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  74 >4. Quickstart to Using <SPAN
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  76 >Privoxy</SPAN
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  84 ><P
  85 >   If upgrading, please back up any configuration files. See
  86    the <A
  87 HREF="upgradersnote.html"
  88 >Note to Upgraders</A
  89 > Section.
  90   </P
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  92 ><LI
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  94 >  Install <SPAN
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  96 >Privoxy</SPAN
  97 >. See the <A
  98 HREF="installation.html"
  99 >Installation Section</A
 100 > for platform specific
 101   information.
 102  </P
 103 ></LI
 104 ><LI
 105 ><P
 106 >  Start <SPAN
 107 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 108 >Privoxy</SPAN
 109 >, if the installation program has
 110   not done this already. See the section <A
 111 HREF="startup.html"
 112 >Starting
 113   <SPAN
 114 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 115 >Privoxy</SPAN
 116 ></A
 117 >.
 118   </P
 119 ></LI
 120 ><LI
 121 ><P
 122 >  Set your browser to use <SPAN
 123 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 124 >Privoxy</SPAN
 125 > as HTTP and HTTPS
 126   proxy by setting the proxy configuration for address of
 127   <TT
 128 CLASS="LITERAL"
 129 >localhost</TT
 130 > and port <TT
 131 CLASS="LITERAL"
 132 >8118</TT
 133 >.
 134   (<SPAN
 135 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 136 >Junkbuster</SPAN
 137 > and earlier versions of
 138   <SPAN
 139 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 140 >Privoxy</SPAN
 141 > used port 8000.) See the section <A
 142 HREF="startup.html"
 143 >Starting <SPAN
 144 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 145 >Privoxy</SPAN
 146 ></A
 147 >.
 148   </P
 149 ></LI
 150 ><LI
 151 ><P
 152 >    Flush your browser's caches, to remove any cached ad images.
 153   </P
 154 ></LI
 155 ><LI
 156 ><P
 157 >  Enjoy surfing with enhanced comfort and privacy.  You may want to customize the
 158   <A
 159 HREF="actions-file.html"
 160 ><TT
 161 CLASS="FILENAME"
 162 >user.action</TT
 163 ></A
 164 > file to
 165   personalize your new browsing experience. See the <A
 166 HREF="configuration.html"
 167 >Configuration section</A
 168 > for more configuration
 169   options, and how to further customize your installation.
 170   </P
 171 ></LI
 172 ><LI
 173 ><P
 174 >   If you experience problems with sites that <SPAN
 175 CLASS="QUOTE"
 176 >"misbehave"</SPAN
 177 >, see
 178    the <A
 179 HREF="appendix.html#ACTIONSANAT"
 180 >Anatomy of an Action</A
 181 > section in the
 182    Appendix.
 183   </P
 184 ></LI
 185 ><LI
 186 ><P
 187 >   Please see the section <A
 188 HREF="contact.html"
 189 >Contacting the
 190    Developers</A
 191 > on how to report bugs or problems with websites or to get
 192    help.
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