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34     <h1 class="SECT1"><a name="INTRODUCTION" id="INTRODUCTION">1.
35     Introduction</a></h1>
36     <p>This documentation is included with the current stable version of
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39       <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="FEATURES" id="FEATURES">1.1.
40       Features</a></h2>
41       <p>In addition to the core features of ad blocking and <a href=
42       "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie" target="_top">cookie</a>
43       management, <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> provides many
44       supplemental features, that give the end-user more control, more
45       privacy and more freedom:</p>
46       <ul>
47         <li>
48           <p>Supports "Connection: keep-alive". Outgoing connections can be
49           kept alive independently from the client.</p>
50         </li>
51         <li>
52           <p>Supports IPv6, provided the operating system does so too, and
53           the configure script detects it.</p>
54         </li>
55         <li>
56           <p>Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour based on
57           client and server headers.</p>
58         </li>
59         <li>
60           <p>Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need
61           to configure browsers individually.</p>
62         </li>
63         <li>
64           <p>Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server
65           and client headers.</p>
66         </li>
67         <li>
68           <p>Can be chained with other proxies.</p>
69         </li>
70         <li>
71           <p>Integrated browser-based configuration and control utility at
72           <a href="http://config.privoxy.org/" target=
73           "_top">http://config.privoxy.org/</a> (shortcut: <a href=
74           "http://p.p/" target="_top">http://p.p/</a>). Browser-based tracing
75           of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling.</p>
76         </li>
77         <li>
78           <p>Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on
79           size, invisible <span class="QUOTE">"web-bugs"</span> and HTML
80           annoyances, etc.)</p>
81         </li>
82         <li>
83           <p>Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and
84           user settings to reside in separate files, so that installing
85           updated actions files won't overwrite individual user settings.</p>
86         </li>
87         <li>
88           <p>Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the
89           configuration files, and a more sophisticated and flexible
90           configuration syntax.</p>
91         </li>
92         <li>
93           <p>GIF de-animation.</p>
94         </li>
95         <li>
96           <p>Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script
97           redirection).</p>
98         </li>
99         <li>
100           <p>User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages
101           (e.g. "blocked" page).</p>
102         </li>
103         <li>
104           <p>Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.</p>
105         </li>
106         <li>
107           <p>Most features are controllable on a per-site or per-location
108           basis.</p>
109         </li>
110         <li>
111           <p>Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs
112           removed.</p>
113         </li>
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