/*********************************************************************
*
- * File : $Source: /cvsroot/ijbswa/current/README,v $
+ * File : README
*
- * Purpose : README file to give a short intro.
+ * Purpose : Give a short intro about Privoxy.
*
- * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001-2011 the
- * Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
+ * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001-2020 the
+ * Privoxy team. https://www.privoxy.org/
*
* Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
* by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and
*
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-This README is included with the development version of Privoxy 3.0.25. See
-http://www.privoxy.org/ for more information. The current code maturity level
-is "UNRELEASED", but seems stable to us :).
+This README is included with Privoxy 3.0.30. See https://www.privoxy.org/ for
+more information. The current code maturity level is "stable".
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tastes. It has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user
networks.
-Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2.
+Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 or later.
Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest (SPI).
Helping hands and donations are welcome:
- * http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE
+ * https://www.privoxy.org/participate
- * http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE
+ * https://www.privoxy.org/donate
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customizations. On Unix-like systems, these files are typically installed in /
etc/privoxy. On Windows, then wherever the executable itself is installed.
There are many significant changes and advances from earlier versions. The User
-Manual has an explanation of all configuration options, and examples: http://
+Manual has an explanation of all configuration options, and examples: https://
www.privoxy.org/user-manual/.
Be sure to set your browser(s) for HTTP/HTTPS Proxy at <IP>:<Port>, or whatever
The actions list can be configured via the web interface accessed via http://
p.p/, as well other options.
-All configuration files are subject to unannounced changes during the
-development process.
-
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5. DOCUMENTATION
-There should be documentation in the 'doc' subdirectory, but it may not be
-completed at this point. In particular, see the User Manual there, the FAQ, and
-those interested in Privoxy development, should look at developer-manual.
+There should be documentation in the 'doc' subdirectory. In particular, see the
+User Manual there, the FAQ, and those interested in Privoxy development, should
+look at developer-manual.
-The most up to date source of information on the current development version,
-may still be either comments in the source code, or the included configuration
-files. The source and configuration files are all well commented. The main
-configuration files are: 'config', 'default.action', and 'default.filter' in
-the top-level source directory.
+The source and configuration files are all well commented. The main
+configuration files are: 'config', 'default.action', and 'default.filter'.
Included documentation may vary according to platform and packager. All
-documentation is posted on http://www.privoxy.org, in case you don't have it,
+documentation is posted on https://www.privoxy.org, in case you don't have it,
or can't find it.
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* The URL where the problem occurred, or some way for us to duplicate the
problem (e.g. http://somesite.example.com/?somethingelse=123).
- * Whether your version of Privoxy is one supplied by the Privoxy developers
- via SourceForge, or if you got your copy somewhere else.
+ * Whether your version of Privoxy is one supplied by the Privoxy developers,
+ or if you got your copy somewhere else.
* Whether you are using Privoxy together with another proxy such as Tor. If
so, please temporary disable the other proxy to see if the symptoms change.
directive is being used and the following debug options are enabled (all of
them):
- debug 1 # Log the destination for each request Privoxy let through. See also debug 1024.
+ debug 1 # Log the destination for each request Privoxy let through.
+ # See also debug 1024.
debug 2 # show each connection status
- debug 4 # show I/O status
+ debug 4 # show tagging-related messages
debug 8 # show header parsing
debug 128 # debug redirects
debug 256 # debug GIF de-animation
debug 512 # Common Log Format
- debug 1024 # Log the destination for requests Privoxy didn't let through, and the reason why.
+ debug 1024 # Log the destination for requests Privoxy didn't let through,
+ # and the reason why.
debug 4096 # Startup banner and warnings.
debug 8192 # Non-fatal errors
+ debug 65536 # Log applying actions
If you are having trouble with a filter, please additionally enable
debug 64 # debug regular expression filters
- If you are using Privoxy 3.0.17 or later and suspect that it interprets the
- request or the response incorrectly, please enable
+ If you suspect that Privoxy interprets the request or the response
+ incorrectly, please enable
debug 32768 # log all data read from the network
bother to add an email address when using the tracker. If you prefer to
communicate through email, just use one of the mailing lists directly.
-If you are new to reporting problems, you might be interested in How to Report
-Bugs Effectively.
-
The appendix of the Privoxy User Manual also has helpful information on
understanding actions, and action debugging.
Please send feedback on ads that slipped through, innocent images that were
blocked, sites that don't work properly, and other configuration related
-problem of default.action file, to http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=
-11118&atid=460288, the Actions File Tracker.
+problem of default.action file, to https://sourceforge.net/p/ijbswa/
+actionsfile-feedback/, the Actions File Tracker.
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completely diagnosed yet, please use the Privoxy users list. Technically
interested users and people who wish to contribute to the project are always
welcome on the developers list. You can find an overview of all Privoxy-related
-mailing lists, including list archives, at: http://sourceforge.net/mail/?
-group_id=11118.
+mailing lists, including list archives, at: https://lists.privoxy.org/mailman/
+listinfo. The lists hosted on privoxy.org have been created in 2016, the
+previously-used lists hosted at SourceForge are deprecated but the archives may
+still be useful: https://sourceforge.net/p/ijbswa/mailman/.
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The SourceForge support trackers may be used as well, but have various
technical problems that are unlikely to be fixed anytime soon. If you don't get
-a timely response, please try the mailing list as well. While it's hosted at
-SourceForge as well, it usually works as expected.
+a timely response, please try the mailing list as well.
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