From: hal9 Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 21:49:52 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Brief notes on non-HTTP protocols not working. X-Git-Tag: v_2_9_16~21 X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=91dd99b3a57f10e4a0470d4b9954bb52ed65723e;p=privoxy.git Brief notes on non-HTTP protocols not working. --- diff --git a/doc/source/privoxy-man-page.sgml b/doc/source/privoxy-man-page.sgml index 51d799a2..3e07b16c 100644 --- a/doc/source/privoxy-man-page.sgml +++ b/doc/source/privoxy-man-page.sgml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This file belongs into ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/ - $Id: privoxy-man-page.sgml,v 1.13 2002/05/25 22:32:54 hal9 Exp $ + $Id: privoxy-man-page.sgml,v 1.13.2.1 2002/05/26 17:04:25 hal9 Exp $ Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Privoxy Developers See LICENSE. @@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ 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: Privoxy can only + proxy HTTP and HTTPS traffic. Do not try it with FTP or other protocols. + + For other browsers, check the documentation. diff --git a/doc/source/readme.sgml b/doc/source/readme.sgml index a8bba794..2270fd5d 100644 --- a/doc/source/readme.sgml +++ b/doc/source/readme.sgml @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Purpose : README for Privoxy - $Id: readme.sgml,v 1.15 2002/05/10 01:48:20 hal9 Exp $ + $Id: readme.sgml,v 1.16.2.1 2002/05/26 17:04:25 hal9 Exp $ Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Privoxy Developers See LICENSE. @@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ Be sure to set your browser(s) for HTTP/HTTPS Proxy at <IP>:<Port>, or whatever you specify in the config file under 'listen-address'. DEFAULT is - localhost:8118. + localhost:8118. Note that Privoxy ONLY proxies HTTP (and HTTPS) traffic. Do not try it + with FTP or other protocols for the simple reason it does not work. The actions list can be configured via the web interface accessed via @@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ - +