-
/*********************************************************************
- *
- * File : $Source: /cvsroot/ijbswa/current/doc/source/readme.sgml,v $
- *
- * Purpose : README file to give a short intro.
- *
- * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge
- * Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
- *
- * Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
- * by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and
- * Junkbusters Corporation. http://www.junkbusters.com
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it
- * and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General
- * Public License as published by the Free Software
- * Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
- * your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will
- * be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
- * implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
- * PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public
- * License for more details.
- *
- * The GNU General Public License should be included with
- * this file. If not, you can view it at
- * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
- * or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
- * Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
- *
- *********************************************************************/
-
-
-This README is included with the development version of Privoxy 2.9.13, which
+ *
+ * File : $Source: /cvsroot/ijbswa/current/doc/source/readme.sgml,v $
+ *
+ * Purpose : README file to give a short intro.
+ *
+ * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge
+ * Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
+ *
+ * Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
+ * by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and
+ * Junkbusters Corporation. http://www.junkbusters.com
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it
+ * and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General
+ * Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will
+ * be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
+ * implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public
+ * License for more details.
+ *
+ * The GNU General Public License should be included with
+ * this file. If not, you can view it at
+ * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+ * or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
+ * Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ *********************************************************************/
+
+
+This README is included with the development version of Privoxy 2.9.14, which
will eventually become Privoxy v3.0 (and soon we hope!). See http://
-www.privoxy.org/ for more information. The current code level is BETA, and
+www.privoxy.org/ for more information. The current code level is beta, and
seems stable to us :).
Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting
networks.
Privoxy is based on the code of the Internet Junkbuster (tm). Junkbuster was
-originally written by JunkBusters Corporation, and was released as free
+originally written by Junkbusters Corporation, and was released as free
open-source software under the GNU GPL. Stefan Waldherr made many improvements,
and started the SourceForge project to continue development.
enhancements and new features.
- IMPORTANT CHANGES
+ IMPORTANT CHANGES
------------------
NEWS! As of 03/24/02, the name of this project has been changed from ijbswa/
change your browser if upgrading!!! And maybe firewall, etc.
- INSTALL
+ INSTALL
--------
There are several ways to install Privoxy.
To build Privoxy from source, autoconf and GNU make (gmake) are required.
Source is available as gzipped tar archives. For this, first unpack the source:
- tar xzvf privoxy-2.9.13-beta-src* [.tgz or .tar.gz]
- cd privoxy-2.9.13-beta
+ tar xzvf privoxy-2.9.14-beta-src* [.tgz or .tar.gz]
+ cd privoxy-2.9.14-beta
For retrieving the current CVS sources, you'll need the CVS package installed
For binary RPM installation, and other platforms, see the user-manual as well.
- RUN
-----
+ RUN
+----
privoxy [--help] [--version] [--no-daemon] [--pidfile PIDFILE] [--user USER
[.GROUP]] [config_file]
Or for SuSE: /etc/rc.d/privoxy start
- CONFIGURATION
---------------
+ CONFIGURATION
+--------------
See: 'config', 'default.action', and 'default.filter'. There are several
actions files included. These are all well commented. Most of the magic is in '
development process.
- DOCUMENTATION
+ DOCUMENTATION
--------------
+
There should be documentation in the 'doc' subdirectory, but it is not
completed at this point. In particular, see the user-manual there, the faq, and
those interested in Privoxy development, should look at developer-manual.
Included documentation may vary according to platform and packager.
- CONTACTING THE DEVELOPERS, BUG REPORTING AND FEATURE REQUESTS
+ CONTACTING THE DEVELOPERS, BUG REPORTING AND FEATURE REQUESTS
--------------------------------------------------------------
We value your feedback. However, to provide you with the best support, please
note:
- * Use the Sourceforge Support Forum to get help:
-
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118
-
+ * Use the Sourceforge Support Forum to get help:
+
+ http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118
+
- * Submit bugs only through our Sourceforge Bug Forum:
-
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118.
-
+ * Submit bugs only through our Sourceforge Bug Forum:
+
+ http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118.
+
Make sure that the bug has not already been submitted. Please try to verify
that it is a Privoxy bug, and not a browser or site bug first. If you are
platform, browser, any pertinent log data, any other relevant details
(please be specific) and, if possible, some way to reproduce the bug.
- * Submit feature requests only through our Sourceforge feature request
- forum:
-
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118&func=browse.
-
+ * Submit feature requests only through our Sourceforge feature request forum:
+
+ http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118&func=browse.
+
- * We will soon have an automated way to submit advertisements, incorrectly
- blocked images, popups and the like. Check back.
-
+ * You can also send feedback on websites that Privoxy has problems with. Please bookmark
+ the following link: "Privoxy - Submit Filter Feedback"
+ . Once you surf to a page with problems, use the
+ bookmark to send us feedback. We will look into the issue as soon as possible.
+
- * For any other issues, feel free to use the mailing lists:
-
- http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118.
-
+ * For any other issues, feel free to use the mailing lists:
+
+ http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118.
+
Anyone interested in actively participating in development and related
discussions can also join the appropriate mailing list. Archives are
- available too.
+ available, too.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net
+
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net
-
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