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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
-
+
@@ -21,15 +21,11 @@
Privoxy">
]>
- Copyright &my-copy; 2001-2014 by
- Privoxy Developers
+ Copyright &my-copy; 2001-2018 by
+ Privoxy Developers
-$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.114 2016/02/26 12:27:32 fabiankeil Exp $
-
-
-
@@ -236,8 +227,8 @@ Privoxy work?
-
-Why Privoxy? Why change the name from
+
+Why Privoxy? Why change the name from
Junkbuster at all?
Though outdated, Junkbusters Corporation continued to offer their original
@@ -289,8 +280,7 @@ from the old Junkbuster?
-How does Privoxy know what is
-an ad, and what is not?
+How does Privoxy know what is an ad, and what is not?Privoxy's approach to blocking ads is twofold:
@@ -318,8 +308,8 @@ an ad, and what is not?
-
-Can Privoxy make mistakes?
+
+Can Privoxy make mistakes?
This does not sound very scientific.
Actually, it's a black art ;-) And yes, it is always possible to have a broad
@@ -338,8 +328,8 @@ This does not sound very scientific.
-
-Will I have to configure Privoxy
+
+Will I have to configure Privoxy
before I can use it?
That depends on your expectations.
@@ -463,9 +453,9 @@ warranty? Registration?
-I would like to help you, what can I do?
+I would like to help you, what can I do?
-Would you like to participate?
+Would you like to participate?
Well, we always need help. There is something for
everybody who wants to help us. We welcome new developers, packagers,
@@ -479,8 +469,8 @@ warranty? Registration?
So first thing, subscribe to the Privoxy Users
- or the Privoxy
+ url="https://lists.privoxy.org/mailman/listinfo/privoxy-users">Privoxy Users
+ or the Privoxy
Developers mailing list, join the discussion, help out other users, provide general
feedback or report problems you noticed.
@@ -495,7 +485,7 @@ warranty? Registration?
While it is partly out of date, it's still worth reading.
- Our TODO list
+ 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.
@@ -504,7 +494,7 @@ warranty? Registration?
Would you like to donate?
Donations are welcome. Our
- TODO list
+ 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),
@@ -513,11 +503,13 @@ warranty? Registration?
Privoxy is an associated
- project of Software
+ project of Software
in the Public Interest (SPI), which allows us to receive
- tax-deductible donations in the United States. If you want to donate through
- SPI, please use SPI's donation page
- to see what the options are.
+ tax-deductible donations in the United States.
+ You can donate via Paypal
+ and Click & Pledge.
+ For details, please have a look at
+ SPI's general donation page.
@@ -542,15 +534,67 @@ warranty? Registration?
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 done before 2016-01-14.
+ 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 liason)
+ Fabian Keil (Privoxy's SPI liaison)
directly.
+
+
+How can I become a sponsor and get my logo or link on privoxy.org?
+
+ We are currently offering the following sponsor levels as an experiment:
+
+
+
+ Gold (10000 EUR/year)
+
+
+ Logo shown at the bottom of the
+ Privoxy homepage.
+ Logo, link and self description on the
+ sponsor page.
+
+
+
+
+ Silver (1000 EUR/year)
+
+
+ Logo shown randomly at the bottom of the
+ Privoxy homepage.
+ Logo, link and self description on the
+ sponsor page.
+
+
+
+
+ Bronze (500 EUR/year)
+
+
+ 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.
+
+
+ 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.
+
@@ -639,7 +683,6 @@ special I have to do now?
details. You should also flush your browser's memory and disk
cache to get rid of any cached junk items, and remove any stored
cookies.
-
@@ -702,9 +745,9 @@ All the ads are there. What's wrong?
Privoxy is not running at all. Check the log file. For instructions
on starting Privoxy and browser configuration,
- see the chapter
+ see the chapter
on starting Privoxy in the
- User Manual.
+ User Manual.
@@ -717,9 +760,9 @@ Privoxy is running and being used.
First, make sure that Privoxy is really running and
being used by visiting http://p.p/. You
should see the Privoxy main page. If not, see
- the chapter
+ the chapter
on starting Privoxy in the
- User Manual.
+ User Manual.
@@ -752,8 +795,8 @@ Privoxy is running and being used.
Configuration
-
-What exactly is an actions file?
+
+What exactly is an actions file?
&my-app; utilizes the concept of
@@ -797,8 +840,8 @@ some of these actions.
-
-How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
+
+How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
way to do this?
@@ -831,15 +874,15 @@ the differences?
Based on your feedback and the continuing development, updates of
default.action will be
made available from time to time on the files section of
- our project page.
+ url="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118">files section of
+ our project page.
If you wish to receive an email notification whenever we release updates of
Privoxy or the actions file, subscribe
- to our announce mailing list, ijbswa-announce@lists.sourceforge.net.
+ url="https://lists.privoxy.org/mailman/listinfo/privoxy-announce">subscribe
+ to our announce mailing list, privoxy-announce@lists.privoxy.org.
@@ -888,12 +931,10 @@ the differences?
for them in the user.action file. An example for yahoo might
look like:
- # Allow all cookies for Yahoo login:
#
{ -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies -session-cookies-only }
.login.yahoo.com
-
These kinds of sites are often quite complex and heavy with
Javascript and
@@ -902,13 +943,11 @@ the differences?
url="../user-manual/actions-file.html#ALIASES">alias just for such
sticky situations:
- # Gmail is a _fragile_ site:
#
{ fragile }
# Gmail is ...
mail.google.com
-
Be sure to flush your browser's caches whenever making these kinds of
changes, just to make sure the changes take.
@@ -983,8 +1022,8 @@ with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?
-
-What is the default.filter file? What is a filter?
+
+What is the default.filter file? What is a filter?
The default.filter
file is where filters as supplied by the developers are defined.
@@ -1037,7 +1076,7 @@ with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?
If you intend to develop your own filters, you might want to have a look at
Privoxy-Filter-Test.
+ url="https://www.fabiankeil.de/sourcecode/pft/">Privoxy-Filter-Test.
@@ -1059,10 +1098,8 @@ with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?
should look like:
-
listen-address 192.168.1.1:8118
-
Save the file, and restart Privoxy. Configure
@@ -1074,10 +1111,8 @@ with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?
all available interfaces:
-
listen-address :8118
-
And then use Privoxy's
@@ -1102,8 +1137,8 @@ with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?
-
-Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.
+
+Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.
The replacement for blocked images can be controlled with the set-image-blocker
@@ -1125,8 +1160,8 @@ with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?
-
-Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?
+
+Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?
Remember that telling which image is an ad and which
isn't, is an educated guess. While we hope that the standard configuration
@@ -1140,8 +1175,8 @@ with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?
-
-I see some images being replaced with text
+
+I see some images being replaced with text
instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this?
This happens when the banners are not embedded in the HTML code of the
@@ -1173,14 +1208,14 @@ on Win2K/NT/XP?
Windows service
- functionality. See
+ functionality. See
the User Manual for details on how to install and configure
Privoxy as a service.
Earlier ]]>3.x versions could run as a system service using srvany.exe.
See the discussion at http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=361118&aid=485617&group_id=11118,
+ url="https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=361118&aid=485617&group_id=11118">https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=361118&aid=485617&group_id=11118,
for details, and a sample configuration.
@@ -1286,7 +1321,7 @@ and thus avoid individual browser configuration?
For a good discussion of some of the issues involved (including privacy and
security issues), see
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=211118&aid=629518&group_id=11118.
+ https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=211118&aid=629518&group_id=11118.
@@ -1350,11 +1385,9 @@ and thus avoid individual browser configuration?
To disable all cookie actions, so that cookies are allowed unrestricted,
both in and out, for example.com:
-
{ -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies -session-cookies-only -filter{content-cookies} }
.example.com
-
Place the above in user.action. Note that some of these may
be off by default anyway, so this might be redundant, but there is no harm
@@ -1445,16 +1478,13 @@ and thus avoid individual browser configuration?
can very easily over-ride all blocking with the
following very simple rule in your user.action:
-
# Unblock everybody, everywhere
{ -block }
/ # UN-Block *all* URLs
-
Or even a more comprehensive reversing of various ad related actions:
-
# Unblock everybody, everywhere, and turn off appropriate filtering, etc
{ -block \
@@ -1463,7 +1493,6 @@ and thus avoid individual browser configuration?
allow-popups \
}
/ # UN-Block *all* URLs and allow ads
-
This last action in this compound statement,
allow-popups, is an
during upgrades. You can, however, create completely new templates,
place them in another directory and specify the alternate path in the main
config. For details, have a look at the templdir option.
+ url="../user-manual/config.html#TEMPLDIR">templdir option.
@@ -1504,10 +1533,8 @@ the BLOCKED page?
available as compile-time options. You should
configure the sources as follows:
-
./configure --disable-toggle --disable-editor --disable-force
-
This will create an executable with hard-coded security features so that
&my-app; does not allow easy bypassing of blocked sites, or changing the
@@ -1530,8 +1557,8 @@ the BLOCKED page?
Miscellaneous
-
-How much does Privoxy slow my browsing down? This
+
+How much does Privoxy slow my browsing down? This
has to add extra time to browsing.
How much of an impact depends on many things, including the CPU of the host
@@ -1711,8 +1738,8 @@ us help you. Your efforts are not wasted, and we do appreciate them.
-
-Can Privoxy guarantee I am anonymous?
+
+Can Privoxy guarantee I am anonymous?
No. Your chances of remaining anonymous are improved, but unless you
chain Privoxy with Tor
@@ -1755,8 +1782,8 @@ us help you. Your efforts are not wasted, and we do appreciate them.
-
-A test site says I am not using a Proxy.
+
+A test site says I am not using a Proxy.
Good! Actually, they are probably testing for some other kinds of proxies.
Hiding yourself completely would require additional steps.
@@ -1808,11 +1835,9 @@ us help you. Your efforts are not wasted, and we do appreciate them.
forwarding section
and uncomment the line:
-
# forward-socks5t / 127.0.0.1:9050 .
-
-
+
Note that if you got Tor through one of the bundles, you may
have to change the port from 9050 to 9150 (or even another one).
@@ -1825,13 +1850,11 @@ us help you. Your efforts are not wasted, and we do appreciate them.
uncomment the following forward rules, to make sure your local network is still
reachable through Privoxy:
-
# forward 192.168.*.*/ .
# forward 10.*.*.*/ .
# forward 127.*.*.*/ .
-
-
+
Unencrypted connections to systems in these address ranges will
be as (un)secure as the local network is, but the alternative is
@@ -1845,11 +1868,9 @@ us help you. Your efforts are not wasted, and we do appreciate them.
network by using their names, you will need additional exceptions
that look like this:
-
# forward localhost/ .
-
-
+
Save the modified configuration file and open
http://config.privoxy.org/show-status
@@ -1868,8 +1889,8 @@ us help you. Your efforts are not wasted, and we do appreciate them.
-
-Might some things break because header information or
+
+Might some things break because header information or
content is being altered?
@@ -1918,8 +1939,8 @@ content is being altered?
-
-Can Privoxy act as a caching proxy to
+
+Can Privoxy act as a caching proxy to
speed up web browsing?
No, it does not have this ability at all. You want something like
@@ -1933,8 +1954,8 @@ speed up web browsing?
-
-What about as a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?
+
+What about as a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?
Not in the way you mean, or in the way some firewall vendors claim they can.
Privoxy can help protect your privacy, but can't
@@ -1943,8 +1964,8 @@ speed up web browsing?
-
-I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
+
+I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
ads used to be. Why?
It is technically possible to eliminate banners and ads in a way that frees
@@ -1972,8 +1993,8 @@ ads used to be. Why?
-
-How can Privoxy filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?
+
+How can Privoxy filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?
Since secure HTTP connections are encrypted SSL sessions between your browser
and the secure site, and are meant to be reliably secure,
@@ -2004,8 +2025,22 @@ ads used to be. Why?
-
-Privoxy runs as a server. How
+
+Does Privoxy support HTTP/2?
+
+ Privoxy currently doesn't parse HTTP/2 but applications
+ can tunnel HTTP/2 through Privoxy if Privoxy is configured
+ to allow CONNECT requests (default) which are also used
+ for HTTPS.
+
+
+ Adding HTTP/2 support is on the TODO list but currently
+ nobody is known to work on it.
+
+
+
+
+Privoxy runs as a server. How
secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions?
On Unix-like systems, Privoxy can run as a non-privileged
@@ -2076,7 +2111,7 @@ out of the picture?My logs show Privoxy crunches
ads, but also its own internal CGI pages. What is a crunch?
- A crunch simply means Privoxy intercepted
+ A crunch means Privoxy intercepted
something, nothing more. Often this is indeed ads or
banners, but Privoxy uses the same mechanism for
trapping requests for its own internal pages. For instance, a request for
@@ -2180,14 +2215,12 @@ altered it! Yikes, what is wrong!
your hosts list is neglected by Privoxy's
configuration, consider adding your list to your user.action file:
-
{ +block }
www.ad.example1.com
ad.example2.com
ads.galore.example.com
etc.example.com
-
@@ -2247,7 +2280,7 @@ and related issues?
Lately there have been reports of problems with some kind of
"parental control" software based on Privoxy that came preinstalled on
- certain ASUS Netbooks.
+ certain ASUS Netbooks.
The problems described are inconsistent with the behaviour of official
Privoxy versions, which suggests that the preinstalled software may
contain vendor modifications that we don't know about and thus can't debug.
@@ -2277,13 +2310,12 @@ and related issues?
Troubleshooting
-
-I cannot connect to any websites. Or, I am getting
+
+I cannot connect to any websites. Or, I am getting
connection refused message with every web page. Why?
There are several possibilities:
-Privoxy is not running. Solution: verify
@@ -2303,7 +2335,6 @@ and related issues?
try disabling or removing the firewall as a simple test.
-
@@ -2319,8 +2350,8 @@ and related issues?
-
-I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
+
+I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
still getting through. How?
If the ad had been displayed before you added its URL, it will probably be
@@ -2356,7 +2387,6 @@ still getting through. How?
our job a little easier. &my-app; has crunched (meaning caught
and BLOCKED) quite a few items in this example, but perhaps missed a few as well.
-
-
Despite 12 out of 32 requests being blocked, the page looked, and seemed to
behave perfectly normal (minus some ads, of course).
@@ -2402,8 +2431,8 @@ Request: 66.70.21.80/scripts/click.php?hid=a71b9f6504b0c5681fa5&si=Ua
-
-One of my favorite sites does not work with Privoxy.
+
+One of my favorite sites does not work with Privoxy.
What can I do?
@@ -2619,37 +2648,6 @@ every time I start IE. What gives?
-
-
-
-I get a completely blank page at one site. View Source
- shows only: