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diff --git a/doc/source/p-config.sgml b/doc/source/p-config.sgml
index c1ef4d7b..1ae21de6 100644
--- a/doc/source/p-config.sgml
+++ b/doc/source/p-config.sgml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
Purpose : Used with other docs and files only.
- $Id: p-config.sgml,v 2.103 2014/02/10 14:39:13 fabiankeil Exp $
+ $Id: p-config.sgml,v 2.112 2014/11/28 14:26:35 fabiankeil Exp $
- Copyright (C) 2001-2011 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
+ Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
See LICENSE.
========================================================================
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@
Sample Configuration File for Privoxy &p-version;
- $Id: p-config.sgml,v 2.103 2014/02/10 14:39:13 fabiankeil Exp $
+ $Id: p-config.sgml,v 2.112 2014/11/28 14:26:35 fabiankeil Exp $
-Copyright (C) 2001-2013 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
+Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
@@ -588,6 +588,55 @@ II. FORMAT OF THE CONFIGURATION FILE
+
+temporary-directory
+
+
+
+ Specifies:
+
+ A directory where Privoxy can create temporary files.
+
+
+
+ Type of value:
+
+ Path name
+
+
+
+ Default value:
+
+ unset
+
+
+
+ Effect if unset:
+
+ No temporary files are created, external filters don't work.
+
+
+
+ Notes:
+
+
+ To execute external filters,
+ Privoxy has to create temporary files.
+ This directive specifies the directory the temporary files should
+ be written to.
+
+
+ It should be a directory only Privoxy
+ (and trusted users) can access.
+
+
+
+
+
+@@#temporary-directory .]]>
+
+
+
logdir
@@ -694,13 +743,6 @@ actionsfile
Actions files contain all the per site and per URL configuration for
ad blocking, cookie management, privacy considerations, etc.
- There is no point in using Privoxy without at
- least one actions file.
-
-
- Note that since Privoxy 3.0.7, the complete filename, including the .action
- extension has to be specified. The syntax change was necessary to be consistent
- with the other file options and to allow previously forbidden characters.
@@ -837,22 +879,22 @@ actionsfile
Depending on the debug options below, the logfile may be a privacy risk
if third parties can get access to it. As most users will never look
- at it, Privoxy 3.0.7 and later only log fatal
- errors by default.
+ at it, Privoxy only logs fatal errors by default.
For most troubleshooting purposes, you will have to change that,
please refer to the debugging section for details.
-
- Your logfile will grow indefinitely, and you will probably want to
- periodically remove it. On Unix systems, you can do this with a cron job
- (see man cron
).
-
Any log files must be writable by whatever user Privoxy
is being run as (on Unix, default user id is privoxy
).
+
+ To prevent the logfile from growing indefinitely, it is recommended to
+ periodically rotate or shorten it. Many operating systems support log
+ rotation out of the box, some require additional software to do it.
+ For details, please refer to the documentation for your operating system.
+
@@ -1023,12 +1065,6 @@ actionsfile
so that you will notice when things go wrong. The other levels are
probably only of interest if you are hunting down a specific problem.
They can produce a hell of an output (especially 16).
-
-
-
- &my-app; used to ship with the debug levels recommended above enabled by
- default, but due to privacy concerns 3.0.7 and later are configured to
- only log fatal errors.
If you are used to the more verbose settings, simply enable the debug lines
@@ -2188,8 +2224,13 @@ forward-socks4, forward-socks4a, forward-socks5 and forward-socks5t
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).
+ For details, please check the documentation on the
+ Tor website.
+
+
The public Tor network can't be used to
reach your local network, if you need to access local servers you
therefore might want to make some exceptions:
@@ -3100,15 +3141,13 @@ forward-socks4, forward-socks4a, forward-socks5 and forward-socks5t
Notes:
- This is a work-around for Firefox bug 492459:
-
- Websites are no longer rendered if SSL requests for JavaScripts are blocked by a proxy.
-
+ This directive was added as a work-around for Firefox bug 492459:
+ Websites are no longer rendered if SSL requests for JavaScripts are blocked by a proxy.
(https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492459)
- As the bug has been fixed for quite some time this option should no longer
- be needed and will be removed in a future release. Please speak up if you
- have a reason why the option should be kept around.
+ >https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492459),
+ the bug has been fixed for quite some time, but this directive is also useful
+ to make it harder for websites to detect whether or not resources are being
+ blocked.