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->3. Configuration</A
-></H1
+NAME="CONFIGURATION">3. Configuration</H1
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="GETUPDATES"
->3.1. Where can I get updated Actions Files?</A
-></H3
+NAME="GETUPDATES">3.1. Where can I get updated Actions Files?</H3
><P
> Based on your feedback and the continuing development, updated actions files will be
made available on the <A
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="NEWCONFIG"
->3.2. Can I use my old config files?</A
-></H3
+NAME="NEWCONFIG">3.2. Can I use my old config files?</H3
><P
> The syntax, number, and purpose of configuration files has substantially
changed from <SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN277"
->3.3. What is an <SPAN
+NAME="AEN266">3.3. What is an <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
-> file?</A
-></H3
+> file?</H3
><P
> <A
HREF="../user-manual/actions-file.html"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="ACTIONSS"
->3.4. The <SPAN
+NAME="ACTIONSS">3.4. The <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
> concept confuses me. Please list
some of these <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
->.</A
-></H3
+>.</H3
><P
> For a comprehensive discussion of the actions concept, please refer
to the <A
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN296"
->3.5. How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
-way to do this?</A
-></H3
+NAME="AEN285">3.5. How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
+way to do this?</H3
><P
> Actions files are just text files in a special syntax and can be edited
with a text editor. The probably easiest way is to access
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN304"
->3.6. There are several different <SPAN
+NAME="AEN293">3.6. There are several different <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
> files. What are
-the differences?</A
-></H3
+the differences?</H3
><P
> As of <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="YAHOO"
->3.7. How can I make my Yahoo/Hotmail/GMX account work?</A
-></H3
+NAME="YAHOO">3.7. How can I make my Yahoo/Hotmail/GMX account work?</H3
><P
> The default configuration shouldn't impact the usability of any of these services.
It will, however, make all cookies temporary, so that your browser will forget your
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="CONFIGFILES"
->3.8. What's the difference between the
+NAME="CONFIGFILES">3.8. What's the difference between the
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Cautious"</SPAN
> and <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Advanced"</SPAN
-> defaults?</A
-></H3
+> defaults?</H3
><P
> Configuring <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><DIV
CLASS="TABLE"
><A
-NAME="AEN339"
-></A
-><P
+NAME="AEN328"><P
><B
>Table 1. Default Configurations</B
></P
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="BROWSECONFIG"
->3.9. Why can I change the configuration
-with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?</A
-></H3
+NAME="BROWSECONFIG">3.9. Why can I change the configuration
+with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?</H3
><P
> It may seem strange that regular users can edit the config files with their
browsers, although the whole <TT
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN442"
->3.10. What is the <TT
+NAME="AEN431">3.10. What is the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>default.filter</TT
> file? What is a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"filter"</SPAN
->?</A
-></H3
+>?</H3
><P
> The <A
HREF="../user-manual/filter-file.html"
>default.filter</TT
></A
>
- file is where <I
+ file is where <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>filters</I
+></SPAN
> are defined, which can be used to modify or
- remove, web page content on the fly. Filters apply to <I
+ remove, web page content on the fly. Filters apply to <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>anything</I
+></SPAN
>
in the page source, including HTML tags, and JavaScript. Regular expressions are used
to accomplish this. There are a number of pre-defined filters to deal with common
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN458"
->3.11. How can I set up <SPAN
+NAME="AEN447">3.11. How can I set up <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> to act as a proxy for my
- LAN?</A
-></H3
+ LAN?</H3
><P
> By default, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN476"
->3.12. Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
-></H3
+NAME="AEN465">3.12. Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</H3
><P
> The replacement for blocked images can be controlled with the <A
HREF="../user-manual/actions-file.html#SET-IMAGE-BLOCKER"
>handle-as-image</A
></TT
>
- <I
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>and</I
+></SPAN
> <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN493"
->3.13. Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
-></H3
+NAME="AEN482">3.13. Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</H3
><P
> Remember that <A
HREF="general.html#WHATSANAD"
decent, but it shows you that and where images were blocked, which can be very
helpful in case some navigation aid or otherwise innocent image was
erraneously blocked. Some people might also enjoy seeing how many banners
- they <I
+ they <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>don't</I
+></SPAN
> have to see..</P
></DIV
><DIV
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN498"
->3.14. I see some images being replaced by a text
-instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this?</A
-></H3
+NAME="AEN487">3.14. I see some images being replaced by a text
+instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this?</H3
><P
> This happens when the banners are not embedded in the HTML code of the
page itself, but in separate HTML (sub)documents that are loaded into (i)frames
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="SRVANY"
->3.15. Can <SPAN
+NAME="SRVANY">3.15. Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> run as a service
-on Win2K/NT?</A
-></H3
+on Win2K/NT?</H3
><P
> Yes, it can run as a system service using <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="OTHERPROXY"
->3.16. How can I make <SPAN
+NAME="OTHERPROXY">3.16. How can I make <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> work with other
proxies like <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Squid</SPAN
->?</A
-></H3
+>?</H3
><P
> This can be done and is often useful to combine the benefits of
<SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="TRANSPARENT"
->3.17. Can <SPAN
+NAME="TRANSPARENT">3.17. Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> run as a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"transparent"</SPAN
-> proxy?</A
-></H3
+> proxy?</H3
><P
> No, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
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->6. Contacting the developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests</A
-></H1
+NAME="CONTACT">6. Contacting the developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests</H1
><P
> We value your feedback. In fact, we rely on it to improve
<SPAN
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="CONTACT-SUPPORT"
->6.1. Get Support</A
-></H2
+NAME="CONTACT-SUPPORT">6.1. Get Support</H2
><P
> For casual users, our support forum at
<A
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="CONTACT-BUGS"
->6.2. Report Bugs</A
-></H2
+NAME="CONTACT-BUGS">6.2. Report Bugs</H2
><P
-> Please report all bugs <I
+> Please report all bugs <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>only</I
+></SPAN
> through our
bug tracker:
<A
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="CONTACT-FEATURE"
->6.3. Request New Features</A
-></H2
+NAME="CONTACT-FEATURE">6.3. Request New Features</H2
><P
> You are welcome to submit ideas on new features or other proposals
for improvement through our feature request tracker at
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="CONTACT-ADS"
->6.4. Report Ads or Other Actions-Related Problems</A
-></H2
+NAME="CONTACT-ADS">6.4. Report Ads or Other Actions-Related Problems</H2
><P
> Please send feedback on ads that slipped through, innocent images that were blocked,
and any other problems relating to the <TT
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="CONTACT-OTHER"
->6.5. Other</A
-></H2
+NAME="CONTACT-OTHER">6.5. Other</H2
><P
>For any other issues, feel free to use the mailing lists. Technically interested users
and people who wish to contribute to the project are also welcome on the developers list!
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->7. Privoxy Copyright, License and History</A
-></H1
+NAME="COPYRIGHT">7. Privoxy Copyright, License and History</H1
><P
> Copyright © 2001, 2002 by Privoxy Developers <TT
CLASS="EMAIL"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN844"
->7.1. License</A
-></H2
+NAME="AEN841">7.1. License</H2
><P
> <SPAN
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><H2
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><A
-NAME="AEN860"
->7.2. History</A
-></H2
+NAME="AEN857">7.2. History</H2
><P
> In the beginning, there was the
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->1. General Information</A
-></H1
+NAME="GENERAL">1. General Information</H1
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="NEWJB"
->1.1. What is this new version of <SPAN
+NAME="NEWJB">1.1. What is this new version of <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
->?</A
-></H3
+>?</H3
><P
> In the beginning, there was the
<A
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN45"
->1.2. Why <SPAN
+NAME="AEN45">1.2. Why <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Privoxy"</SPAN
->? Why a name change at all?</A
-></H3
+>? Why a name change at all?</H3
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
> is the
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
->"<I
+>"<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>Privacy Enhancing Proxy</I
+></SPAN
>"</SPAN
>. Also, its content
modification and junk suppression allow you to browse your
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
->"<I
+>"<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>private</I
+></SPAN
> edition"</SPAN
> of the web.</P
><P
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="DIFFERS"
->1.3. How does <SPAN
+NAME="DIFFERS">1.3. How does <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> differ
from the old <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Junkbuster?</SPAN
-></A
></H3
><P
> <SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="PROXYMORON"
->1.4. What is a <SPAN
+NAME="PROXYMORON">1.4. What is a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"proxy"</SPAN
>? How does
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> work?</A
-></H3
+> work?</H3
><P
> A web proxy is a service, based on a software such as <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="WHATSANAD"
->1.5. How does <SPAN
+NAME="WHATSANAD">1.5. How does <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> know what is
-an ad, and what is not?</A
-></H3
+an ad, and what is not?</H3
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>'s approach to blocking ads is twofold:</P
><P
-> First, there are certain patterns in the <I
+> First, there are certain patterns in the <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>locations</I
+></SPAN
> (URLs)
of banner images. This applies to both the path (you wouldn't guess how many
web sites serve their banners from a directory called <SPAN
patterns</A
> to sort out and block the requests for banners.</P
><P
-> Second, banners tend to come in certain <I
+> Second, banners tend to come in certain <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>sizes</I
+></SPAN
>. But you
can't tell the size of an image by its URL without downloading it, and if you
do, it's too late to save bandwidth. Therefore, <SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN136"
->1.6. Can <SPAN
+NAME="AEN136">1.6. Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> make mistakes?
-This does not sound very scientific.</A
-></H3
+This does not sound very scientific.</H3
><P
> Actually, it's a black art ;-) And yes, it is always possible to have a broad
rule accidentally block or change something by mistake. There is a good chance
includes tools to help identify these types of situations so they can be
addressed as needed, allowing you to customize your installation.
(<A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN748"
+HREF="trouble.html#BADSITE"
>See the Troubleshooting section below</A
>.)</P
></DIV
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="BROWSERS2"
->1.7. My browser does the same things as
+NAME="BROWSERS2">1.7. My browser does the same things as
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> at all?</A
-></H3
+> at all?</H3
><P
-> Modern browsers do indeed have <I
+> Modern browsers do indeed have <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>some</I
+></SPAN
> of the same
functionality as <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="LICENSE"
->1.8. Is there is a license or fee? What about a
-warranty? Registration?</A
-></H3
+NAME="LICENSE">1.8. Is there is a license or fee? What about a
+warranty? Registration?</H3
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
that should be included.
</P
><P
-> There is <I
+> There is <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>no warranty</I
+></SPAN
> of any kind, expressed, implied or otherwise.
That is something that would cost real money ;-) There is no registration either.
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> really is <I
+> really is <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>free</I
+></SPAN
>
in every respect!
</P
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="JOINTEAM"
->1.9. I would like to help you, what do I do?</A
-></H3
+NAME="JOINTEAM">1.9. I would like to help you, what do I do?</H3
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H4
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="JOINTEAM-MONEY"
->1.9.1. Money Money Money</A
-></H4
+NAME="JOINTEAM-MONEY">1.9.1. Money Money Money</H4
><P
> We, of course, welcome donations and could use money for domain registering,
buying software to test <SPAN
><H4
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="JOINTEAM-SOFTWARE"
->1.9.2. Software</A
-></H4
+NAME="JOINTEAM-SOFTWARE">1.9.2. Software</H4
><P
> If you are a vendor of a web-related software like a browser, web server
or proxy, and would like us to ensure that <SPAN
><H4
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="JOINTEAM-WORK"
->1.9.3. You want to work with us?</A
-></H4
+NAME="JOINTEAM-WORK">1.9.3. You want to work with us?</H4
><P
> Well, helping the team is always a good idea. We welcome new developers,
packaging gurus or documentation writers. Simply <A
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->Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions</A
-></H1
+NAME="AEN2">Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions</H1
><P
CLASS="PUBDATE"
> <SUB
><BR></P
><P
CLASS="PUBDATE"
->$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.61.2.11 2002/08/06 08:54:03 oes Exp $<BR></P
+>$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.61.2.13 2002/08/06 11:55:32 oes Exp $<BR></P
><DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ABSTRACT"
><A
-NAME="AEN9"
-></A
-><P
+NAME="AEN9"><P
></P
><P
> This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about
></DT
><DT
>2.6. <A
-HREF="installation.html#AEN237"
+HREF="installation.html#NOTHING"
>I just installed <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>, and nothing is happening.
All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
></DT
-><DT
->2.7. <A
-HREF="installation.html#OSXUNINSTALL"
->In Mac OSX, I dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in order to
- uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to
- empty the trash.</A
-></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
></DT
><DT
>3.3. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN277"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN266"
>What is an <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>3.5. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN296"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN285"
>How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
way to do this?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.6. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN304"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN293"
>There are several different <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>3.10. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN442"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN431"
>What is the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>default.filter</TT
></DT
><DT
>3.11. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN458"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN447"
>How can I set up <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>3.12. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN476"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN465"
>Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
></DT
><DT
>3.13. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN493"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN482"
>Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.14. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN498"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN487"
>I see some images being replaced by a text
instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this?</A
></DT
><DL
><DT
>4.1. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN534"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN523"
>How much does <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.7. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN594"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN583"
>Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.8. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN605"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN594"
>Might some things break because header information or
content is being altered?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.9. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN616"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN605"
>Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.10. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN626"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN615"
>What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.11. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN632"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN621"
>I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
ads used to be. Why?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.12. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN637"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN626"
>How can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.13. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN648"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN637"
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
><DL
><DT
>5.1. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN729"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN718"
>I just upgraded and am getting <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"connection refused"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>5.2. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN742"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN731"
>I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
still getting through. How?</A
></DT
><DT
>5.3. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN748"
+HREF="trouble.html#BADSITE"
>One of my favorite sites does not work with <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>Privoxy</SPAN
> as the HTTP proxy.</A
></DT
+><DT
+>5.7. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#OSXUNINSTALL"
+>In Mac OSX, I dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in order to
+ uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to
+ empty the trash.</A
+></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
><DL
><DT
>7.1. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN844"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN841"
>License</A
></DT
><DT
>7.2. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN860"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN857"
>History</A
></DT
></DL
><HR
ALIGN="LEFT"
WIDTH="100%"><TABLE
+SUMMARY="Footer navigation table"
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BORDER="0"
CELLPADDING="0"
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>Installation</TITLE
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+CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.76b+
+"><LINK
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><H1
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><A
-NAME="INSTALLATION"
->2. Installation</A
-></H1
+NAME="INSTALLATION">2. Installation</H1
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="WHICHBROWSERS"
->2.1. Which browsers are supported by <SPAN
+NAME="WHICHBROWSERS">2.1. Which browsers are supported by <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
->?</A
-></H3
+>?</H3
><P
> Any browser that can be configured to use a proxy, which
should be virtually all browsers. Direct browser support is not necessary
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="WHICHOS"
->2.2. Which operating systems are supported?</A
-></H3
+NAME="WHICHOS">2.2. Which operating systems are supported?</H3
><P
> At present, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="NEWINSTALL"
->2.3. Can I install
+NAME="NEWINSTALL">2.3. Can I install
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> over <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Junkbuster</SPAN
->?</A
-></H3
+>?</H3
><P
> We recommend you un-install <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN209"
->2.4. I just installed <SPAN
+NAME="AEN209">2.4. I just installed <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>. Is there anything
-special I have to do now?</A
-></H3
+special I have to do now?</H3
><P
> All browsers must be told to use <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="LOCALHOST"
->2.5. What is the proxy address of <SPAN
+NAME="LOCALHOST">2.5. What is the proxy address of <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
->?</A
-></H3
+>?</H3
><P
> If you set up the <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN237"
->2.6. I just installed <SPAN
+NAME="NOTHING">2.6. I just installed <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>, and nothing is happening.
-All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
-></H3
+All the ads are there. What's wrong?</H3
><P
> Did you configure your browser to use <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>log file</A
>.</P
></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><H2
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><A
-NAME="OSXUNINSTALL"
->2.7. In Mac OSX, I dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in order to
- uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to
- empty the trash.</A
-></H2
-><P
-> Just dragging the <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> folder to the trash is
- not enough to delete it. <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> supplies an
- <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->uninstall.command</SPAN
-> file that takes care of
- these details. Open the trash, drag the <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->uninstall.command</SPAN
->
- file out of the trash and double-click on it. You will be prompted for
- confirmation and the administration password.
- </P
-><P
-> The trash may still appear full after this command; emptying the trash
- from the desktop should make it appear empty again.
- </P
-></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="NAVFOOTER"
><HR
ALIGN="LEFT"
WIDTH="100%"><TABLE
+SUMMARY="Footer navigation table"
WIDTH="100%"
BORDER="0"
CELLPADDING="0"
VALIGN="top"
><A
HREF="general.html"
+ACCESSKEY="P"
>Prev</A
></TD
><TD
VALIGN="top"
><A
HREF="index.html"
+ACCESSKEY="H"
>Home</A
></TD
><TD
VALIGN="top"
><A
HREF="configuration.html"
+ACCESSKEY="N"
>Next</A
></TD
></TR
>Miscellaneous</TITLE
><META
NAME="GENERATOR"
-CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.60"><LINK
+CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.76b+
+"><LINK
REL="HOME"
TITLE="Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions"
HREF="index.html"><LINK
><DIV
CLASS="NAVHEADER"
><TABLE
+SUMMARY="Header navigation table"
WIDTH="100%"
BORDER="0"
CELLPADDING="0"
VALIGN="bottom"
><A
HREF="configuration.html"
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></TD
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><H1
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
-NAME="MISC"
->4. Miscellaneous</A
-></H1
+NAME="MISC">4. Miscellaneous</H1
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN534"
->4.1. How much does <SPAN
+NAME="AEN523">4.1. How much does <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> slow my browsing down? This
-has to add extra time to browsing.</A
-></H3
+has to add extra time to browsing.</H3
><P
> It should not slow you down any in real terms, and may actually help
speed things up since ads, banners and other junk are not being displayed.
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="LOADINGTIMES"
->4.2. I noticed considerable
-delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong?</A
-></H3
+NAME="LOADINGTIMES">4.2. I noticed considerable
+delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong?</H3
><P
> If you use any <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="CONFIGURL"
->4.3. What are "http://config.privoxy.org/" and
-"http://p.p/"?</A
-></H3
+NAME="CONFIGURL">4.3. What are "http://config.privoxy.org/" and
+"http://p.p/"?</H3
><P
> <A
HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/"
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> for the request,
- hence it could not be intercepted, and you have accessed the <I
+ hence it could not be intercepted, and you have accessed the <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>real</I
+></SPAN
>
web site at config.privoxy.org.</P
><P
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="BLOCKLIST"
->4.4. Do you still maintain the blocklists?</A
-></H3
+NAME="BLOCKLIST">4.4. Do you still maintain the blocklists?</H3
><P
> No. The patterns for blocking now reside (among other things) in the <A
HREF="../user-manual/actions-file.html"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="NEWADS"
->4.5. How can I submit new ads?</A
-></H3
+NAME="NEWADS">4.5. How can I submit new ads?</H3
><P
>Yes, absolutely! Please see the <A
HREF="contact.html"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="IP"
->4.6. How can I hide my IP address?</A
-></H3
+NAME="IP">4.6. How can I hide my IP address?</H3
><P
> If you run both the browser and the proxy locally, you cannot hide your IP
address with <SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN594"
->4.7. Can <SPAN
+NAME="AEN583">4.7. Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> guarantee I am anonymous?</A
-></H3
+> guarantee I am anonymous?</H3
><P
> No. Your chances of remaining anonymous are greatly improved, but unless you
are an expert on Internet security it would be safest to assume that
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> can remove various information about you,
- and allows <I
+ and allows <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>you</I
+></SPAN
> more freedom to decide which sites
you can trust, and what details you want to reveal. But it's still possible
that web sites can find out who you are. Here's one way this can happen.</P
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN605"
->4.8. Might some things break because header information or
-content is being altered?</A
-></H3
+NAME="AEN594">4.8. Might some things break because header information or
+content is being altered?</H3
><P
> Definitely. More and more sites use HTTP header content to decide what to
display and how to display it. There is many ways that this can be handled,
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN616"
->4.9. Can <SPAN
+NAME="AEN605">4.9. Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> act as a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"caching"</SPAN
> proxy to
-speed up web browsing?</A
-></H3
+speed up web browsing?</H3
><P
> No, it does not have this ability at all. You want something like
<A
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN626"
->4.10. What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
+NAME="AEN615">4.10. What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> protect me?</A
-></H3
+> protect me?</H3
><P
> Not in the way you mean, or in the way a true firewall can.
<SPAN
>Privoxy</SPAN
> can help protect your privacy, but not
protect you from intrusion attempts. It is, of course, perfectly possible
- and recommended to use <I
+ and recommended to use <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>both</I
+></SPAN
>.</P
></DIV
><DIV
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN632"
->4.11. I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
-ads used to be. Why?</A
-></H3
+NAME="AEN621">4.11. I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
+ads used to be. Why?</H3
><P
> It would be technically possible eliminate the banners in a way that frees
their screen estate in many cases, by doing all banner blocking with filters,
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN637"
->4.12. How can <SPAN
+NAME="AEN626">4.12. How can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</A
-></H3
+> filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</H3
><P
> Since secure HTTP connections are encrypted SSL sessions between your browser
- and the secure site, and are meant to be reliably <I
+ and the secure site, and are meant to be reliably <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>secure</I
+></SPAN
>,
there is little that <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN648"
->4.13. <SPAN
+NAME="AEN637">4.13. <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> runs as a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"server"</SPAN
>. How
-secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions?</A
-></H3
+secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions?</H3
><P
> There are no known exploits that might affect
<SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="TURNOFF"
->4.14. How can I temporarily disable <SPAN
+NAME="TURNOFF">4.14. How can I temporarily disable <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
->?</A
-></H3
+>?</H3
><P
> The easiest way is to access <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="REALLYOFF"
->4.15. When <SPAN
+NAME="REALLYOFF">4.15. When <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"disabled"</SPAN
> is <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> totally
-out of the picture?</A
-></H3
+out of the picture?</H3
><P
> No, this just means all filtering and actions are disabled.
<SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="SEEALSO"
->4.16. Where can I find more information about <SPAN
+NAME="SEEALSO">4.16. Where can I find more information about <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>
-and related issues?</A
-></H3
+and related issues?</H3
><P
> Other references and sites of interest to <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><HR
ALIGN="LEFT"
WIDTH="100%"><TABLE
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><H1
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
-NAME="TROUBLE"
->5. Troubleshooting</A
-></H1
+NAME="TROUBLE">5. Troubleshooting</H1
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN729"
->5.1. I just upgraded and am getting <SPAN
+NAME="AEN718">5.1. I just upgraded and am getting <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"connection refused"</SPAN
>
-with every web page?</A
-></H3
+with every web page?</H3
><P
> Either <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN742"
->5.2. I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
-still getting through. How?</A
-></H3
+NAME="AEN731">5.2. I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
+still getting through. How?</H3
><P
> If the ad had been displayed before you added its URL, it will probably be
held in the browser's cache for some time, so it will be displayed without
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN748"
->5.3. One of my favorite sites does not work with <SPAN
+NAME="BADSITE">5.3. One of my favorite sites does not work with <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>.
-What can I do?</A
-></H3
+What can I do?</H3
><P
> First verify that it is indeed a <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
-><H2
+><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="DUN"
->5.4. After installing <SPAN
+NAME="DUN">5.4. After installing <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>, I have to log in
-every time I start IE. What gives?</A
-></H2
+every time I start IE. What gives?</H3
><P
> This is a quirk that effects the installation of
<SPAN
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
-><H2
+><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="FTP"
->5.5. I cannot connect to any FTP sites. <SPAN
+NAME="FTP">5.5. I cannot connect to any FTP sites. <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>
- seems to be blocking me.</A
-></H2
+ seems to be blocking me.</H3
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
-><H2
+><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="OSXIE"
->5.6. In Mac OSX, I can't configure Microsoft Internet Explorer to use
+NAME="OSXIE">5.6. In Mac OSX, I can't configure Microsoft Internet Explorer to use
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> as the HTTP proxy.</A
-></H2
+> as the HTTP proxy.</H3
><P
> Microsoft Internet Explorer (in versions like 5.1) respects system-wide
network settings. In order to change the HTTP proxy, open System
IE, it should reflect these values.
</P
></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="OSXUNINSTALL">5.7. In Mac OSX, I dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in order to
+ uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to
+ empty the trash.</H3
+><P
+> Just dragging the <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> folder to the trash is
+ not enough to delete it. <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> supplies an
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>uninstall.command</SPAN
+> file that takes care of
+ these details. Open the trash, drag the <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>uninstall.command</SPAN
+>
+ file out of the trash and double-click on it. You will be prompted for
+ confirmation and the administration password.
+ </P
+><P
+> The trash may still appear full after this command; emptying the trash
+ from the desktop should make it appear empty again.
+ </P
+></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="NAVFOOTER"
><HR
ALIGN="LEFT"
WIDTH="100%"><TABLE
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HREF="misc.html"
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>Prev</A
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VALIGN="top"
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HREF="index.html"
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>Home</A
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