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  77 ><A
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  80 >3. What's New in this Release</H1
  81 ><P
  82 > There are many improvements and new features in <SPAN
  83 CLASS="APPLICATION"
  84 >Privoxy</SPAN
  85 > 3.0.4
  86  :</P
  87 ><P
  88 > <P
  89 ></P
  90 ><UL
  91 ><LI
  92 ><P
  93 >    Mulitiple <A
  94 HREF="filter-file.html"
  95 >filter files</A
  96 > can now be specifed in <TT
  97 CLASS="FILENAME"
  98 >config</TT
  99 >. This allows for
 100     locally defined filters that can be maintained separately from the filters as
 101     supplied by the developers.
 102    </P
 103 ></LI
 104 ><LI
 105 ><P
 106 >
 107    There are a number of new <A
 108 HREF="actions-file.html"
 109 >actions</A
 110 >:
 111   </P
 112 ><P
 113 >  <P
 114 ></P
 115 ><UL
 116 ><LI
 117 ><P
 118 >       <TT
 119 CLASS="LITERAL"
 120 ><A
 121 HREF="actions-file.html#CONTENT-TYPE-OVERWRITE"
 122 >content-type-overwrite</A
 123 ></TT
 124 >
 125       </P
 126 ></LI
 127 ><LI
 128 ><P
 129 >       <TT
 130 CLASS="LITERAL"
 131 ><A
 132 HREF="actions-file.html#CRUNCH-CLIENT-HEADER"
 133 >crunch-client-header</A
 134 ></TT
 135 >
 136       </P
 137 ></LI
 138 ><LI
 139 ><P
 140 >       <TT
 141 CLASS="LITERAL"
 142 ><A
 143 HREF="actions-file.html#CRUNCH-IF-NONE-MATCH"
 144 >crunch-if-none-match</A
 145 ></TT
 146 >
 147       </P
 148 ></LI
 149 ><LI
 150 ><P
 151 >       <TT
 152 CLASS="LITERAL"
 153 ><A
 154 HREF="actions-file.html#CRUNCH-SERVER-HEADER"
 155 >crunch-server-header</A
 156 ></TT
 157 >
 158       </P
 159 ></LI
 160 ><LI
 161 ><P
 162 >       <TT
 163 CLASS="LITERAL"
 164 ><A
 165 HREF="actions-file.html#FILTER-CLIENT-HEADERS"
 166 >filter-client-headers</A
 167 ></TT
 168 >
 169       </P
 170 ></LI
 171 ><LI
 172 ><P
 173 >       <TT
 174 CLASS="LITERAL"
 175 ><A
 176 HREF="actions-file.html#FILTER-SERVER-HEADERS"
 177 >filter-server-headers</A
 178 ></TT
 179 >
 180       </P
 181 ></LI
 182 ><LI
 183 ><P
 184 >       <TT
 185 CLASS="LITERAL"
 186 ><A
 187 HREF="actions-file.html#FORCE-TEXT-MODE"
 188 >force-text-mode</A
 189 ></TT
 190 >
 191       </P
 192 ></LI
 193 ><LI
 194 ><P
 195 >       <TT
 196 CLASS="LITERAL"
 197 ><A
 198 HREF="actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-EMPTY-DOCUMENT"
 199 >handle-as-empty-document</A
 200 ></TT
 201 >
 202       </P
 203 ></LI
 204 ><LI
 205 ><P
 206 >       <TT
 207 CLASS="LITERAL"
 208 ><A
 209 HREF="actions-file.html#HIDE-ACCEPT-LANGUAGE"
 210 >hide-accept-language</A
 211 ></TT
 212 >
 213       </P
 214 ></LI
 215 ><LI
 216 ><P
 217 >       <TT
 218 CLASS="LITERAL"
 219 ><A
 220 HREF="actions-file.html#HIDE-CONTENT-DISPOSITION"
 221 >hide-content-disposition</A
 222 ></TT
 223 >
 224       </P
 225 ></LI
 226 ><LI
 227 ><P
 228 >       <TT
 229 CLASS="LITERAL"
 230 ><A
 231 HREF="actions-file.html#HIDE-IF-MODIFIED-SINCE"
 232 >hide-if-modified-since</A
 233 ></TT
 234 >
 235       </P
 236 ></LI
 237 ><LI
 238 ><P
 239 >       <TT
 240 CLASS="LITERAL"
 241 ><A
 242 HREF="actions-file.html#INSPECT-JPEGS"
 243 >inspect-jpegs</A
 244 ></TT
 245 >
 246       </P
 247 ></LI
 248 ><LI
 249 ><P
 250 >       <TT
 251 CLASS="LITERAL"
 252 ><A
 253 HREF="actions-file.html#OVERWRITE-LAST-MODIFIED"
 254 >overwrite-last-modified</A
 255 ></TT
 256 >
 257       </P
 258 ></LI
 259 ><LI
 260 ><P
 261 >       <TT
 262 CLASS="LITERAL"
 263 ><A
 264 HREF="actions-file.html#REDIRECT"
 265 >redirect</A
 266 ></TT
 267 >
 268       </P
 269 ></LI
 270 ><LI
 271 ><P
 272 >       <TT
 273 CLASS="LITERAL"
 274 ><A
 275 HREF="actions-file.html#TREAT-FORBIDDEN-CONNECTS-LIKE-BLOCKS"
 276 >treat-forbidden-connects-like-blocks</A
 277 ></TT
 278 >
 279       </P
 280 ></LI
 281 ></UL
 282 >
 283   </P
 284 ><P
 285 >     In addition, <TT
 286 CLASS="LITERAL"
 287 ><A
 288 HREF="actions-file.html#FAST-REDIRECTS"
 289 >fast-redirects</A
 290 ></TT
 291 >
 292      has been significantly improved with enhanced syntax.
 293   </P
 294 ><P
 295 >     And <TT
 296 CLASS="LITERAL"
 297 ><A
 298 HREF="actions-file.html#HIDE-REFERRER"
 299 >hide-referrer</A
 300 ></TT
 301 >
 302      has a new option, <TT
 303 CLASS="LITERAL"
 304 >conditional block</TT
 305 >.
 306    </P
 307 ></LI
 308 ><LI
 309 ><P
 310 >    <SPAN
 311 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 312 >MS-Windows</SPAN
 313 > versions can now be
 314     <A
 315 HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-WIN"
 316 >installed and
 317     started as a <SPAN
 318 CLASS="emphasis"
 319 ><I
 320 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 321 >Windows service</I
 322 ></SPAN
 323 ></A
 324 >.
 325    </P
 326 ></LI
 327 ><LI
 328 ><P
 329 >    <TT
 330 CLASS="FILENAME"
 331 >config</TT
 332 > has two new options:
 333     <A
 334 HREF="config.html#ENABLE-REMOTE-HTTP-TOGGLE"
 335 >enable-remote-http-toggle</A
 336 >,
 337     and <A
 338 HREF="config.html#FORWARDED-CONNECT-RETRIES"
 339 >forwarded-connect-retries</A
 340 >.
 341    </P
 342 ><P
 343 >    And there is improved handling of the <A
 344 HREF="config.html#USER-MANUAL"
 345 >user-manual</A
 346 >
 347     option, for placing documentation and help files on the local system.
 348    </P
 349 ></LI
 350 ><LI
 351 ><P
 352 >    Actions files problems and suggestions are now being directed to: <A
 353 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288"
 354 TARGET="_top"
 355 >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&#38;atid=460288</A
 356 >.
 357     Please use this to report such configuration related problems as missed
 358     ads, sites that don't function properly due to one action or another,
 359     innocent images being blocked, etc.
 360    </P
 361 ></LI
 362 ><LI
 363 ><P
 364 >    In addition, there are various bug fixes and significant enhancements, including
 365     error pages should no longer be cached if the problem is fixed, better DNS
 366     error handling, and various logging improvements.
 367    </P
 368 ></LI
 369 ></UL
 370 ></P
 371 ><DIV
 372 CLASS="SECT2"
 373 ><H2
 374 CLASS="SECT2"
 375 ><A
 376 NAME="UPGRADERSNOTE"
 377 ></A
 378 >3.1. Note to Upgraders</H2
 379 ><P
 380 > A quick list of things to be aware of before upgrading from earlier
 381  versions of <SPAN
 382 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 383 >Privoxy</SPAN
 384 >:</P
 385 ><P
 386 > <P
 387 ></P
 388 ><UL
 389 ><LI
 390 ><P
 391 >
 392     Some installers may remove earlier versions completely, including
 393     configuration files. Save any important configuration files!
 394   </P
 395 ></LI
 396 ><LI
 397 ><P
 398 >
 399    On the other hand, some installers may not overwrite any existing configuration
 400    files, thinking you will want to do that. You may want to manually check
 401    your saved files against the newer versions to see if the improvements have
 402    merit, or whether there are new options that you may want to consider.
 403    There are a number of new features, but most won't be available unless
 404    these features are incorporated into your configuration somehow.
 405   </P
 406 ></LI
 407 ><LI
 408 ><P
 409 >     See the full documentation on
 410      <TT
 411 CLASS="LITERAL"
 412 ><A
 413 HREF="actions-file.html#FAST-REDIRECTS"
 414 >fast-redirects</A
 415 ></TT
 416 >
 417      which has changed syntax, and may require adjustments to local configs.
 418    </P
 419 ></LI
 420 ><LI
 421 ><P
 422 >     The <TT
 423 CLASS="FILENAME"
 424 >jarfile</TT
 425 >, cookie logger, is off by default now.
 426     </P
 427 ></LI
 428 ><LI
 429 ><P
 430 >
 431    What constitutes a <SPAN
 432 CLASS="QUOTE"
 433 >"default"</SPAN
 434 > configuration has changed,
 435    and you may want to review which actions are <SPAN
 436 CLASS="QUOTE"
 437 >"on"</SPAN
 438 > by
 439    default. This is primarily a matter of emphasis, but some features
 440    you may have been used to, may now be <SPAN
 441 CLASS="QUOTE"
 442 >"off"</SPAN
 443 > by default.
 444   </P
 445 ></LI
 446 ><LI
 447 ><P
 448 >
 449    Some installers may not automatically start
 450    <SPAN
 451 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 452 >Privoxy</SPAN
 453 > after installation.
 454   </P
 455 ></LI
 456 ></UL
 457 ></P
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