;hb=HEAD" target="_top">TODO list is rather long and being able to pay one (or more) developers to work on Privoxy would make a huge difference, even if it was only for a couple of weeks. Donations may also be used for Privoxy-related travel expenses (for example to attend conferences), for hardware used for Privoxy development and for hosting expenses etc.
@@ -322,20 +323,8 @@ target="_top">Software in the Public Interest (SPI), which allows us to receive tax-deductible donations in the United States. You can donate via Paypal and Click - & Pledge. For details, please have a look at . For details, please have a look at SPI's general donation page. -You can also donate to Privoxy using a bank account or a "Paypal" address:
- Name on account: Zwiebelfreunde e.V.
- IBAN: DE95430609671126825604
- BIC: GENODEM1GLS
- Bank: GLS Bank
"Paypal" address: privoxy@zwiebelfreunde.de
-Donations made through Zwiebelfreunde e.V. are tax-deductible in Germany and other countries that recognize - German charitable clubs. Feel free to use the Subject field to provide a name to be credited and a list of TODO - list items you are interested in the most. For example: Max Mustermann: #16, #1, #14.
-Note that donations made through Zwiebelfreunde e.V. currently can't be checked automatically so you may not - get credited right away. The credits currently reflect donations received before 2016-01-14.
If you have any questions regarding donations please mail to either the public user mailing list or, if it's a private matter, to Fabian Keil (Privoxy's SPI liaison) directly.
@@ -347,19 +336,19 @@We are currently offering the following sponsor levels as an experiment:
Logo shown at the bottom of the Privoxy homepage. - Logo, link and self description on the sponsor - page.
+Logo or text link shown at the bottom of the Privoxy + homepage. Logo, link and self description on the sponsor page.
Logo shown randomly at the bottom of the Privoxy
+ Logo or text link shown at the bottom of the Privoxy
homepage. Logo, link and self description on the sponsor page.
Logo and link on the sponsor page.
The logo sizes depend on the sponsor level. Logos are served from our server, no requests are made to the sponsor website unless the links are being used.
+Link targets are without path ("https://www.example.org/" not "https://www.example.org/seo/keyword/spam/").
The details may change over time but changes will only affect new sponsors (or existing sponsors that explicitly agreed to the changes).
If you want to become a sponsor, please contact Fabian - Keil. New sponsors are only accepted if no developer objects.
+ Keil and include the link target in the mail. New sponsors are only accepted if no developer objects.