X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=privoxy.1;h=0ce1b326b1b20a9c5d1d244a940c18514da3f80b;hb=e831c877f0a3df606626de7faa49856444298c1b;hp=f8c4a7dd74660d80d8de4145fbebd8bbb00f312f;hpb=2a54f6932e62a48ca46b2fd0b5d721108c2506b9;p=privoxy.git diff --git a/privoxy.1 b/privoxy.1 index f8c4a7dd..0ce1b326 100644 --- a/privoxy.1 +++ b/privoxy.1 @@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ .\" .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, .\" etc. to Steve Cheng . -.TH "PRIVOXY" "1" "03 October 2006" "Privoxy 3.0.6 UNRELEASED" "" +.TH "PRIVOXY" "1" "12 November 2007" "Privoxy 3.0.7 UNRELEASED" "" .SH NAME privoxy \- Privacy Enhancing Proxy .SH SYNOPSIS -\fBprivoxy\fR [\fB--help\fR ] [\fB--version\fR ] [\fB--no-daemon\fR ] [\fB--pidfile \fIpidfile\fB\fR ] [\fB--user \fIuser[.group]\fB\fR ] [\fB--chroot\fR ] [\fB\fIconfigfile\fB\fR ] +\fBprivoxy\fR [\fB--help\fR ] [\fB--version\fR ] [\fB--no-daemon\fR ] [\fB--pidfile \fIpidfile\fB\fR ] [\fB--user \fIuser[.group]\fB\fR ] [\fB--chroot\fR ] [\fB--pre-chroot-nslookup \fIhostname\fB\fR ] [\fB\fIconfigfile\fB\fR ] .SH "OPTIONS" .PP @@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ that user's home directory, i.e. make the kernel pretend to the there. If set up carefully, this can limit the impact of possible vulnerabilities in \fBPrivoxy\fR to the files contained in that hierarchy. +.TP +\fB--pre-chroot-nslookup \fIhostname\fB\fR +Initialize the resolver library using \fIhostname\fR +before chroot'ing. On some systems this reduces the number of files +that must be copied into the chroot tree. .PP If the \fIconfigfile\fR is not specified on the command line, \fBPrivoxy\fR will look for a file named @@ -54,23 +59,24 @@ If the \fIconfigfile\fR is not specified on the command line, fail to start. .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP -Privoxy is a +Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy -with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting -privacy, modifying web page data, managing +with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, +modifying web page data, managing HTTP cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious -Internet junk. Privoxy has a very flexible configuration and can be +Internet junk. Privoxy has a flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. Privoxy has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks. .PP Privoxy is based on Internet Junkbuster (tm). .SH "INSTALLATION AND USAGE" .PP -Browsers must be individually configured to use \fBPrivoxy\fR as -a HTTP proxy. The default setting is for localhost, on port 8118 -(configurable in the main config file). To set the HTTP proxy in Netscape -and Mozilla, go through: \fBEdit\fR; +Browsers can either be individually configured to use +\fBPrivoxy\fR as a HTTP proxy, or \fBPrivoxy\fR can +be set to act as an intercepting proxy (see \fIconfig\fR). The default setting is for +localhost, on port 8118 (configurable in the main config file). To set the +HTTP proxy in Netscape and Mozilla, go through: \fBEdit\fR; \fBPreferences\fR; \fBAdvanced\fR; \fBProxies\fR; \fBManual Proxy Configuration\fR; \fBView\fR. @@ -112,7 +118,8 @@ that can be defined using wildcards and regular expressions. The result is that the user has greatly enhanced control and freedom. .PP The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your -web browser at http://config.privoxy.org/. +web browser at http://config.privoxy.org/ +(assuming the configuration allows it). \fBPrivoxy's\fR configuration parameters can also be viewed at the same page. In addition, \fBPrivoxy\fR can be toggled on/off. This is an internal page, and does not require Internet access. @@ -145,63 +152,63 @@ configuration might look like: { \\ -add-header \\ -block \\ +-client-header-filter{hide-tor-exit-notation} \\ -content-type-overwrite \\ -crunch-client-header \\ -crunch-if-none-match \\ -crunch-outgoing-cookies \\ -crunch-incoming-cookies \\ -crunch-server-header \\ -+deanimate-gifs{last} \\ +-deanimate-gifs \\ -downgrade-http-version \\ -fast-redirects \\ -filter{js-annoyances} \\ -filter{js-events} \\ -filter{html-annoyances} \\ -filter{content-cookies} \\ -+filter{refresh-tags} \\ +-filter{refresh-tags} \\ -filter{unsolicited-popups} \\ -filter{all-popups} \\ -filter{img-reorder} \\ -filter{banners-by-size} \\ -filter{banners-by-link} \\ -+filter{webbugs} \\ +-filter{webbugs} \\ -filter{tiny-textforms} \\ -+filter{jumping-windows} \\ +-filter{jumping-windows} \\ -filter{frameset-borders} \\ -filter{demoronizer} \\ -filter{shockwave-flash} \\ -filter{quicktime-kioskmode} \\ -filter{fun} \\ -filter{crude-parental} \\ -+filter{ie-exploits} \\ +-filter{ie-exploits} \\ -filter{site-specifics} \\ -filter{google} \\ -filter{yahoo} \\ -filter{msn} \\ -filter{blogspot} \\ --filter{xml-to-html} \\ --filter{html-to-xml} \\ --filter-client-headers \\ --filter-server-headers \\ +-filter{no-ping} \\ -force-text-mode \\ --handle-as-empty-document +-handle-as-empty-document \\ -handle-as-image \\ -hide-accept-language \\ -hide-content-disposition \\ -hide-if-modified-since \\ +hide-forwarded-for-headers \\ +hide-from-header{block} \\ -+hide-referrer{forge} \\ +-hide-referrer \\ -hide-user-agent \\ -inspect-jpegs \\ -kill-popups \\ -limit-connect \\ -overwrite-last-modified \\ +-prevent-compression \\ -redirect \\ -+prevent-compression \\ -send-vanilla-wafer \\ -send-wafer \\ -+session-cookies-only \\ +-server-header-filter{xml-to-html} \\ +-server-header-filter{html-to-xml} \\ +-session-cookies-only \\ +set-image-blocker{pattern} \\ -treat-forbidden-connects-like-blocks \\ } @@ -254,7 +261,7 @@ narrowly defined exceptions: .sun.com .msdn.microsoft.com - # These sites breaks easily. Use our "fragile" alias here. + # These sites break easily. Use our "fragile" alias here. { fragile } .forbes.com mybank.example.com @@ -335,9 +342,14 @@ the original Internet Junkbuster. http://privacy.net/, a useful site to check what information about you is leaked while you browse the web. -http://www.squid-cache.org/, a very popular +http://www.squid-cache.org/, a popular caching proxy, which is often used together with \fBPrivoxy\fR. +http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/polipo/, +\fBPolipo\fR is a caching proxy with advanced features +like pipelining, multiplexing and caching of partial instances. In many setups +it can be used as \fBSquid\fR replacement. + http://tor.eff.org/, \fBTor\fR can help anonymize web browsing, web publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications. @@ -347,18 +359,16 @@ the \fBPrivoxy\fR developer manual. .SH "DEVELOPMENT TEAM" .nf - Fabian Keil, developer + Fabian Keil, lead developer David Schmidt, developer Hal Burgiss - Ian Cummings - Félix Rauch Roland Rosenfeld .fi .SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE" .SS "COPYRIGHT" .PP -Copyright (C) 2001 - 2006 by Privoxy Developers +Copyright (C) 2001 - 2007 by Privoxy Developers .PP Some source code is based on code Copyright (C) 1997 by Anonymous Coders and Junkbusters, Inc. and licensed under the \fIGNU General Public