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<para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
<para>
- Integrated browser based configuration and control utility (<ulink
- url="http://p.p">http://p.p</ulink>). Browser-based tracing of rule
- and filter effects.
+ FIXME: complete the list of features. change the order: most important
+ features to the top of the list. prefix new features with "NEW".
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<listitem>
<para>
- Modularized configuration that will allow for system wide settings, and
- individual user settings. (not implemented yet, probably a 3.1 feature)
+ Can keep outgoing connections alive and reuse them later on.
</para>
</listitem>
--->
+
<listitem>
<para>
- Blocking of annoying pop-up browser windows.
+ Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour
+ based on client and server headers.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- HTTP/1.1 compliant (most, but not all 1.1 features are supported).
+ Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need to
+ configure browsers individually.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and
- generally a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax over
- previous versions.
+ Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server and client
+ headers.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Can be chained with other proxies.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- GIF de-animation.
+ Integrated browser based configuration and control utility at <ulink
+ url="http://config.privoxy.org/">http://config.privoxy.org/</ulink>
+ (shortcut: <ulink url="http://p.p/">http://p.p/</ulink>). Browser-based
+ tracing of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling.
</para>
</listitem>
-
+
<listitem>
<para>
- Web page content filtering (removes banners based on size,
- invisible <quote>web-bugs</quote>, JavaScript, pop-ups, status bar abuse,
- etc.)
+ Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size,
+ invisible <quote>web-bugs</quote>, JavaScript and HTML annoyances,
+ pop-up windows, etc.)
</para>
</listitem>
-
+
<listitem>
<para>
- Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection).
-
+ Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and
+ user settings to reside in separate files, so that installing updated
+ actions files won't overwrite individual user settings.
</para>
</listitem>
-
+
<listitem>
<para>
- Multi-threaded (POSIX and native threads).
+ Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and
+ a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.
+ Improved cookie management features (e.g. session based cookies).
+ </para>
+</listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ GIF de-animation.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection).
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Multi-threaded (POSIX and native threads).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- User-customizable HTML templates (e.g. 404 error page).
+ User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages (e.g. "blocked" page).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Improved cookie management features (e.g. session based cookies).
+ Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.
</para>
-</listitem>
+ </listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<listitem>
<para>
- Builds from source on most UNIX-like systems. Packages available for: Linux
- (RedHat, SuSE, or Debian), Windows, Sun Solaris, Mac OSX, OS/2, HP-UX 11 and AmigaOS.
-
+ Every feature now controllable on a per-site or per-location basis, configuration
+ more powerful and versatile over-all.
</para>
- </listitem>
+</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- In addition, the configuration is much more powerful and versatile over-all.
+ Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs removed.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
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