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27 ><H1
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29 ><A
30 NAME="AEN2"
31 >Privoxy - Homepage</A
32 ></H1
33 ><DIV
34 ><DIV
35 CLASS="ABSTRACT"
36 ><A
37 NAME="AEN6"
38 ></A
39 ><P
40 ></P
41 ><P
42
43  </P
44 ><P
45 ></P
46 ></DIV
47 ></DIV
48 ><HR></DIV
49 ><DIV
50 CLASS="TOC"
51 ><DL
52 ><DT
53 ><B
54 >Table of Contents</B
55 ></DT
56 ><DT
57 ><A
58 HREF="#INTRO"
59 >Introduction</A
60 ></DT
61 ><DT
62 ><A
63 HREF="#MOREINFOS"
64 >More infos</A
65 ></DT
66 ><DT
67 ><A
68 HREF="#DOWNLOAD"
69 >Download</A
70 ></DT
71 ><DT
72 ><A
73 HREF="#DOCS"
74 >Documentation</A
75 ></DT
76 ><DT
77 ><A
78 HREF="#SUPPORT"
79 >Support and Service via Sourceforge</A
80 ></DT
81 ><DT
82 ><A
83 HREF="#AEN94"
84 >Copyright</A
85 ></DT
86 ><DT
87 ><A
88 HREF="#AEN101"
89 >History</A
90 ></DT
91 ></DL
92 ></DIV
93 ><DIV
94 CLASS="SECT1"
95 ><H1
96 CLASS="SECT1"
97 ><A
98 NAME="INTRO"
99 >Introduction</A
100 ></H1
101 ><P
102 > <SPAN
103 CLASS="APPLICATION"
104 >Privoxy</SPAN
105 > is a web proxy with advanced filtering
106  capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing
107  cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
108  obnoxious Internet junk. <SPAN
109 CLASS="APPLICATION"
110 >Privoxy</SPAN
111 > has a very
112  flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and
113  tastes. <SPAN
114 CLASS="APPLICATION"
115 >Privoxy</SPAN
116 > has application for both
117  stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</P
118 ><P
119 > <SPAN
120 CLASS="APPLICATION"
121 >Privoxy</SPAN
122 > is based on the code of the 
123  <SPAN
124 CLASS="APPLICATION"
125 >Internet Junkbuster</SPAN
126 > (tm).
127  <SPAN
128 CLASS="APPLICATION"
129 >Junkbuster</SPAN
130 > was originally written by Junkbusters
131  Corporation, and was released as free open-source software under the GNU GPL.
132  Stefan Waldherr made many improvements, and started the SourceForge project
133  to continue development.</P
134 ><P
135 > <SPAN
136 CLASS="APPLICATION"
137 >Privoxy</SPAN
138 > continues the
139  <SPAN
140 CLASS="APPLICATION"
141 >Junkbuster</SPAN
142 > tradition, but adds many 
143  refinements, enhancements and new features.</P
144 ></DIV
145 ><DIV
146 CLASS="SECT1"
147 ><HR><H1
148 CLASS="SECT1"
149 ><A
150 NAME="MOREINFOS"
151 >More infos</A
152 ></H1
153 ><P
154 ><P
155 ></P
156 ><UL
157 ><LI
158 ><P
159 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
160 >       The&nbsp;<A
161 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/"
162 TARGET="_top"
163 >project
164 page</A
165 >&nbsp;on&nbsp;Sourceforge<br>
166         </P
167 ></LI
168 ><LI
169 ><P
170 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
171 >       A&nbsp;list&nbsp;of&nbsp;<A
172 HREF="user-manual/introduction.html#AEN37"
173 TARGET="_top"
174 >new features</A
175 ><br>
176         </P
177 ></LI
178 ><LI
179 ><P
180 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
181 >       <A
182 HREF="http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/"
183 TARGET="_top"
184 >Stefan Waldherr's site</A
185 ><br>
186         </P
187 ></LI
188 ><LI
189 ><P
190 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
191 >       <A
192 HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/ijbfaq.html"
193 TARGET="_top"
194 >Junkbusters Corporation</A
195 ><br>
196         </P
197 ></LI
198 ></UL
199 ></P
200 ></DIV
201 ><DIV
202 CLASS="SECT1"
203 ><HR><H1
204 CLASS="SECT1"
205 ><A
206 NAME="DOWNLOAD"
207 >Download</A
208 ></H1
209 ><P
210 ><P
211 ></P
212 ><UL
213 ><LI
214 ><P
215 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
216 >       <A
217 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118"
218 TARGET="_top"
219 >Download recent releases</A
220 ><br>
221         </P
222 ></LI
223 ><LI
224 ><P
225 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
226 >       <A
227 HREF="user-manual/quickstart.html"
228 TARGET="_top"
229 >Quickstart after installation</A
230 ><br>
231         </P
232 ></LI
233 ><LI
234 ><P
235 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
236 >       <A
237 HREF="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ijbswa/current/"
238 TARGET="_top"
239 >Browse our CVS repository</A
240 ><br>
241         </P
242 ></LI
243 ></UL
244 ></P
245 ></DIV
246 ><DIV
247 CLASS="SECT1"
248 ><HR><H1
249 CLASS="SECT1"
250 ><A
251 NAME="DOCS"
252 >Documentation</A
253 ></H1
254 ><P
255 ><P
256 ></P
257 ><UL
258 ><LI
259 ><P
260 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
261 >       <A
262 HREF="user-manual/index.html"
263 TARGET="_top"
264 >User manual</A
265 ><br>
266         </P
267 ></LI
268 ><LI
269 ><P
270 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
271 >       <A
272 HREF="faq/index.html"
273 TARGET="_top"
274 >Frequently Asked Questions</A
275 ><br>
276         </P
277 ></LI
278 ><LI
279 ><P
280 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
281 >       <A
282 HREF="man-page/privoxy-man-page.html"
283 TARGET="_top"
284 >Classic Man Page</A
285 ><br>
286         </P
287 ></LI
288 ><LI
289 ><P
290 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
291 >       <A
292 HREF="developer-manual/index.html"
293 TARGET="_top"
294 >Developer Manual</A
295 ><br>
296         </P
297 ></LI
298 ></UL
299 ></P
300 ></DIV
301 ><DIV
302 CLASS="SECT1"
303 ><HR><H1
304 CLASS="SECT1"
305 ><A
306 NAME="SUPPORT"
307 >Support and Service via Sourceforge</A
308 ></H1
309 ><P
310 > We value your feedback. However, to provide you with the best support, please
311  note:
312
313  <P
314 ></P
315 ><UL
316 ><LI
317 ><P
318 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
319 >&nbsp;Use&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sourceforge&nbsp;Support&nbsp;Forum&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;help:<br>
320 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
321 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
322 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118"
323 TARGET="_top"
324 >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&#38;atid=211118</A
325 ><br>
326 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P
327 ></LI
328 ><LI
329 ><P
330 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
331 >&nbsp;Submit&nbsp;bugs&nbsp;only&nbsp;through&nbsp;our&nbsp;Sourceforge&nbsp;Bug&nbsp;Forum:<br>
332 &nbsp;<br>
333 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
334 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118"
335 TARGET="_top"
336 >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&#38;atid=111118</A
337 >.&nbsp;<br>
338 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P
339 ><P
340 >   Make sure that the bug has not already been submitted.  Please try to
341    verify that it is a <SPAN
342 CLASS="APPLICATION"
343 >Privoxy</SPAN
344 > bug, and not a
345    browser or site bug first. If you are using your own custom configuration,
346    please try the stock configs to see if the problem is a configuration
347    related bug.  And if not using the latest development snapshot, please try
348    the latest one. Or even better, CVS sources. Please be sure to include the
349    <SPAN
350 CLASS="APPLICATION"
351 >Privoxy</SPAN
352 >/<SPAN
353 CLASS="APPLICATION"
354 >Junkbuster</SPAN
355 >
356    version, platform, browser, any pertinent log data, any other relevant
357    details (please be specific) and, if possible, some way to reproduce the
358    bug.
359   </P
360 ></LI
361 ><LI
362 ><P
363 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
364 >&nbsp;Submit&nbsp;feature&nbsp;requests&nbsp;only&nbsp;through&nbsp;our&nbsp;Sourceforge&nbsp;feature&nbsp;request&nbsp;forum:<br>
365 &nbsp;<br>
366 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
367 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118&func=browse"
368 TARGET="_top"
369 >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&#38;group_id=11118&#38;func=browse</A
370 >.<br>
371 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P
372 ></LI
373 ><LI
374 ><P
375 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
376 >&nbsp;Submit&nbsp;missed&nbsp;ads&nbsp;and&nbsp;banners,&nbsp;and&nbsp;incorrectly&nbsp;blocked&nbsp;images,&nbsp;popups,&nbsp;etc:<br>
377 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
378 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
379 HREF="http://p.p/"
380 TARGET="_top"
381 >http://p.p/</A
382 >,&nbsp;and&nbsp;select&nbsp;<A
383 HREF="javascript:w=Math.floor(screen.width/2);h=Math.floor(screen.height*0.9);void(window.open('http://www.privoxy.org/actions','Feedback','screenx='+w+',width='+w+',height='+h+',scrollbars=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,copyhistory=no').focus());"
384 TARGET="_top"
385 ><SPAN
386 CLASS="QUOTE"
387 >"actions file feedback system"</SPAN
388 ></A
389 ><br>
390 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P
391 ><P
392 >    This page can also be reached from many of the internal CGI pages.
393    </P
394 ></LI
395 ><LI
396 ><P
397 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
398 >&nbsp;For&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;issues,&nbsp;feel&nbsp;free&nbsp;to&nbsp;use&nbsp;the&nbsp;mailing&nbsp;lists:<br>
399 &nbsp;<br>
400 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
401 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118"
402 TARGET="_top"
403 >http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118</A
404 >.<br>
405 &nbsp;</P
406 ><P
407 >  Anyone interested in actively participating in development and related
408   discussions can also join the appropriate mailing list. Archives are
409   available too. 
410  </P
411 ></LI
412 ></UL
413 ></P
414 ></DIV
415 ><DIV
416 CLASS="SECT1"
417 ><HR><H1
418 CLASS="SECT1"
419 ><A
420 NAME="AEN94"
421 >Copyright</A
422 ></H1
423 ><P
424 > <SPAN
425 CLASS="APPLICATION"
426 >Privoxy</SPAN
427 > is free software; you can
428  redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
429  
430  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
431  License, or (at your option) any later version.</P
432 ><P
433 > This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
434  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
435  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
436  more details, which is available from the Free Software Foundation, Inc, 59
437  Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.</P
438 ><P
439 > You should have received a copy of the <A
440 HREF="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html"
441 TARGET="_top"
442 >GNU General Public License</A
443 >
444  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
445  59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA.</P
446 ></DIV
447 ><DIV
448 CLASS="SECT1"
449 ><HR><H1
450 CLASS="SECT1"
451 ><A
452 NAME="AEN101"
453 >History</A
454 ></H1
455 ><P
456 > <SPAN
457 CLASS="APPLICATION"
458 >Privoxy</SPAN
459 > is evolved, and derived from, 
460  <SPAN
461 CLASS="APPLICATION"
462 >the Internet Junkbuster</SPAN
463 >, with many 
464  improvments and enhancements over the original.</P
465 ><P
466 > <SPAN
467 CLASS="APPLICATION"
468 >Junkbuster</SPAN
469 > was originally written by Anonymous
470  Coders and <A
471 HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com"
472 TARGET="_top"
473 >Junkbusters
474  Corporation</A
475 >, and was released as free open-source software under the
476  GNU GPL. <A
477 HREF="http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/"
478 TARGET="_top"
479 >Stefan
480  Waldherr</A
481 > made many improvements, and started the <A
482 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/"
483 TARGET="_top"
484 >SourceForge project
485  Privoxy</A
486 > to rekindle development. There are now several active
487  developers contributing.  The last stable release of
488  <SPAN
489 CLASS="APPLICATION"
490 >Junkbuster</SPAN
491 > was v2.0.2, which has now
492  grown whiskers ;-).</P
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