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<!entity copyright SYSTEM "copyright.sgml">
<!entity license SYSTEM "license.sgml">
-<!entity p-version "3.0.16">
+<!entity p-version "3.0.17">
<!entity p-status "stable">
<!entity % p-not-stable "IGNORE">
<!entity % p-stable "INCLUDE">
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+ $Id: faq.sgml,v 2.76 2010/11/22 10:35:02 fabiankeil Exp $
Copyright (C) 2001-2009 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
See LICENSE.
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</pubdate>
-<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.71 2010/02/27 12:12:13 fabiankeil Exp $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.76 2010/11/22 10:35:02 fabiankeil Exp $</pubdate>
<!--
<para>
If you run <application>Privoxy</application> for multiple untrusted users (e.g. in
a LAN) or aren't entirely in control of your own browser, you will probably want
- to make sure that the the web-based editor and remote toggle features are
+ to make sure that the web-based editor and remote toggle features are
<quote>off</quote> by setting <quote><literal><ulink
url="../user-manual/config.html#ENABLE-EDIT-ACTIONS">enable-edit-actions</ulink>
0</literal></quote> and <quote><literal><ulink
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="otherproxy">
-<title>How can I make Privoxy work with other
-proxies like Squid or Tor?</title>
+<title>How can I make Privoxy work with other proxies?</title>
<para>
This can be done and is often useful to combine the benefits of
- <application>Privoxy</application> with those of a another proxy.
+ <application>Privoxy</application> with those of a another proxy,
+ for example to cache content.
See the <ulink
url="../user-manual/config.html#FORWARDING">forwarding chapter</ulink>
in the <ulink url="../user-manual/index.html">User Manual</ulink> which
- describes how to do this, and the <link linkend="TOR">
- How do I use Privoxy together with
- Tor</link> section below.
+ describes how to do this. If you intend to use Privoxy with Tor,
+ please also have a look at
+ <link linkend="TOR">How do I use Privoxy together with Tor</link>.
</para>
</sect2>
<para>
No, its more complicated than that. This only works with special kinds
- of proxies known as <quote>intercepting</quote> proxies (see below).
+ of proxies known as <quote>intercepting</quote> proxies
+ (<link linkend="INTERCEPTING">see below</link>).
</para>
</sect2>
<para>
However, some people say <quote>transparent proxy</quote> when they
mean <quote>intercepting proxy</quote>. If you are one of them,
- please read the <ulink url="#intercepting">next entry</ulink>.
+ please read the <link linkend="INTERCEPTING">next entry</link>.
</para>
</sect2>
If you verified that <application>Privoxy</application> and <application>Tor</application>
are working, it is time to connect them. As far as <application>Privoxy</application>
is concerned, <application>Tor</application> is just another proxy that can be reached
- by socks4 or socks4a. Most likely you are interested in <application>Tor</application>
+ by socks4, socks4a and socks5. Most likely you are interested in <application>Tor</application>
to increase your anonymity level, therefore you should use socks5, to make sure DNS
requests are done through <application>Tor</application> and thus invisible to your
local network. Using socks4a would work too, but with socks5 you get more precise error
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+Revision 2.76 2010/11/22 10:35:02 fabiankeil
+Mention socks5 in another part of the Tor section.
+
+Revision 2.75 2010/11/13 10:08:00 fabiankeil
+Fix a link to the 'intercepting' entry and add another one
+
+Revision 2.74 2010/11/13 10:07:46 fabiankeil
+Remove the product names in the 'otherproxy' entry's title.
+
+I'm tired of getting the 'otherproxy' entry as first hit
+when searching the index for the Tor FAQ.
+
+Revision 2.73 2010/11/06 12:55:48 fabiankeil
+Set p-version to 3.0.17
+
+Revision 2.72 2010/02/27 12:13:17 fabiankeil
+Fix spelling.
+
Revision 2.71 2010/02/27 12:12:13 fabiankeil
Consistently recommending socks5 in the Tor entry and mention its advantage compared to socks4a.
Reported by David in #2960129.