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  74 NAME="CONTACT"
  75 >6. Contacting the Developers, Bug Reporting and Feature
  76 Requests</A
  77 ></H1
  78 ><P
  79 > We value your feedback. However, to provide you with the best support, please
  80  note:
  81
  82  <P
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  84 ><UL
  85 ><LI
  86 ><P
  87 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
  88 >Use&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sourceforge&nbsp;Support&nbsp;Forum&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;help:<br>
  89 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
  90 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
  91 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118"
  92 TARGET="_top"
  93 >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&#38;atid=211118</A
  94 ><br>
  95 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P
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  97 ><LI
  98 ><P
  99 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 100 >Submit&nbsp;bugs&nbsp;only&nbsp;through&nbsp;our&nbsp;Sourceforge&nbsp;Bug&nbsp;Forum:<br>
 101 &nbsp;<br>
 102 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
 103 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118"
 104 TARGET="_top"
 105 >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&#38;atid=111118</A
 106 >.&nbsp;<br>
 107 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P
 108 ><P
 109 >   Make sure that the bug has not already been submitted.  Please try to
 110    verify that it is a <SPAN
 111 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 112 >Privoxy</SPAN
 113 > bug, and not a
 114    browser or site bug first. If you are using your own custom configuration,
 115    please try the stock configs to see if the problem is a configuration
 116    related bug.  And if not using the latest development snapshot, please try
 117    the latest one. Or even better, CVS sources. Please be sure to include the
 118    <SPAN
 119 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 120 >Privoxy</SPAN
 121 >/<SPAN
 122 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 123 >Junkbuster</SPAN
 124 >
 125    version, platform, browser, any pertinent log data, any other relevant
 126    details (please be specific) and, if possible, some way to reproduce the
 127    bug.
 128   </P
 129 ></LI
 130 ><LI
 131 ><P
 132 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 133 >Submit&nbsp;feature&nbsp;requests&nbsp;only&nbsp;through&nbsp;our&nbsp;Sourceforge&nbsp;feature&nbsp;request&nbsp;forum:<br>
 134 &nbsp;<br>
 135 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
 136 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118&func=browse"
 137 TARGET="_top"
 138 >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&#38;group_id=11118&#38;func=browse</A
 139 >.<br>
 140 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P
 141 ></LI
 142 ><LI
 143 ><P
 144 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 145 >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>
 146 the&nbsp;following&nbsp;link:&nbsp;<A
 147 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());"
 148 TARGET="_top"
 149 ><SPAN
 150 CLASS="QUOTE"
 151 >"Privoxy - Submit Filter Feedback"</SPAN
 152 ></A
 153 >.&nbsp;Once&nbsp;you&nbsp;surf&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;page&nbsp;with&nbsp;problems,&nbsp;use&nbsp;the<br>
 154 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>
 155 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P
 156 ></LI
 157 ><LI
 158 ><P
 159 CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
 160 >For&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;issues,&nbsp;feel&nbsp;free&nbsp;to&nbsp;use&nbsp;the&nbsp;mailing&nbsp;lists:<br>
 161 &nbsp;<br>
 162 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A
 163 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118"
 164 TARGET="_top"
 165 >http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118</A
 166 >.<br>
 167 &nbsp;</P
 168 ><P
 169 >  Anyone interested in actively participating in development and related
 170   discussions can also join the appropriate mailing list. Archives are
 171   available, too.
 172  </P
 173 ></LI
 174 ></UL
 175 ></P
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 177 CLASS="SECT2"
 178 ><H2
 179 CLASS="SECT2"
 180 ><A
 181 NAME="SUBMITACTIONS"
 182 >6.1. Submitting Ads and <SPAN
 183 CLASS="QUOTE"
 184 >"Action"</SPAN
 185 > Problems</A
 186 ></H2
 187 ><P
 188 > Ads and banners that are not stopped by <SPAN
 189 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 190 >Privoxy</SPAN
 191 >
 192  can be submitted to the developers by accessing a special page and filling
 193  out the brief, required form. Conversely, you can also report pages, images,
 194  etc. that <SPAN
 195 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 196 >Privoxy</SPAN
 197 > is blocking, but should not.
 198  The form itself does require Internet access.</P
 199 ><P
 200 > To do this, point your browser to <SPAN
 201 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 202 >Privoxy</SPAN
 203 >
 204  at <A
 205 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/"
 206 TARGET="_top"
 207 >http://config.privoxy.org/</A
 208 >
 209  (shortcut: <A
 210 HREF="http://p.p/"
 211 TARGET="_top"
 212 >http://p.p/</A
 213 >), and then select
 214  <A
 215 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());"
 216 TARGET="_top"
 217 >Actions file feedback system</A
 218 >,
 219  near the bottom of the page. Paste in the URL that is the cause of the
 220  unwanted behavior, and follow the prompts. The developers will
 221  try to incorporate a fix for the problem you reported into future versions.</P
 222 ><P
 223 > New <TT
 224 CLASS="FILENAME"
 225 >default.actions</TT
 226 > files will occasionally be made
 227  available based on your feedback. These
 228  will be announced on the
 229  <A
 230 HREF="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ijbswa-announce"
 231 TARGET="_top"
 232 >ijbswa-announce</A
 233 >
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