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  31 >Privoxy - Homepage</A
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  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="#MOREINFO"
  64 >More info</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 ><DD
  82 ><DL
  83 ><DT
  84 ><A
  85 HREF="#CONTACT-SUPPORT"
  86 >Get Support</A
  87 ></DT
  88 ><DT
  89 ><A
  90 HREF="#CONTACT-BUGS"
  91 >Report bugs</A
  92 ></DT
  93 ><DT
  94 ><A
  95 HREF="#CONTACT-FEATURE"
  96 >Request new features</A
  97 ></DT
  98 ><DT
  99 ><A
 100 HREF="#CONTACT-ADS"
 101 >Report ads or other filter problems</A
 102 ></DT
 103 ><DT
 104 ><A
 105 HREF="#CONTACT-OTHER"
 106 >Other</A
 107 ></DT
 108 ></DL
 109 ></DD
 110 ><DT
 111 ><A
 112 HREF="#AEN101"
 113 >License</A
 114 ></DT
 115 ><DT
 116 ><A
 117 HREF="#AEN121"
 118 >History</A
 119 ></DT
 120 ><DT
 121 ><A
 122 HREF="#AEN132"
 123 ></A
 124 ></DT
 125 ></DL
 126 ></DIV
 127 ><DIV
 128 CLASS="SECT1"
 129 ><H1
 130 CLASS="SECT1"
 131 ><A
 132 NAME="INTRO"
 133 >Introduction</A
 134 ></H1
 135 ><P
 136 > <SPAN
 137 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 138 >Privoxy</SPAN
 139 > is a web proxy with advanced filtering
 140  capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing
 141  cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
 142  obnoxious Internet junk. <SPAN
 143 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 144 >Privoxy</SPAN
 145 > has a very
 146  flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and
 147  tastes. <SPAN
 148 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 149 >Privoxy</SPAN
 150 > has application for both
 151  stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</P
 152 ><P
 153 > <SPAN
 154 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 155 >Privoxy</SPAN
 156 > is based on <SPAN
 157 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 158 >Internet
 159  Junkbuster</SPAN
 160 > (tm).</P
 161 ></DIV
 162 ><DIV
 163 CLASS="SECT1"
 164 ><HR><H1
 165 CLASS="SECT1"
 166 ><A
 167 NAME="MOREINFO"
 168 >More info</A
 169 ></H1
 170 ><P
 171 ><P
 172 ></P
 173 ><UL
 174 ><LI
 175 ><P
 176 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 177 >       The&nbsp;<A
 178 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/"
 179 TARGET="_top"
 180 >project
 181 page</A
 182 >&nbsp;on&nbsp;Sourceforge<br>
 183         </P
 184 ></LI
 185 ><LI
 186 ><P
 187 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 188 >       A&nbsp;list&nbsp;of&nbsp;<A
 189 HREF="user-manual/introduction.html#AEN37"
 190 TARGET="_top"
 191 >features</A
 192 ><br>
 193         </P
 194 ></LI
 195 ><LI
 196 ><P
 197 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 198 >       <A
 199 HREF="http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/"
 200 TARGET="_top"
 201 >Stefan Waldherr's site</A
 202 ><br>
 203         </P
 204 ></LI
 205 ><LI
 206 ><P
 207 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 208 >       <A
 209 HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/ijbfaq.html"
 210 TARGET="_top"
 211 >Junkbusters Corporation</A
 212 ><br>
 213         </P
 214 ></LI
 215 ></UL
 216 ></P
 217 ></DIV
 218 ><DIV
 219 CLASS="SECT1"
 220 ><HR><H1
 221 CLASS="SECT1"
 222 ><A
 223 NAME="DOWNLOAD"
 224 >Download</A
 225 ></H1
 226 ><P
 227 ><P
 228 ></P
 229 ><UL
 230 ><LI
 231 ><P
 232 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 233 >       <A
 234 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118"
 235 TARGET="_top"
 236 >Download recent releases</A
 237 ><br>
 238         </P
 239 ></LI
 240 ><LI
 241 ><P
 242 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 243 >       <A
 244 HREF="user-manual/quickstart.html"
 245 TARGET="_top"
 246 >Quickstart after installation</A
 247 ><br>
 248         </P
 249 ></LI
 250 ><LI
 251 ><P
 252 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 253 >       <A
 254 HREF="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ijbswa/current/"
 255 TARGET="_top"
 256 >Browse our CVS repository</A
 257 ><br>
 258         </P
 259 ></LI
 260 ></UL
 261 ></P
 262 ></DIV
 263 ><DIV
 264 CLASS="SECT1"
 265 ><HR><H1
 266 CLASS="SECT1"
 267 ><A
 268 NAME="DOCS"
 269 >Documentation</A
 270 ></H1
 271 ><P
 272 ><P
 273 ></P
 274 ><UL
 275 ><LI
 276 ><P
 277 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 278 >       <A
 279 HREF="user-manual/index.html"
 280 TARGET="_top"
 281 >User manual</A
 282 ><br>
 283         </P
 284 ></LI
 285 ><LI
 286 ><P
 287 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 288 >       <A
 289 HREF="faq/index.html"
 290 TARGET="_top"
 291 >Frequently Asked Questions</A
 292 ><br>
 293         </P
 294 ></LI
 295 ><LI
 296 ><P
 297 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 298 >       <A
 299 HREF="man-page/privoxy-man-page.html"
 300 TARGET="_top"
 301 >Classic Man Page</A
 302 ><br>
 303         </P
 304 ></LI
 305 ><LI
 306 ><P
 307 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 308 >       <A
 309 HREF="team/index.html"
 310 TARGET="_top"
 311 >Pictures of the Privoxy Team</A
 312 ><br>
 313         </P
 314 ></LI
 315 ><LI
 316 ><P
 317 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 318 >       <A
 319 HREF="developer-manual/index.html"
 320 TARGET="_top"
 321 >Developer Manual</A
 322 ><br>
 323         </P
 324 ></LI
 325 ></UL
 326 ></P
 327 ></DIV
 328 ><DIV
 329 CLASS="SECT1"
 330 ><HR><H1
 331 CLASS="SECT1"
 332 ><A
 333 NAME="SUPPORT"
 334 >Support and Service via Sourceforge</A
 335 ></H1
 336 ><P
 337 > We value your feedback. However, to provide you with the best support, please
 338  note the following sections.</P
 339 ><DIV
 340 CLASS="SECT2"
 341 ><HR><H2
 342 CLASS="SECT2"
 343 ><A
 344 NAME="CONTACT-SUPPORT"
 345 >Get Support</A
 346 ></H2
 347 ><P
 348 >   <P
 349 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 350 >To&nbsp;get&nbsp;support,&nbsp;use&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sourceforge&nbsp;Support&nbsp;Forum:<br>
 351 <br>
 352 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
 353 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118"
 354 TARGET="_top"
 355 >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&#38;atid=211118</A
 356 ></P
 357 >
 358   </P
 359 ></DIV
 360 ><DIV
 361 CLASS="SECT2"
 362 ><HR><H2
 363 CLASS="SECT2"
 364 ><A
 365 NAME="CONTACT-BUGS"
 366 >Report bugs</A
 367 ></H2
 368 ><P
 369 >   <P
 370 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 371 >To&nbsp;submit&nbsp;bugs,&nbsp;use&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sourceforge&nbsp;Bug&nbsp;Forum:<br>
 372 <br>
 373 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
 374 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118"
 375 TARGET="_top"
 376 >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&#38;atid=111118</A
 377 >.&nbsp;</P
 378 >
 379  </P
 380 ><P
 381 >   Make sure that the bug has not already been submitted.  Please try to
 382    verify that it is a <SPAN
 383 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 384 >Privoxy</SPAN
 385 > bug, and not a
 386    browser or site bug first. If you are using your own custom configuration,
 387    please try the stock configs to see if the problem is a configuration
 388    related bug.  And if not using the latest development snapshot, please try
 389    the latest one. Or even better, CVS sources. Please be sure to include the
 390    <SPAN
 391 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 392 >Privoxy</SPAN
 393 > version, platform, browser, any
 394    pertinent log data, any other relevant details (please be specific) and,
 395    if possible, some way to reproduce the bug.
 396   </P
 397 ></DIV
 398 ><DIV
 399 CLASS="SECT2"
 400 ><HR><H2
 401 CLASS="SECT2"
 402 ><A
 403 NAME="CONTACT-FEATURE"
 404 >Request new features</A
 405 ></H2
 406 ><P
 407 >   <P
 408 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 409 >To&nbsp;submit&nbsp;ideas&nbsp;on&nbsp;new&nbsp;features,&nbsp;use&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sourceforge&nbsp;feature&nbsp;request&nbsp;forum:<br>
 410 <br>
 411 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
 412 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118&func=browse"
 413 TARGET="_top"
 414 >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&#38;group_id=11118&#38;func=browse</A
 415 >.</P
 416 >
 417   </P
 418 ></DIV
 419 ><DIV
 420 CLASS="SECT2"
 421 ><HR><H2
 422 CLASS="SECT2"
 423 ><A
 424 NAME="CONTACT-ADS"
 425 >Report ads or other filter problems</A
 426 ></H2
 427 ><P
 428 >You can also send feedback on websites that Privoxy has problems with. Please bookmark
 429 the following link: <A
 430 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());"
 431 TARGET="_top"
 432 ><SPAN
 433 CLASS="QUOTE"
 434 >"Privoxy - Submit Filter Feedback"</SPAN
 435 ></A
 436 >. Once you surf to a page with problems, use the
 437 bookmark to send us feedback. We will look into the issue as soon as possible.
 438   </P
 439 ><P
 440 > New, improved <TT
 441 CLASS="FILENAME"
 442 >default.action</TT
 443 > files will occasionally be made
 444  available based on your feedback. These will be announced on the <A
 445 HREF="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ijbswa-announce"
 446 TARGET="_top"
 447 >ijbswa-announce</A
 448 >
 449  list.</P
 450 ></DIV
 451 ><DIV
 452 CLASS="SECT2"
 453 ><HR><H2
 454 CLASS="SECT2"
 455 ><A
 456 NAME="CONTACT-OTHER"
 457 >Other</A
 458 ></H2
 459 ><P
 460 >   <P
 461 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 462 >For&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;issues,&nbsp;feel&nbsp;free&nbsp;to&nbsp;use&nbsp;the&nbsp;mailing&nbsp;lists:<br>
 463 &nbsp;<br>
 464 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
 465 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118"
 466 TARGET="_top"
 467 >http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118</A
 468 >.</P
 469 >
 470  </P
 471 ><P
 472 >  Anyone interested in actively participating in development and related
 473   discussions can also join the appropriate mailing list. Archives are
 474   available, too. See the page on Sourceforge.
 475  </P
 476 ></DIV
 477 ></DIV
 478 ><DIV
 479 CLASS="SECT1"
 480 ><HR><H1
 481 CLASS="SECT1"
 482 ><A
 483 NAME="AEN101"
 484 >License</A
 485 ></H1
 486 ><P
 487 > Copyright © 2001, 2002 by Privoxy Developers <TT
 488 CLASS="EMAIL"
 489 >&#60;<A
 490 HREF="mailto:developers@privoxy.org"
 491 >developers@privoxy.org</A
 492 >&#62;</TT
 493 ></P
 494 ><P
 495 > Some source code is based on code Copyright © 1997 by Anonymous Coders
 496  and Junkbusters, Inc. and licensed under the <I
 497 CLASS="CITETITLE"
 498 >GNU General Public
 499  License</I
 500 >.</P
 501 ><P
 502 > <SPAN
 503 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 504 >Privoxy</SPAN
 505 > is free software; you can
 506  redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
 507  <I
 508 CLASS="CITETITLE"
 509 >GNU General Public
 510  License</I
 511 >, version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.</P
 512 ><P
 513 > This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
 514  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
 515  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 516  <I
 517 CLASS="CITETITLE"
 518 >GNU General Public License</I
 519 > for
 520
 521  more details, which is available from the Free Software Foundation, Inc, 59
 522  Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.</P
 523 ><P
 524 > You should have received a copy of the <A
 525 HREF="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html"
 526 TARGET="_top"
 527 > <I
 528 CLASS="CITETITLE"
 529 >GNU General Public License</I
 530 ></A
 531 >
 532  along with this program; if not, write to the <P
 533 CLASS="ADDRESS"
 534 >&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Software<br>
 535 &nbsp;Foundation,&nbsp;Inc.&nbsp;<SPAN
 536 CLASS="STREET"
 537 >59 Temple Place</SPAN
 538 >&nbsp;-&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;330<br>
 539 &nbsp;<SPAN
 540 CLASS="CITY"
 541 >Boston</SPAN
 542 >,&nbsp;<SPAN
 543 CLASS="STATE"
 544 >MA</SPAN
 545 >&nbsp;<SPAN
 546 CLASS="POSTCODE"
 547 >02111-1307</SPAN
 548 ><br>
 549 &nbsp;<SPAN
 550 CLASS="COUNTRY"
 551 >USA</SPAN
 552 >&nbsp;</P
 553 ></P
 554 ></DIV
 555 ><DIV
 556 CLASS="SECT1"
 557 ><HR><H1
 558 CLASS="SECT1"
 559 ><A
 560 NAME="AEN121"
 561 >History</A
 562 ></H1
 563 ><P
 564 > <SPAN
 565 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 566 >Privoxy</SPAN
 567 > is evolved, and derived from,
 568  <SPAN
 569 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 570 >the Internet Junkbuster</SPAN
 571 >, with many
 572  improvments and enhancements over the original.</P
 573 ><P
 574 > <SPAN
 575 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 576 >Junkbuster</SPAN
 577 > was originally written by Anonymous
 578  Coders and <A
 579 HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com"
 580 TARGET="_top"
 581 >Junkbusters
 582  Corporation</A
 583 >, and was released as free open-source software under the
 584  GNU GPL. <A
 585 HREF="http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/"
 586 TARGET="_top"
 587 >Stefan
 588  Waldherr</A
 589 > made many improvements, and started the <A
 590 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/"
 591 TARGET="_top"
 592 >SourceForge project
 593  Privoxy</A
 594 > to rekindle development. There are now several active
 595  developers contributing.  The last stable release of
 596  <SPAN
 597 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 598 >Junkbuster</SPAN
 599 > was v2.0.2, which has now
 600  grown whiskers ;-).</P
 601 ></DIV
 602 ><DIV
 603 CLASS="SECT1"
 604 ><HR><H1
 605 CLASS="SECT1"
 606 ><A
 607 NAME="AEN132"
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 632 SRC="http://sourceforge.net/sflogo.php?group_id=11118&type=1&dummy=.gif">
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 645 >  Copyright © 2001, 2002 by Privoxy Developers
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