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Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions
-$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.50 2002/04/26 05:25:23 hal9 Exp $
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+ Copyright &my-copy; 2001, 2002 by
+ Privoxy Developers
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+$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.58 2002/05/10 01:48:20 hal9 Exp $
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@@ -112,16 +132,10 @@
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-General Information
+General Information
What is this new version of <application>Privoxy</application>?
@@ -303,8 +317,10 @@ warranty? Registration?
Privoxy is licensed under the GNU General Public
License (GPL). 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.
+ 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.
@@ -348,7 +364,7 @@ warranty? Registration?
-Installation
+Installation
Which browsers are supported by <application>Privoxy</application>?
@@ -461,7 +477,7 @@ All the ads are there. What's wrong?
-Configuration
+Configuration
Can I use my old config files?
@@ -482,7 +498,7 @@ All the ads are there. What's wrong?
actions
files are where various actions that
Privoxy might take, are configured.
Typically, you would define a set of default actions that apply
- to all URLs, then add exceptions to these defaults.
+ to all URLs, then add exceptions to these defaults where needed.
@@ -494,6 +510,8 @@ All the ads are there. What's wrong?
site, we would define this in our actions
file.
+
@@ -509,7 +527,7 @@ All the ads are there. What's wrong?
some of these actions
.
These are all explained in the
- user-manual.
+ user-manual.
Please refer to that.
@@ -523,7 +541,7 @@ way to do this?
The easiest way to do this, is to access Privoxy
with your web browser at http://p.p/,
and then select
- "Edit the actions list"
+ "View & change the current configuration"
from the selection list. You can also do this by editing the appropriate
file with a text editor.
@@ -531,13 +549,36 @@ way to do this?
Please see the
user-manual for a
+ url="../user-manual/actions-file.html">user-manual for a
detailed explanation of these and other configuration files, and their
various options and syntax.
+
+
+There are several different <quote>actions</quote> files. What are
+the differences?
+
+ As of Privoxy v2.9.15, three actions files
+ are being included, to be used for
+ different purposes. These are
+ default.action, standard.action,
+ and user.action. Please see
+ the User Manual
+ for an explanation of each.
+
+
+
+ Earlier versions included three different versions
+ default.action files. The new scheme allows for
+ greater flexibility of local configuration, and for browser based
+ configuration.
+
+
+
+
of a checkerboard
- pattern, a transparent 1x1 GIF image (aka blank
), or a custom
- URL of your choice. Note that to fit this category, the URL must match both
- the +image
and +block
actions.
+ Privoxy is stopping. You have the choice of a
+ checkerboard pattern, a transparent 1x1 GIF image (aka blank
),
+ or a custom URL of your choice. Note that to fit this category, the URL must
+ match both the +handle-as-image
+ and
+ +block
actions.
-
- If you want to see nothing, then change the +image-blocker
+ If you want to see nothing, then change the
+ +set-image-blocker
action to +image-blocker{blank}
. This can be done from the
- Edit Actions List
selection at View & change the current configuration selection at http://p.p/. Or by hand editing the appropriate
actions file. This will only effect what is defined as images
though. Also, some URLs that generate the bright red Blocked
- banner, can be moved to the +image-blocker
section for the
+ banner, can be moved to the +set-image-blocker
section for the
same reason, but there are some limits and risks to this (see below).
@@ -831,23 +875,27 @@ problem.
Blocked
. Why and how do I get rid of this?
These are URLs that match something in one of
- Privoxy's block actions (+block). It is meant
- to be a warning so that you know something has been blocked and an easy way
- for you to see why. These are handled differently than what has been defined
- explicitly as images
(e.g. ad banners). Depending on the
- URL itself, it is sometimes hard for Privoxy to
- really know whether there is indeed an ad image there or not. And there are
- limitations as to what Privoxy can do to
- fool
the browser.
+ Privoxy's block actions
+ (+block
).
+ It is meant to be a warning so that you know something has been blocked and
+ an easy way for you to see why. These are handled differently than what has
+ been defined explicitly as images
(e.g. ads that are GIF image
+ files). Depending on the URL itself, it is sometimes hard for
+ Privoxy to really know whether there is indeed an
+ ad image there or not. And there are limitations as to what
+ Privoxy can do to fool
the
+ browser.
For instance, if the ad is in a frame, then it is embedded in the separate
HTML page used for the frame. In this case, you cannot just substitute an
- aribitray image (like we would for a blank
image), for an HTML
+ aribitrary image (like we would for a blank
image), for an HTML
page. The browser is expecting an HTML page, and that is what it must have
- for frames. So this situation can be a little trickier to deal with, and
- Privoxy will use the Blocked
page.
+ for frames. Such situations can be a little trickier to deal with, and
+ Privoxy may show the Blocked
page,
+ despite your best efforts.
@@ -873,20 +921,26 @@ problem.
Another way to deal with this is find why and where
Privoxy is blocking the frame, and
- diable this. Then let the +image-blocker
action
+ diable this. Then let the +set-image-blocker
action
handle the ad that is embedded in the frame's HTML page.
-I cannot see all of the <quote>Blocked</quote> page banner. All I
-see is a bright red square.
+I cannot see all of the <quote>Blocked</quote> page banner. Help.
- There is not enough space to fit the entire page. Try right clicking on the
- visible, red portion, and select Show Frame
, or equivalent.
- This will usually allow you to see the entire Privoxy Blocked
- page, and from there you can see just what is being blocked, and why.
+ There is not enough available space to fit the entire Blocked page. Try right
+ clicking on the visible portion, and select Show Frame
,
+ or equivalent. This will usually allow you to see the entire Privoxy
+ Blocked
page, and from there you can see just what is being
+ blocked, and why.
+
+
+ As of Privoxy 2.9.14, the Blocked banner page is re-sizeable, and tries
+ to adjust to the allotted space. There may be occassions where there
+ just isn't enough room to display much of anything useful though.
+
@@ -914,18 +968,39 @@ on Win2K/NT?
proxies like Squid?
This can be done. See the user manual,
+ url="../user-manual/config.html#FORWARDING">user manual,
which describes how to do this.
+
+
+
+Can <application>Privoxy</application> run as a <quote>transparent
+</quote> proxy?
+
+ No, Privoxy currently does not have this ability,
+ though it is planned for a future release. Transparent proxies require
+ special handling of the request headers beyond what
+ Privoxy is now capable of.
+
+
+
+ Chaining Privoxy with another proxy that has
+ this ability should work though.
+ See the user
+ manual, which describes this, and also http://www.transproxy.nlc.net.au/.
+
+
+
-Miscellaneous
+Miscellaneous
How much does <application>Privoxy</application> slow my browsing down? This
@@ -948,25 +1023,20 @@ has to add extra time to browsing.
-
I noticed considerable
delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong?
-Using the default filtering configuration, I noticed considerable delays in
-page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. Loading pages with large contents
-seemed to take forever, then suddenly delivering all the content at once.
+The entire page content must be loaded into memory in order for the filtering
+mechanism to work, and nothing is sent to the browser during this time. The
+loading time does not really change in real numbers, but the feeling is
+different, because most browsers are able to start rendering incomplete
+content, giving the user a feeling of "it works".
-The whole content must be loaded in order to filter, and nothing is is
-sent to the browser during this time. The loading time does not really
-change in real numbers, but the feeling is different, because most
-browsers are able to start rendering incomplete content, giving the
-user a feeling of "it works".
-
-
-To modify the content of a page (i.e. make frames resizeable again, etc.) and
-not just replace ads, Privoxy needs to download the
-entire page first, do its content magic and then send the page to the browser.
+ To modify the content of a page (i.e. make frames resizeable again, etc.) and
+ not just replace ads, Privoxy needs to download
+ the entire page first, do its content magic and then send the page to the
+ browser.
@@ -1030,7 +1100,7 @@ FIXME: commented out until we have data. HB 03/18/02.
How can I submit new ads?
-Please see the Contact section.
+Please see the Contact section.
@@ -1266,7 +1336,7 @@ and related issues?
-
+
Troubleshooting
@@ -1320,15 +1390,16 @@ What can I do?
by disabling Privoxy filtering and blocking.
Go to http://p.p/ and click on
Toggle Privoxy On or Off
, then disable it. Now try that
- page again. It's probably a good idea to flush the browser cache as well.
+ page again. It's probably a good idea to flush the browser cache as well
+ with Shift+Reload to flush caches.
If still a problem, go to Show which actions apply to a URL and
why
from http://p.p/ and paste
the full URL of the page in question into the prompt. See which actions are
- being applied to the URL. Now, armed with this information, go to Edit
- the actions list
. Here you should see various sections that have
+ being applied to the URL. Now, armed with this information, go to
+ View & change the current configuration
. Here you should see various sections that have
various Privoxy features disabled for specific
sites. Most disabled actions
will have a -
(minus
sign) in front of them. Some aliases are used just to disable other actions,
@@ -1338,7 +1409,7 @@ What can I do?
is causing the problem. Rember to flush your browser's caches when making
such changes! As a last resort, try fragile
which
disables most actions. Now re-try the page. There might be some trial and
- error involved. This is discussed in a little more detail in the user-manual appendix.
@@ -1350,13 +1421,6 @@ What can I do?
-
-What time is it?
-
- Time for you to go!
-
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-
-
- Copyright and History
-
-Copyright
-
- ©right;
-
-
+
+Privoxy Copyright, License and History
-History
-
- &history;
-
-
+
+ ©right;
+
+
+
+ Portions of this document are borrowed
from the original
+ Junkbuster (tm) FAQ, and modified as
+ appropriate for Privoxy.
+
-
+
+ License
+
+ &license;
+
+
+
+
+
+ History
+
+ &history;
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