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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 ><DT
82 ><A
83 HREF="#AEN91"
84 >Copyright</A
85 ></DT
86 ><DT
87 ><A
88 HREF="#AEN98"
89 >History</A
90 ></DT
91 ><DT
92 ><A
93 HREF="#AEN109"
94 ></A
95 ></DT
96 ></DL
97 ></DIV
98 ><DIV
99 CLASS="SECT1"
100 ><H1
101 CLASS="SECT1"
102 ><A
103 NAME="INTRO"
104 >Introduction</A
105 ></H1
106 ><P
107 > <SPAN
108 CLASS="APPLICATION"
109 >Privoxy</SPAN
110 > is a web proxy with advanced filtering
111  capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing
112  cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
113  obnoxious Internet junk. <SPAN
114 CLASS="APPLICATION"
115 >Privoxy</SPAN
116 > has a very
117  flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and
118  tastes. <SPAN
119 CLASS="APPLICATION"
120 >Privoxy</SPAN
121 > has application for both
122  stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</P
123 ><P
124 > <SPAN
125 CLASS="APPLICATION"
126 >Privoxy</SPAN
127 > is based on <SPAN
128 CLASS="APPLICATION"
129 >Internet
130  Junkbuster</SPAN
131 > (tm).</P
132 ></DIV
133 ><DIV
134 CLASS="SECT1"
135 ><HR><H1
136 CLASS="SECT1"
137 ><A
138 NAME="MOREINFO"
139 >More info</A
140 ></H1
141 ><P
142 ><P
143 ></P
144 ><UL
145 ><LI
146 ><P
147 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
148 >       The&nbsp;<A
149 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/"
150 TARGET="_top"
151 >project
152 page</A
153 >&nbsp;on&nbsp;Sourceforge<br>
154         </P
155 ></LI
156 ><LI
157 ><P
158 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
159 >       A&nbsp;list&nbsp;of&nbsp;<A
160 HREF="user-manual/introduction.html#AEN37"
161 TARGET="_top"
162 >new features</A
163 ><br>
164         </P
165 ></LI
166 ><LI
167 ><P
168 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
169 >       <A
170 HREF="http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/"
171 TARGET="_top"
172 >Stefan Waldherr's site</A
173 ><br>
174         </P
175 ></LI
176 ><LI
177 ><P
178 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
179 >       <A
180 HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/ijbfaq.html"
181 TARGET="_top"
182 >Junkbusters Corporation</A
183 ><br>
184         </P
185 ></LI
186 ></UL
187 ></P
188 ></DIV
189 ><DIV
190 CLASS="SECT1"
191 ><HR><H1
192 CLASS="SECT1"
193 ><A
194 NAME="DOWNLOAD"
195 >Download</A
196 ></H1
197 ><P
198 ><P
199 ></P
200 ><UL
201 ><LI
202 ><P
203 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
204 >       <A
205 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118"
206 TARGET="_top"
207 >Download recent releases</A
208 ><br>
209         </P
210 ></LI
211 ><LI
212 ><P
213 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
214 >       <A
215 HREF="user-manual/quickstart.html"
216 TARGET="_top"
217 >Quickstart after installation</A
218 ><br>
219         </P
220 ></LI
221 ><LI
222 ><P
223 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
224 >       <A
225 HREF="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ijbswa/current/"
226 TARGET="_top"
227 >Browse our CVS repository</A
228 ><br>
229         </P
230 ></LI
231 ></UL
232 ></P
233 ></DIV
234 ><DIV
235 CLASS="SECT1"
236 ><HR><H1
237 CLASS="SECT1"
238 ><A
239 NAME="DOCS"
240 >Documentation</A
241 ></H1
242 ><P
243 ><P
244 ></P
245 ><UL
246 ><LI
247 ><P
248 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
249 >       <A
250 HREF="user-manual/index.html"
251 TARGET="_top"
252 >User manual</A
253 ><br>
254         </P
255 ></LI
256 ><LI
257 ><P
258 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
259 >       <A
260 HREF="faq/index.html"
261 TARGET="_top"
262 >Frequently Asked Questions</A
263 ><br>
264         </P
265 ></LI
266 ><LI
267 ><P
268 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
269 >       <A
270 HREF="man-page/privoxy-man-page.html"
271 TARGET="_top"
272 >Classic Man Page</A
273 ><br>
274         </P
275 ></LI
276 ><LI
277 ><P
278 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
279 >       <A
280 HREF="team/index.html"
281 TARGET="_top"
282 >Pictures of the Privoxy Team</A
283 ><br>
284         </P
285 ></LI
286 ><LI
287 ><P
288 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
289 >       <A
290 HREF="developer-manual/index.html"
291 TARGET="_top"
292 >Developer Manual</A
293 ><br>
294         </P
295 ></LI
296 ></UL
297 ></P
298 ></DIV
299 ><DIV
300 CLASS="SECT1"
301 ><HR><H1
302 CLASS="SECT1"
303 ><A
304 NAME="SUPPORT"
305 >Support and Service via Sourceforge</A
306 ></H1
307 ><P
308 > We value your feedback. However, to provide you with the best support, please
309  note:
310
311  <P
312 ></P
313 ><UL
314 ><LI
315 ><P
316 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
317 >Use&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sourceforge&nbsp;Support&nbsp;Forum&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;help:<br>
318 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
319 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
320 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118"
321 TARGET="_top"
322 >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&#38;atid=211118</A
323 ><br>
324 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P
325 ></LI
326 ><LI
327 ><P
328 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
329 >Submit&nbsp;bugs&nbsp;only&nbsp;through&nbsp;our&nbsp;Sourceforge&nbsp;Bug&nbsp;Forum:<br>
330 &nbsp;<br>
331 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
332 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118"
333 TARGET="_top"
334 >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&#38;atid=111118</A
335 >.&nbsp;<br>
336 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P
337 ><P
338 >   Make sure that the bug has not already been submitted.  Please try to
339    verify that it is a <SPAN
340 CLASS="APPLICATION"
341 >Privoxy</SPAN
342 > bug, and not a
343    browser or site bug first. If you are using your own custom configuration,
344    please try the stock configs to see if the problem is a configuration
345    related bug.  And if not using the latest development snapshot, please try
346    the latest one. Or even better, CVS sources. Please be sure to include the
347    <SPAN
348 CLASS="APPLICATION"
349 >Privoxy</SPAN
350 >/<SPAN
351 CLASS="APPLICATION"
352 >Junkbuster</SPAN
353 >
354    version, platform, browser, any pertinent log data, any other relevant
355    details (please be specific) and, if possible, some way to reproduce the
356    bug.
357   </P
358 ></LI
359 ><LI
360 ><P
361 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
362 >Submit&nbsp;feature&nbsp;requests&nbsp;only&nbsp;through&nbsp;our&nbsp;Sourceforge&nbsp;feature&nbsp;request&nbsp;forum:<br>
363 &nbsp;<br>
364 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
365 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118&func=browse"
366 TARGET="_top"
367 >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&#38;group_id=11118&#38;func=browse</A
368 >.<br>
369 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P
370 ></LI
371 ><LI
372 ><P
373 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
374 >You&nbsp;can&nbsp;also&nbsp;send&nbsp;feedback&nbsp;on&nbsp;websites&nbsp;that&nbsp;Privoxy&nbsp;has&nbsp;problems&nbsp;with.&nbsp;Please&nbsp;bookmark<br>
375 the&nbsp;following&nbsp;link:&nbsp;<A
376 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());"
377 TARGET="_top"
378 ><SPAN
379 CLASS="QUOTE"
380 >"Privoxy - Submit Filter Feedback"</SPAN
381 ></A
382 >.&nbsp;Once&nbsp;you&nbsp;surf&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;page&nbsp;with&nbsp;problems,&nbsp;use&nbsp;the<br>
383 bookmark&nbsp;to&nbsp;send&nbsp;us&nbsp;feedback.&nbsp;We&nbsp;will&nbsp;look&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;issue&nbsp;as&nbsp;soon&nbsp;as&nbsp;possible.<br>
384 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P
385 ></LI
386 ><LI
387 ><P
388 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
389 >For&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;issues,&nbsp;feel&nbsp;free&nbsp;to&nbsp;use&nbsp;the&nbsp;mailing&nbsp;lists:<br>
390 &nbsp;<br>
391 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
392 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118"
393 TARGET="_top"
394 >http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118</A
395 >.<br>
396 &nbsp;</P
397 ><P
398 >  Anyone interested in actively participating in development and related
399   discussions can also join the appropriate mailing list. Archives are
400   available, too. 
401  </P
402 ></LI
403 ></UL
404 ></P
405 ></DIV
406 ><DIV
407 CLASS="SECT1"
408 ><HR><H1
409 CLASS="SECT1"
410 ><A
411 NAME="AEN91"
412 >Copyright</A
413 ></H1
414 ><P
415 > <SPAN
416 CLASS="APPLICATION"
417 >Privoxy</SPAN
418 > is free software; you can
419  redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
420  
421  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
422  License, or (at your option) any later version.</P
423 ><P
424 > This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
425  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
426  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
427  more details, which is available from the Free Software Foundation, Inc, 59
428  Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.</P
429 ><P
430 > You should have received a copy of the <A
431 HREF="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html"
432 TARGET="_top"
433 >GNU General Public License</A
434 >
435  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
436  59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA.</P
437 ></DIV
438 ><DIV
439 CLASS="SECT1"
440 ><HR><H1
441 CLASS="SECT1"
442 ><A
443 NAME="AEN98"
444 >History</A
445 ></H1
446 ><P
447 > <SPAN
448 CLASS="APPLICATION"
449 >Privoxy</SPAN
450 > is evolved, and derived from, 
451  <SPAN
452 CLASS="APPLICATION"
453 >the Internet Junkbuster</SPAN
454 >, with many 
455  improvments and enhancements over the original.</P
456 ><P
457 > <SPAN
458 CLASS="APPLICATION"
459 >Junkbuster</SPAN
460 > was originally written by Anonymous
461  Coders and <A
462 HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com"
463 TARGET="_top"
464 >Junkbusters
465  Corporation</A
466 >, and was released as free open-source software under the
467  GNU GPL. <A
468 HREF="http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/"
469 TARGET="_top"
470 >Stefan
471  Waldherr</A
472 > made many improvements, and started the <A
473 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/"
474 TARGET="_top"
475 >SourceForge project
476  Privoxy</A
477 > to rekindle development. There are now several active
478  developers contributing.  The last stable release of
479  <SPAN
480 CLASS="APPLICATION"
481 >Junkbuster</SPAN
482 > was v2.0.2, which has now
483  grown whiskers ;-).</P
484 ></DIV
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