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  72 NAME="QUICKSTART"
  73 >4. Quickstart to Using <SPAN
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  75 >Privoxy</SPAN
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  78 ><P
  79 > <P
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  81 ><UL
  82 ><LI
  83 ><P
  84 >   If upgrading, from versions before 2.9.16, please back up any configuration
  85    files. See the <A
  86 HREF="upgradersnote.html"
  87 >Note to Upgraders</A
  88 > Section.
  89  </P
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  91 ><LI
  92 ><P
  93 >  Install <SPAN
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  95 >Privoxy</SPAN
  96 >. See the <A
  97 HREF="installation.html"
  98 >Installation Section</A
  99 > below for platform specific
 100   information.
 101  </P
 102 ></LI
 103 ><LI
 104 ><P
 105 >   Advanced users and those who want to offer <SPAN
 106 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 107 >Privoxy</SPAN
 108 >
 109    service to more than just their local machine should check the <A
 110 HREF="config.html"
 111 >main config file</A
 112 >, especially the <A
 113 HREF="config.html#ACCESS-CONTROL"
 114 >security-relevant</A
 115 > options. These are
 116    off by default.
 117   </P
 118 ></LI
 119 ><LI
 120 ><P
 121 >  Start <SPAN
 122 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 123 >Privoxy</SPAN
 124 >, if the installation program has
 125   not done this already (may vary according to platform). See the section
 126   <A
 127 HREF="startup.html"
 128 >Starting <SPAN
 129 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 130 >Privoxy</SPAN
 131 ></A
 132 >.
 133   </P
 134 ></LI
 135 ><LI
 136 ><P
 137 >   Set your browser to use <SPAN
 138 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 139 >Privoxy</SPAN
 140 > as HTTP and
 141    HTTPS proxy by setting the proxy configuration for address of
 142    <TT
 143 CLASS="LITERAL"
 144 >127.0.0.1</TT
 145 > and port <TT
 146 CLASS="LITERAL"
 147 >8118</TT
 148 >.
 149    (<SPAN
 150 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 151 >Junkbuster</SPAN
 152 > and earlier versions of
 153    <SPAN
 154 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 155 >Privoxy</SPAN
 156 > used port 8000.) See the section <A
 157 HREF="startup.html"
 158 >Starting <SPAN
 159 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 160 >Privoxy</SPAN
 161 ></A
 162 > below
 163    for more details on this.
 164   </P
 165 ></LI
 166 ><LI
 167 ><P
 168 >    Flush your browser's disk and memory caches, to remove any cached ad images.
 169   </P
 170 ></LI
 171 ><LI
 172 ><P
 173 >   A default installation should provide a reasonable starting point for
 174    most. There will undoubtedly be occasions where you will want to adjust the
 175    configuration, but that can be dealt with as the need arises. Little
 176    to no initial configuration is required in most cases.
 177   </P
 178 ><P
 179 >   See the <A
 180 HREF="configuration.html"
 181 >Configuration section</A
 182 > for more
 183    configuration options, and how to customize your installation.
 184
 185   </P
 186 ></LI
 187 ><LI
 188 ><P
 189 >    If you experience ads that slipped through, innocent images that are
 190     blocked, or otherwise feel the need to fine-tune
 191     <SPAN
 192 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 193 >Privoxy's</SPAN
 194 > behaviour, take a look at the <A
 195 HREF="actions-file.html"
 196 >actions files</A
 197 >. As a quick start, you might
 198     find the <A
 199 HREF="actions-file.html#ACT-EXAMPLES"
 200 >richly commented examples</A
 201 >
 202     helpful. You can also view and edit the actions files through the <A
 203 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org"
 204 TARGET="_top"
 205 >web-based user interface</A
 206 >. The
 207     Appendix <SPAN
 208 CLASS="QUOTE"
 209 >"<A
 210 HREF="appendix.html#ACTIONSANAT"
 211 >Anatomy of an
 212     Action</A
 213 >"</SPAN
 214 > has hints how to debug actions that
 215     <SPAN
 216 CLASS="QUOTE"
 217 >"misbehave"</SPAN
 218 >.
 219   </P
 220 ></LI
 221 ><LI
 222 ><P
 223 >   Please see the section <A
 224 HREF="contact.html"
 225 >Contacting the
 226    Developers</A
 227 > on how to report bugs or problems with websites or to get
 228    help.
 229   </P
 230 ></LI
 231 ><LI
 232 ><P
 233 >   Now enjoy surfing with enhanced comfort and privacy!
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