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diff --git a/privoxy.1 b/privoxy.1
index 19cc5e26..5690eee4 100644
--- a/privoxy.1
+++ b/privoxy.1
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
.\"
.\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches,
.\" etc. to Steve Cheng .
-.TH "PRIVOXY" "1" "14 May 2002" "Privoxy 2.9.15 beta" ""
+.TH "PRIVOXY" "1" "05 September 2002" "Privoxy 3.1.1 alpha" ""
.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\fIconfigfile\fB\fR] \fB(UNIX)\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\fIconfigfile\fB\fR ]\fB (UNIX)\fR
-\fBprivoxy.exe\fR [\fB\fIconfigfile\fB\fR] \fB(Windows)\fR
+\fBprivoxy.exe\fR [\fB\fIconfigfile\fB\fR ]\fB (Windows)\fR
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ leader, don't detach from controlling tty, and do all logging there.
\fB--pidfile \fIpidfile\fB\fR
On startup, write the process ID to \fIpidfile\fR.
Delete the \fIpidfile\fR on exit.
-Failiure to create or delete the \fIpidfile\fR
+Failure to create or delete the \fIpidfile\fR
is non-fatal. If no \fB--pidfile\fR option is given, no PID file will be used.
.TP
\fB--user \fIuser[.group]\fB\fR
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ For Internet Explorer, go through: \fBTools\fR;
\fBLAN Settings\fR.
.PP
The Secure (SSL) Proxy should also be set to the same values, otherwise
-https: URLs will not be proxied.
+https: URLs will not be proxied. Note: \fBPrivoxy\fR can only
+proxy HTTP and HTTPS traffic. Do not try it with FTP or other protocols.
.PP
For other browsers, check the documentation.
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
@@ -92,16 +93,18 @@ these files are in the same directory as the \fBPrivoxy\fR
executable.
.PP
The name and number of configuration files has changed from previous
-versions, and is subject to change as development progresses. In fact, the
-configuration itself is changed and much more sophisticated. See the
-user-manual for a
-complete explanation of all configuration options and general usage.
+versions, and is subject to change as development
+progresses. In fact, the configuration itself is changed and much more
+sophisticated. See the user-manual for a complete
+explanation of all configuration options and general usage, and notes for
+upgrading from \fBJunkbuster\fR and earlier \fBPrivoxy\fR
+versions.
.PP
The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your
web browser at http://config.privoxy.org/.
\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.
+This is an internal page, and does not require Internet access.
.SH "SAMPLE CONFIGURATION"
.PP
A brief example of what a simple \fIdefault.action\fR
@@ -225,10 +228,10 @@ config file changes by \fBSIGHUP\fR -- it will detect them
automatically.
.SH "NOTES"
.PP
-This is a beta version of \fBPrivoxy\fR. Not
+This is a alpha version of \fBPrivoxy\fR. Not
all features are well tested.
.PP
-Please see the \fIuser-manual\fR on how to contact the
+Please see the \fIUser Manual\fR on how to contact the
developers for feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
@@ -237,26 +240,42 @@ users:
.PP
http://www.privoxy.org/,
-The \fBPrivoxy\fR Home page.
+the \fBPrivoxy\fR Home page.
-http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa,
+http://www.privoxy.org/faq/,
+the \fBPrivoxy\fR FAQ.
+
+http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/,
the Project Page for \fBPrivoxy\fR on
-Sourceforge.
+SourceForge.
+
+http://config.privoxy.org/,
+the web-based user interface. \fBPrivoxy\fR must be
+running for this to work. Shortcut: http://p.p/
+
+http://www.privoxy.org/actions/, to submit ``misses'' to the developers.
+
+http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ijbswa/contrib/, cool
+and fun ideas from \fBPrivoxy\fR users.
-http://p.p/, access
-\fBPrivoxy\fR from your browser. Alternately,
-http://config.privoxy.org
-may work in some situations where the first does not.
+http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html,
+an explanation how cookies are used to track web users.
-http://p.p/ to submit ``misses'' to the developers.
+http://www.junkbusters.com/ijb.html,
+the original Internet Junkbuster.
-http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html
+http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/,
+Stefan Waldherr's version of Junkbuster, from which \fBPrivoxy\fR was
+derived.
-http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/
+http://privacy.net/analyze/, a useful site
+to check what information about you is leaked while you browse the web.
-http://privacy.net/analyze/
+http://www.squid-cache.org/, a very popular
+caching proxy, which is often used together with \fBPrivoxy\fR.
-http://www.squid-cache.org/
+http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/,
+the \fBPrivoxy\fR developer manual.
.SH "DEVELOPMENT TEAM"
.nf
@@ -266,13 +285,17 @@ http://www.squid-cache.org/
Thomas Steudten
Rodney Stromlund
Rodrigo Barbosa (RPM specfiles)
+ Moritz Barsnick
Hal Burgiss (docs)
+ Karsten Hopp (Red Hat)
Alexander Lazic
Gábor Lipták
Guy
Haroon Rafique
+ Roland Rosenfeld (Debian)
+ Georg Sauthoff (Gentoo)
David Schmidt (OS/2, Mac OSX ports)
- Joerg Strohmayer
+ Joerg Strohmayer (Amiga)
Sarantis Paskalis
.fi
.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"