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<!entity copyright SYSTEM "copyright.sgml">
<!entity license SYSTEM "license.sgml">
-<!entity p-version "3.0.4">
-<!entity p-status "beta">
+<!entity p-version "3.0.5">
+<!entity p-status "BETA">
<!entity % p-not-stable "INCLUDE">
<!entity % p-stable "IGNORE">
<!entity % p-text "IGNORE"> <!-- define we are not a text only doc -->
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+ $Id: faq.sgml,v 2.18 2006/09/22 01:27:55 hal9 Exp $
Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Privoxy Developers http://privoxy.org
See LICENSE.
</subscript>
</pubdate>
-<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.16 2006/09/10 15:30:46 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.18 2006/09/22 01:27:55 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
<!--
<para>
No. &my-app; cannot remove anything. It is not a removal tool. It is a
preventative. &my-app; can help prevent contact from sites
- that use such tactics, and thus could conceivably prevent contamination from
- such sites.
+ that use such tactics with approriate configuration rules, and thus could
+ conceivably prevent contamination from such sites.
</para>
</sect2>
throughout the 3.x series. Although each release contains updated,
<quote>improved</quote> versions and it is recommended to use the newer
configuration files.
+ <![%p-newstuff;[
+ If upgrading from version prior to 3.0.4 the syntax for <literal>fast-redirects</literal>
+ has changed. See the <ulink url="../user-manual/whatsnew.html">What's New section</ulink>
+ of the <citetitle>User Manual</citetitle> for details.]]>
</para>
<para>
But all configuration files have substantially
</sect2>
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="configfiles"> <title>What's the difference between the
-<quote>Cautious</quote>, <quote>Medium</quote> and <quote>Adventuresome</quote> defaults?</title>
+<quote>Cautious</quote>, <quote>Medium</quote> and <quote>Advanced</quote> defaults?</title>
<para>
Configuring <application>Privoxy</application> is not entirely trivial. To
help you get started, we provide you with three different default action
</para>
<para>
- It should be noted that the <quote>Adventuresome</quote> profile (formerly known
- as the <quote>Advanced</quote> profile) is not only more
- aggressive, but also includes fun and, extreme usage of most of
- <application>Privoxy's</application> features. Use at your own risk!
+ It should be noted that the <quote>Advanced</quote> profile (formerly known
+ as the <quote>Adventuresome</quote> profile) is more
+ aggressive, and will make use of some of
+ <application>Privoxy's</application> advanced features. Use at your own risk!
</para>
</sect2>
in a separate file, such as <filename>user.filter</filename>, so they won't
be overwritten during upgrades.
The ability to define multiple filter files
- in <filename>config</filename> is a new feature as of v. 3.0.4.]]>
+ in <filename>config</filename> is a new feature as of v. 3.0.5.]]>
</para>
<para>
on Win2K/NT/XP?</title>
<para>
<![%p-newstuff;[
- Yes. Version 3.0.
4 introduces full <application>Windows</application> service
+ Yes. Version 3.0.
5 introduces full <application>Windows</application> service
functionality. See <ulink url="../user-manual/installation.html#installation-pack-win">
the User Manual</ulink> for details on how to install and configure
<application>Privoxy</application> as a service.
<![%p-newstuff;[
<para>
- Since <application>Privoxy</application> 3.0.4, its configuration (section 5.2)
+ Since <application>Privoxy</application> 3.0.5, its configuration (section 5.2)
is already prepared for <application>Tor</application>, if you are using a
default <application>Tor</application> configuration and run it on the same
- system as Privoxy, you just have to uncomment the line:
+ system as &my-app;, you just have to uncomment the line:
</para>
<para>
<screen>
is clearly labeled <quote>Text replacements for subversive browsing
fun!</quote> or you are using an older Privoxy version and have implicitly
activated it by choosing the <quote>Adventuresome</quote> profile in the
- web-based editor.
+ web-based editor. Please upgrade!
</para>
</sect2>
<para>
Either <application>Privoxy</application> is not running, or your
browser is configured for a different port than what
- <application>Privoxy</application> is using.
+ <application>Privoxy</application> is using, or, if using a forwarding
+ rule, you have a configuration problem or a problem with a host in the
+ forwarding chain.
+
</para>
<para>
- Early <application>Privoxy</application> 2.x versions (and also
- <application>Junkbuster</application>) used port 8000 by
- default. This has been changed to port 8118 now, due to a conflict
- with NAS (Network Audio Service), which uses port 8000. If you haven't,
- you need to change your browser to the new port number, or alternately
- change the <ulink
+ You should verify that &my-app; is indeed running and that the correct port is set,
+ and matches what your browser is set to. See <ulink
url="../user-manual/config.html#LISTEN-ADDRESS"><literal>listen-address</literal>
option</ulink> in <application>Privoxy's</application> <ulink
- url="../user-manual/config.html">main configuration file</ulink>.
+ url="../user-manual/config.html">main configuration file</ulink>. If using
+ any forwarding rules, disable those to make sure the problem is not with
+ a forwarder.
</para>
</sect2>
</para>
<para>
Troubleshooting actions is discussed in more detail in the <ulink
- url="../user-manual/appendix.html#ACTIONSANAT">User Manual appendix</ulink>.
+ url="../user-manual/appendix.html#ACTIONSANAT">User Manual appendix,
+ Troubleshooting: the Anatomy of an Action</ulink>.
There is also an <ulink
- url="../user-manual/actions-file.html#ACT-EXAMPLES">actions tutorial</ulink>.
+ url="../user-manual/actions-file.html#ACT-EXAMPLES">actions tutorial</ulink>
+ with general configuration information and examples.
</para>
</sect2>
</para>
<para>
To complicate matters, some systems may have a generic <quote>proxy</quote>
- setting, which will silently various protocols, including
+ setting, which will silently enable various protocols, including
<emphasis>both</emphasis> HTTP and FTP proxying! So it is possible to
accidentally enable FTP proxying in these cases. And of course, if this
happens, <application>Privoxy</application> will indeed cause problems since
it does not know FTP. <![%p-newstuff;[Newer version will give a sane error
- message if a FTP connection is attempted.]]>
+ message if a FTP connection is attempted.]]> Just disable the FTP setting
+ and all will be well again.
</para>
<para>
Will <application>Privoxy</application> ever proxy FTP traffic? Unlikely.
</para>
<![%p-newstuff;[
<para>
- In any case, v. 3.0.4 includes various improvements to help
+ In any case, v. 3.0.5 includes various improvements to help
<application>Privoxy</application> better handle these cases.
</para>]]>
</sect2>
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+Revision 2.18 2006/09/22 01:27:55 hal9
+Final commit of probably various minor changes here and there. Unless
+something changes this should be ready for pending release.
+
+Revision 2.17 2006/09/17 14:56:32 hal9
+This includes yet several more new FAQs, some improved wording, enhanced
+mark-up, various hyper links to wikipedia to explain key terminology to the
+uninitiated, etc. This is ready for release IMO pending final tagging of cvs
+and Privoxy version stamping.
+
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