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 <!--
- File        :  $Source: /cvsroot/ijbswa/current/doc/source/newfeaturs.sgml,v $
+ File        :  doc/source/newfeatures.sgml
 
  Purpose     :  Entity included in other project documents.
-                
- $Id: newfeatures.sgml,v 1.0 2002/04/01 16:24:49 hal9 Exp $
 
- Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge
- Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
+ Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Privoxy Developers https://www.privoxy.org/
+ See LICENSE.
+
+ ======================================================================
+  This file used for inclusion with other documents only.
+ ======================================================================
+
+ If you make changes to this file, please verify the finished
+ docs all display as intended.
+
+ This file is included into:
+
+  user-manual
+  faq
 
- Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
- by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and 
- Junkbusters Corporation.  http://www.junkbusters.com
 -->
-<para>
+
  <itemizedlist>
 
+<!--
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   Integrated browser based configuration and control utility (<ulink
-   url="http://p.p">http://p.p</ulink>). Browser-based tracing of rule
-   and filter effects.
+  FIXME: complete the list of features. change the order: most important
+  features to the top of the list. prefix new features with "NEW".
   </para>
- </listitem> 
-<!--
+ </listitem>
+-->
+
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   Modularized configuration that will allow for system wide settings, and
-   individual user settings. (not implemented yet, probably a 3.1 feature)
+     Supports "Connection: keep-alive". Outgoing connections can
+     be kept alive independently from the client.
   </para>
- </listitem> 
--->
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+  <para>
+     Supports IPv6, provided the operating system does so too,
+     and the configure script detects it.
+  </para>
+ </listitem>
+
  <listitem>
   <para>
-    Blocking of annoying pop-up browser windows.
+     Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour
+     based on client and server headers.
   </para>
- </listitem> 
+ </listitem>
 
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   HTTP/1.1 compliant (most, but not all 1.1 features are supported).
+     Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need to
+     configure browsers individually.
   </para>
- </listitem> 
+ </listitem>
 
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and 
-   generally a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax over
-   previous versions. 
+     Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server and client
+     headers.
+   </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+  <para>
+     Can be chained with other proxies.
   </para>
- </listitem> 
+ </listitem>
 
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   GIF de-animation. 
+   Integrated browser-based configuration and control utility at <ulink
+   url="http://config.privoxy.org/">http://config.privoxy.org/</ulink>
+   (shortcut: <ulink url="http://p.p/">http://p.p/</ulink>). Browser-based
+   tracing of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling.
   </para>
- </listitem> 
- 
+ </listitem>
+
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   Web page content filtering (removes banners based on size,
-   invisible <quote>web-bugs</quote>, JavaScript, pop-ups, status bar abuse,
-   etc.)
+   Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size,
+   invisible <quote>web-bugs</quote> and HTML annoyances, etc.)
   </para>
- </listitem> 
- 
+ </listitem>
+
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection).
- 
+   Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and
+   user settings to reside in separate files, so that installing updated
+   actions files won't overwrite individual user settings.
   </para>
- </listitem> 
- 
+ </listitem>
+
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   Multi-threaded (POSIX and native threads).
+   Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and
+   a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax.
   </para>
- </listitem> 
+ </listitem>
 
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.
+   GIF de-animation.
   </para>
- </listitem> 
+ </listitem>
 
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   User-customizable HTML templates (e.g. 404 error page).
+   Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection).
   </para>
- </listitem> 
+ </listitem>
 
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   Improved cookie management features (e.g. session based cookies).
+   User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages (e.g. "blocked" page).
   </para>
-</listitem> 
+ </listitem>
 
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   Improved signal handling, and a true daemon mode (Unix).
+   Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.
   </para>
-</listitem> 
+ </listitem>
 
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   Builds from source on most UNIX-like systems. Packages available for: Linux
-   (RedHat, SuSE, or Debian), Windows, Sun Solaris, Mac OSX, OS/2, HP-UX 11 and AmigaOS.
- 
+   Most features are controllable on a per-site or per-location basis.
   </para>
- </listitem> 
+</listitem>
 
  <listitem>
   <para>
-   In addition, the configuration is much more powerful and versatile over-all.
+   Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs removed.
   </para>
-</listitem> 
+</listitem>
 
  </itemizedlist>
-</para>
-