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  79 >3. What's New in this Release</A
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  82 > There are many improvements and new features since <SPAN
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  84 >Privoxy 3.0.6</SPAN
  85 >, the last stable release:</P
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  92 >    Header filtering can be done with dedicated header filters now. As a result
  93     the actions <SPAN
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  95 >"filter-client-headers"</SPAN
  96 > and <SPAN
  97 CLASS="QUOTE"
  98 >"filter-server-headers"</SPAN
  99 >
 100     that were introduced with <SPAN
 101 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 102 >Privoxy 3.0.5</SPAN
 103 > to apply
 104     the content filters to the headers as, well have been removed again.
 105    </P
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 115 >3.1. Note to Upgraders</A
 116 ></H2
 117 ><P
 118 > A quick list of things to be aware of before upgrading from earlier
 119  versions of <SPAN
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 121 >Privoxy</SPAN
 122 >:</P
 123 ><P
 124 > <P
 125 ></P
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 129 >
 130     Some installers may remove earlier versions completely, including
 131     configuration files. Save any important configuration files!
 132   </P
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 134 ><LI
 135 ><P
 136 >
 137    On the other hand, other installers may not overwrite any existing configuration
 138    files, thinking you will want to do that. You may want to manually check
 139    your saved files against the newer versions to see if the improvements have
 140    merit, or whether there are new options that you may want to consider.
 141    There are a number of new features, but most won't be available unless
 142    these features are incorporated into your configuration somehow.
 143   </P
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 145 ><LI
 146 ><P
 147 >
 148    <TT
 149 CLASS="FILENAME"
 150 >standard.action</TT
 151 > now only includes the enabled actions.
 152    Not all actions as before.
 153   </P
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 156 ><P
 157 >     Logging is off by default now. If you need logging, it can be turned on
 158      in the <A
 159 HREF="config.html#LOGFILE"
 160 >config file</A
 161 >.
 162     </P
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 166 >     Three other config file settings are now off by default:
 167      <A
 168 HREF="config.html#ENABLE-REMOTE-TOGGLE"
 169 >enable-remote-toggle</A
 170 >,
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 173 >enable-remote-http-toggle</A
 174 >,
 175      and  <A
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 177 >enable-edit-actions</A
 178 >.
 179      If you use or want these, you will need to explicitly enable them, and
 180      be aware of the security issues involved.
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