From: hal9 Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 23:31:56 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Fix one grammatical error. Add brief FAQ relating to tranparent proxies (ie X-Git-Tag: v_3_0_0~10 X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=65d46cadd80c1a182f6f9977f2faf7f76bb51a0b;p=privoxy.git Fix one grammatical error. Add brief FAQ relating to tranparent proxies (ie port 80 setting). Add FAQ on effects of Privoxy on downloaded files (especially filtering). --- diff --git a/doc/source/faq.sgml b/doc/source/faq.sgml index b5b1424c..0c112ca6 100644 --- a/doc/source/faq.sgml +++ b/doc/source/faq.sgml @@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ - - - - + + + + @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ This file belongs into ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/ - $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.61.2.17 2002/08/14 00:01:18 hal9 Exp $ + $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.61.2.18 2002/08/14 16:39:37 hal9 Exp $ Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Privoxy Developers See LICENSE. @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ -$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.61.2.17 2002/08/14 00:01:18 hal9 Exp $ +$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.61.2.18 2002/08/14 16:39:37 hal9 Exp $ @@ -564,7 +568,7 @@ way to do this? 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 + with a text editor. But probably the easiest way is to access Privoxy's user interface with your web browser at http://config.privoxy.org/ (Shortcut: http://p.p/) and then select @@ -1033,6 +1037,17 @@ proxies like Squid? + +Can I just set <application>Privoxy</application> to use port 80 +and thus avoid individual browser configuration? + + + No, its more complicated than that. This only works with special kinds + of proxies known as transparent proxies (see below). + + + + Can <application>Privoxy</application> run as a <quote>transparent </quote> proxy? @@ -1429,17 +1444,47 @@ out of the picture? ads, but also its own CGI pages. What is a crunch? A crunch simply means Privoxy intercepted - something, nothing more. Often this is indeed ads or banners, but - Privoxy uses the same mechanism for trapping - requests for its own internal pages. For instance, a request for - Privoxy's configuration page at: - http://config.privoxy.org, - is intercepted (i.e. it does not go out to the 'net), and the familiar - CGI configuration is returned to the browser, and the log consequently will - show a crunch. + something, nothing more. Often this is indeed ads or + banners, but Privoxy uses the same mechanism for + trapping requests for its own internal pages. For instance, a request for + Privoxy's configuration page at: http://config.privoxy.org, is + intercepted (i.e. it does not go out to the 'net), and the familiar CGI + configuration is returned to the browser, and the log consequently will show + a crunch. + + + + +Can <application>Privoxy</application> effect files that I download +from a webserver? FTP server? + + From the webserver's perspective, there is no difference between + viewing a document (i.e. a page), and downloading a file. The same is true of + Privoxy. If there is a match for a block pattern, + it will still be blocked, and of course this is obvious. Filtering is + potentially more of a concern since the results are not always so obvious. + + + Privoxy knows the differences in files according + to the Document Type as reported by the webserver. If this is + reported accurately (e.g. application/zip for a zip archive), + then Privoxy knows to ignore these where + appropriate. It is possible, however, that documents that are of an unknown + type (generally assumed to be text/plain) will be filtered, as + will those that might be incorrectly reported by the webserver. If such a + file is a downloaded file that is intended to be saved to disk, then any + content that might have been altered by filtering, will be saved too, for + these (probably very rare) cases. + + + Privoxy does not do FTP at all, only HTTP + protocols. + Where can I find more information about <application>Privoxy</application> and related issues? @@ -1658,8 +1703,10 @@ every time I start IE. What gives? I get a completely blank page at one site. <quote>View Source</quote> shows only: <markup><![CDATA[<html><body></body></html>]]></markup>. - This is often the result of a webserver that mishandles the request - Privoxy sends to not compress the content. + This is often the result of a webserver using + PHP that mishandles the request + Privoxy sends to not compress the content + (a PHP bug). In a default configuration, Privoxy requests all @@ -1769,6 +1816,9 @@ FIXME: Commented out until we have something to put here. HB 03/18/02. Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. $Log: faq.sgml,v $ +Revision 1.61.2.18 2002/08/14 16:39:37 hal9 +Fix wrong tag on FAQ addition. + Revision 1.61.2.17 2002/08/14 00:01:18 hal9 Add a crunch FAQ.