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5 Section: (1)<BR>Updated: 24 April 2002<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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11 privoxy - Privacy Enhancing Proxy
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16 <B>privoxy</B> [<B>--help</B>] [<B>--version</B>] [<B>--no-daemon</B>] [<B>--pidfile </B><I>pidfile</I><B></B>] [<B>--user </B><I>user[.group]</I><B></B>] [<B></B><I>configfile</I><B></B>] <B>(UNIX)</B>
19 <B>privoxy.exe</B> [<B></B><I>configfile</I><B></B>] <B>(Windows)</B>
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26 <B>Privoxy</B> may be invoked with the following command line
30 Print brief usage info and exit.
31 <DT><B>--version</B><DD>
32 Print version info and exit.
33 <DT><B>--no-daemon</B><DD>
34 Don't become a daemon, i.e. don't fork and become process group
35 leader, don't detach from controlling tty, and do all logging there.
36 <DT><B>--pidfile </B><I>pidfile</I><B></B><DD>
37 On startup, write the process ID to <I>pidfile</I>.
38 Delete the <I>pidfile</I> on exit.
39 Failiure to create or delete the <I>pidfile</I>
40 is non-fatal. If no <B>--pidfile</B> option is given, no PID file will be used.
41 <DT><B>--user </B><I>user[.group]</I><B></B><DD>
42 After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of
43 <I>user</I> and the GID of
44 <I>group</I>, or, if the optional
45 <I>group</I> was not given, the default group of
46 <I>user</I>. Exit if the privileges are not
51 If the <I>configfile</I> is not specified on the command line,
52 <B>Privoxy</B> will look for a file named
53 <I>config</I> in the current directory (except on Win32 where
54 it will try <I>config.txt</I>). If no
55 <I>configfile</I> is found, <B>Privoxy</B> will
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62 <B>Privoxy</B> is a web proxy with advanced filtering
63 capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing
64 cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
65 obnoxious Internet junk. <B>Privoxy</B> has a very
66 flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and
67 tastes. <B>Privoxy</B> has application for both
68 stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.
71 <B>Privoxy</B> is based on <B>Internet
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74 <H2>INSTALLATION AND USAGE</H2>
78 Browsers must be individually configured to use <B>Privoxy</B> as
79 a HTTP proxy. The default setting is for localhost, on port 8118
80 (configurable in the main config file). To set the HTTP proxy in Netscape
81 and Mozilla, go through: <B>Edit</B>;
82 <B>Preferences</B>; <B>Advanced</B>;
83 <B>Proxies</B>; <B>Manual Proxy Configuration</B>;
87 For Internet Explorer, go through: <B>Tools</B>;
88 <B>Internet Properties</B>; <B>Connections</B>;
92 The Secure (SSL) Proxy should also be set to the same values, otherwise
93 https: URLs will not be proxied.
96 For other browsers, check the documentation.
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98 <H2>CONFIGURATION</H2>
102 <B>Privoxy</B> can be configured with the various configuration
103 files. The default configuration files are: <I>config</I>,
104 <I>default.action</I>, and
105 <I>default.filter</I>. These are well commented. On Unix and
106 Unix-like systems, these are located in <I>/etc/privoxy/</I> by
107 default. On Windows, OS/2 and AmigaOS, these files are in the same directory
108 as the <B>Privoxy</B> executable.
111 The name and number of configuration files has changed from previous
112 versions, and is subject to change as development progresses. In fact, the
113 configuration itself is changed and much more sophisticated. See the
115 brief explanation of all configuration options.
118 The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your
119 web browser at <A HREF="http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config.">http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config.</A>
120 <B>Privoxy's</B> configuration parameters can also be viewed at
121 the same page. In addition, <B>Privoxy</B> can be toggled on/off.
122 This is an internal page.
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124 <H2>SAMPLE CONFIGURATION</H2>
128 A brief example of what a <I>default.action</I> configuration
133 # Define a few useful custom aliases for later use
137 +prevent-cookies = +prevent-setting-cookies +prevent-reading-cookies
138 -prevent-cookies = -prevent-setting-cookies -prevent-reading-cookies
139 +imageblock = +block +handle-as-image
141 # Fragile sites should have the minimum changes
142 fragile = -block -deanimate-gifs -fast-redirects -filter \
143 -hide-referer -prevent-cookies -kill-popups
145 # Shops should be allowed to set persistent cookies
146 shop = -filter -prevent-cookies -prevent-keeping-cookies
148 # Your favourite blend of filters:
150 myfilters = +filter{html-annoyances} +filter{js-annoyances} \
151 +filter{popups} +filter{webbugs} +filter{banners-by-size}
153 ## Default Policies (actions) ############################
157 +deanimate-gifs{last} \
158 -downgrade-http-version \
160 +filter{html-annoyances} \
161 +filter{js-annoyances} \
162 +filter{content-cookies} \
165 +filter{refresh-tags} \
168 +filter{banners-by-size} \
169 -filter{shockwave-flash} \
170 -filter{crude-prental} \
171 +hide-forwarded-for-headers \
172 +hide-from-header{block} \
173 +hide-referrer{forge} \
176 +set-image-blocker{pattern} \
178 +prevent-compression \
179 +session-cookies-only \
180 +prevent-reading-cookies \
181 +prevent-setting-cookies \
183 -send-vanilla-wafer \
187 # Now set exceptions to the above defined policies #######
189 # Sites where we want persistant cookies
190 {-prevent-reading-cookies -prevent-setting-cookies}
196 # This site requires cookies AND 'fast-redirects' on
197 {-prevent-reading-cookies -prevent-setting-cookies -fast-redirects}
200 # Add custom headers, and turn off filtering of page source
201 {+add-header{X-Privacy: Yes please} #-add-header{*} \
202 +add-header{X-User-Tracking: No thanks!} -filter}
205 # Block, and treat these URLs as 'images'.
209 .a.yimg.com/(?:(?!/i/).)*$
210 .a[0-9].yimg.com/(?:(?!/i/).)*$
216 # Block any URLs that match these patterns
222 /(?:.*/)?(ads(erver?|tream)?|.*?ads|adv(ert(s|enties|is(ing|e?ments)?)?)?|(ad)?[-_]?banner(s|ads?|farm)?)/
223 /.*count(er)?\.(pl|cgi|exe|dll|asp|php[34]?)
224 /(?:.*/)?(publicite|werbung|rekla(ma|me|am)|annonse|maino(kset|nta|s)?)/
227 # Make exceptions for these harmless ones that would be
241 See the comments in the configuration files themselves, or the
243 for explanations of the above syntax, and other <B>Privoxy</B>
244 configuration options.
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251 <I>/usr/sbin/privoxy</I>
252 <I>/etc/privoxy/config</I>
253 <I>/etc/privoxy/default.action</I>
254 <I>/etc/privoxy/standard.action</I>
255 <I>/etc/privoxy/user.action</I>
256 <I>/etc/privoxy/default.filter</I>
257 <I>/etc/privoxy/trust</I>
258 <I>/etc/privoxy/templates/*</I>
259 <I>/var/log/privoxy/logfile</I>
264 Various other files should be included, but may vary depending on platform
265 and build configuration. More documentation should be included in the local
266 documentation directory, though is not complete at this time.
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272 <B>Privoxy</B> terminates on the <B>SIGINT</B>,
273 <B>SIGTERM</B> and <B>SIGABRT</B> signals. Log
274 rotation scripts may cause a re-opening of the logfile by sending a
275 <B>SIGHUP</B> to <B>Privoxy</B>. Note that unlike
276 other daemons, <B>Privoxy</B> does not need to be made aware of
277 config file changes by <B>SIGHUP</B> -- it will detect them
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284 This is a beta version of <B>Privoxy</B>. Not
285 all features are well tested.
288 Please see the <I>user-manual</I> on how to contact the
289 developers for feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions.
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295 Other references and sites of interest to <B>Privoxy</B>
300 <A HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/,">http://www.privoxy.org/,</A>
301 The <B>Privoxy</B> Home page.
303 <A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa,">http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa,</A>
304 the Project Page for <B>Privoxy</B> on
307 <A HREF="http://p.p/,">http://p.p/,</A> access
308 <B>Privoxy</B> from your browser. Alternately,
309 <A HREF="http://config.privoxy.org">http://config.privoxy.org</A>
310 may work in some situations where the first does not.
312 <A HREF="http://p.p/">http://p.p/</A>
313 to submit ``misses'' to the developers.
315 <A HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html">http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html</A>
317 <A HREF="http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/">http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/</A>
319 <A HREF="http://privacy.net/analyze/">http://privacy.net/analyze/</A>
321 <A HREF="http://www.squid-cache.org/">http://www.squid-cache.org/</A>
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323 <H2>DEVELOPMENT TEAM</H2>
332 Rodrigo Barbosa (RPM specfiles)
335 Gábor Lipták
338 David Schmidt (OS/2, Mac OSX ports)
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344 <H2>COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE</H2>
348 <B>Privoxy</B> is free software; you can
349 redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
350 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
351 License, or (at your option) any later version.
354 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
355 ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
356 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
357 more details, which is available from the Free Software Foundation, Inc, 59
358 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
361 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
362 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
363 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
367 <A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
369 <DT><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
370 <DT><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
371 <DT><A HREF="#lbAD">OPTIONS</A><DD>
372 <DT><A HREF="#lbAE">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
373 <DT><A HREF="#lbAF">INSTALLATION AND USAGE</A><DD>
374 <DT><A HREF="#lbAG">CONFIGURATION</A><DD>
375 <DT><A HREF="#lbAH">SAMPLE CONFIGURATION</A><DD>
376 <DT><A HREF="#lbAI">FILES</A><DD>
377 <DT><A HREF="#lbAJ">SIGNALS</A><DD>
378 <DT><A HREF="#lbAK">NOTES</A><DD>
379 <DT><A HREF="#lbAL">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
380 <DT><A HREF="#lbAM">DEVELOPMENT TEAM</A><DD>
381 <DT><A HREF="#lbAN">COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE</A><DD>
384 This document was created by
386 using the manual pages.<BR>
387 Time: 23:48:45 GMT, April 24, 2002