page.
>"Medium"</SPAN
> and <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
->"Advenced"</SPAN
+>"Advanced"</SPAN
> defaults?</H3
><P
> Configuring <SPAN
NAME="AEN413">3.9. What is the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>default.filter</TT
-> file?</H3
+> file? What is a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"filter"</SPAN
+>?</H3
><P
> The <A
HREF="../user-manual/filter-file.html"
>filters</I
></SPAN
> are defined, which can be used to modify or
- remove, web page content on the fly. This applies to <SPAN
+ remove, web page content on the fly. Filters apply to <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>filter</TT
-> action</A
->.</P
+>
+ action</A
+> in one of the actions files. Filtering is automatically
+ disabled for inappropriate MIME types.</P
><P
> If you are familiar with regular expressions, and HTML, you can look at
the provided <TT
>default.filter</TT
> with a text editor and define
your own filters. This is potentially a very powerful feature, but
- requires some expertise. </P
+ requires some expertise in both regular expressions and HTML/HTTP. </P
><P
> Presently, there is no GUI editor option for this part of the configuration,
but you can disable/enable the various pre-defined filters of the included
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN428">3.10. How can I set up <SPAN
+NAME="AEN429">3.10. How can I set up <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> to act as a proxy for my
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN446">3.11. Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</H3
+NAME="AEN447">3.11. 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"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN463">3.12. Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</H3
+NAME="AEN464">3.12. Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</H3
><P
> Remember that <A
HREF="general.html#WHATSANAD"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN468">3.13. I see some images being replaced by a text
+NAME="AEN469">3.13. 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
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN790">7.1. License</H2
+NAME="AEN802">7.1. License</H2
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN806">7.2. History</H2
+NAME="AEN818">7.2. History</H2
><P
> In the beginning, there was the
<A
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#AEN707"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN719"
>See the Troubleshooting section below</A
>.)</P
></DIV
><BR></P
><P
CLASS="PUBDATE"
->$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.61.2.1 2002/06/05 23:10:43 hal9 Exp $<BR></P
+>$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.61.2.2 2002/06/06 02:51:34 hal9 Exp $<BR></P
><DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ABSTRACT"
>"Medium"</SPAN
> and <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
->"Advenced"</SPAN
+>"Advanced"</SPAN
> defaults?</A
></DT
><DT
>What is the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>default.filter</TT
-> file?</A
+> file? What is a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"filter"</SPAN
+>?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.10. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN428"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN429"
>How can I set up <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>3.11. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN446"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN447"
>Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
></DT
><DT
>3.12. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN463"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN464"
>Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.13. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN468"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN469"
>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#AEN504"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN505"
>How much does <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.7. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN563"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN565"
>Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.8. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN574"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN576"
>Might some things break because header information or
content is being altered?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.9. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN585"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN587"
>Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.10. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN595"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN597"
>What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.11. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN601"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN603"
>I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
ads used to be. Why?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.12. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN606"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN608"
>How can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.13. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN617"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN619"
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.15. <A
+HREF="misc.html#REALLYOFF"
+>When <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"disabled"</SPAN
+> is <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> totally
+out of the picture?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>4.16. <A
HREF="misc.html#SEEALSO"
>Where can I find more information about <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><DL
><DT
>5.1. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN688"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN700"
>I just upgraded and am getting <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"connection refused"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>5.2. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN701"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN713"
>I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
still getting through. How?</A
></DT
><DT
>5.3. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN707"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN719"
>One of my favorite sites does not work with <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
><DL
><DT
>7.1. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN790"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN802"
>License</A
></DT
><DT
>7.2. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN806"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN818"
>History</A
></DT
></DL
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN504">4.1. How much does <SPAN
+NAME="AEN505">4.1. How much does <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> slow my browsing down? This
content, giving the user a feeling of "it works". This effect is especially
noticeable on slow dialup connections.
</P
+><P
+> Filtering is automatically disabled for inappropriate MIME types. </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN563">4.7. Can <SPAN
+NAME="AEN565">4.7. Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> guarantee I am anonymous?</H3
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN574">4.8. Might some things break because header information or
+NAME="AEN576">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
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN585">4.9. Can <SPAN
+NAME="AEN587">4.9. Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> act as a <SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN595">4.10. What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
+NAME="AEN597">4.10. What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> protect me?</H3
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN601">4.11. I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
+NAME="AEN603">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
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN606">4.12. How can <SPAN
+NAME="AEN608">4.12. How can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</H3
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN617">4.13. <SPAN
+NAME="AEN619">4.13. <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> runs as a <SPAN
HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/toggle"
TARGET="_top"
>http://config.privoxy.org/toggle</A
->.</P
+>.
+ See the <A
+HREF="../user-manual/appendix.html#BOOKMARKLETS"
+TARGET="_top"
+>Bookmarklets section</A
+>
+ of the <I
+CLASS="CITETITLE"
+>User Manual</I
+> for an easy way to access this
+ feature.</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="REALLYOFF">4.15. When <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"disabled"</SPAN
+> is <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> totally
+out of the picture?</H3
+><P
+> No, this just means all filtering and actions are disabled.
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> is still acting as a proxy, but just not
+ doing any of the things that <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> would
+ normally be expected to do. It is still a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"middle-man"</SPAN
+> in
+ the interaction between your browser and web sites.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="SEEALSO">4.15. Where can I find more information about <SPAN
+NAME="SEEALSO">4.16. Where can I find more information about <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN688">5.1. I just upgraded and am getting <SPAN
+NAME="AEN700">5.1. I just upgraded and am getting <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"connection refused"</SPAN
>
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN701">5.2. I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
+NAME="AEN713">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
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN707">5.3. One of my favorite sites does not work with <SPAN
+NAME="AEN719">5.3. One of my favorite sites does not work with <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>.
Junkbuster</SPAN
> (tm).</P
><P
-> The most recent version is 2.9.15 (beta). (Odd numbered versions
- are available only through CVS.)
+>
+ The most recent release is 2.9.14 (beta).
</P
><P
></P
HREF="config.html"
>config file</A
>). Filtering
- can be completely disabled without the use of parameters. Example:
- </P
-><P
-> <TABLE
-BORDER="0"
-BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
-WIDTH="90%"
-><TR
-><TD
-><PRE
-CLASS="SCREEN"
-> { -filter }
- .example.com</PRE
-></TD
-></TR
-></TABLE
->
- </P
-><P
-> Disables filters for that site.
+ can be completely disabled without the use of parameters.
</P
></DD
><DT
>config file</A
>. The
default is 4096 KB (4 Megs). Once this limit is exceeded, the buffered
- data, and all pending data, is passed through unfiltered.
+ data, and all pending data, is passed through unfiltered. Inappropriate
+ MIME types are not filtered.
</P
><P
> At this time, <SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="AEN2638">8.5.21. Summary</H3
+NAME="AEN2635">8.5.21. Summary</H3
><P
> Note that many of these actions have the potential to cause a page to
misbehave, possibly even not to display at all. There are many ways
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="AEN2690">8.7.1. default.action</H3
+NAME="AEN2687">8.7.1. default.action</H3
><P
>Every config file should start with a short comment stating its purpose:</P
><P
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="AEN2844">8.7.2. user.action</H3
+NAME="AEN2841">8.7.2. user.action</H3
><P
> So far we are painting with a broad brush by setting general policies,
which would be a reasonable starting point for many people. Now,
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN3391">14.2. <SPAN
+NAME="AEN3388">14.2. <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>'s Internal Pages</H2
Privoxy main page:
</P
><A
-NAME="AEN3406"><BLOCKQUOTE
+NAME="AEN3403"><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
><P
>
editing of actions files:
</P
><A
-NAME="AEN3414"><BLOCKQUOTE
+NAME="AEN3411"><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
><P
>
Show the source code version numbers:
</P
><A
-NAME="AEN3419"><BLOCKQUOTE
+NAME="AEN3416"><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
><P
>
Show the browser's request headers:
</P
><A
-NAME="AEN3424"><BLOCKQUOTE
+NAME="AEN3421"><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
><P
>
Show which actions apply to a URL and why:
</P
><A
-NAME="AEN3429"><BLOCKQUOTE
+NAME="AEN3426"><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
><P
>
to run, but only as a pass-through proxy, with no actions taking place:
</P
><A
-NAME="AEN3435"><BLOCKQUOTE
+NAME="AEN3432"><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
><P
>
> Short cuts. Turn off, then on:
</P
><A
-NAME="AEN3439"><BLOCKQUOTE
+NAME="AEN3436"><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
><P
>
</P
></BLOCKQUOTE
><A
-NAME="AEN3442"><BLOCKQUOTE
+NAME="AEN3439"><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
><P
>
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN3141">12.1. License</H2
+NAME="AEN3138">12.1. License</H2
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN2947">9.1. Filter File Tutorial</H2
+NAME="AEN2944">9.1. Filter File Tutorial</H2
><P
> Now, let's complete our <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
><BR></P
><P
CLASS="PUBDATE"
->$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 1.123.2.6 2002/06/06 23:11:03 hal9 Exp $<BR></P
+>$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 1.123.2.7 2002/06/09 00:29:34 hal9 Exp $<BR></P
><DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ABSTRACT"
></DT
><DT
>8.5.21. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#AEN2638"
+HREF="actions-file.html#AEN2635"
>Summary</A
></DT
></DL
><DL
><DT
>8.7.1. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#AEN2690"
+HREF="actions-file.html#AEN2687"
>default.action</A
></DT
><DT
>8.7.2. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#AEN2844"
+HREF="actions-file.html#AEN2841"
>user.action</A
></DT
></DL
><DL
><DT
>9.1. <A
-HREF="filter-file.html#AEN2947"
+HREF="filter-file.html#AEN2944"
>Filter File Tutorial</A
></DT
></DL
><DL
><DT
>12.1. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN3141"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN3138"
>License</A
></DT
><DT
></DT
><DT
>14.2. <A
-HREF="appendix.html#AEN3391"
+HREF="appendix.html#AEN3388"
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN