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+ $Id: privoxy-man-page.sgml,v 1.15 2002/06/03 00:28:17 hal9 Exp $
- 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
+ Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Privoxy Developers <developers@privoxy.org>
+ See LICENSE.
========================================================================
NOTE: Please read developer-manual/documentation.html before touching
- anything in this, or other Privoxy documentation. You have been warned!
- Failure to abide by this rule will result in the revocation of your license
- to live a peaceful existence!
+ anything in this, or other Privoxy documentation.
========================================================================
- Doc NOTES: This is some tricky stuff! There are some quirks
+ Doc NOTES: This is some tricky markup! There are some quirks
to how this markup is handled. It is not always so co-operative.
- Please don't change the markup, unless you are willing to
- un-do your changes!
+ Please don't change the markup unless you can verify the changes
+ will improve finished output!
literallayout tags are particularly sensitive to where they are placed.
The 'replaceable' and 'command' tags are used here somewhat unconventionally,
since it seems to generate the proper formatting (at least for me :).
- Create man page: 'docbook2man privoxy-man-page.sgml'
+ Create man page: 'make man'
+ Requires docbook2man (short perl script), see CVS
+ http://sources.redhat.com/docbook-tools/. Also requires openjade and SGMLSpm
+ perl module.
+
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN"[
-<!entity % dummy "INCLUDE">
+<!entity % dummy "IGNORE">
<!entity p-intro SYSTEM "privoxy.sgml">
<!entity seealso SYSTEM "seealso.sgml">
<!entity copyright SYSTEM "copyright.sgml">
+<!entity license SYSTEM "license.sgml">
<!entity authors SYSTEM "p-authors.sgml">
-<!entity p-version "2.9.14">
-<!entity p-status "beta">
-<!entity % p-not-stable "INCLUDE">
+<!entity p-version SYSTEM "doc_version.tmp">
+<!entity p-status SYSTEM "doc_status.tmp">
+<!entity % p-not-stable "IGNORE">
<!entity % p-stable "IGNORE">
<!entity % p-text "IGNORE"> <!-- define we are not a text only doc -->
<!entity % p-authors-formal "IGNORE"> <!-- exclude additional formating -->
+<!entity my-copy "(C)"> <!-- db2man barfs on copyright symbol -->
]>
<refentry id="privoxy">
<refentryinfo>
- <date>2002-04-11</date>
+ <date>2002-05-14</date>
</refentryinfo>
-
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>privoxy</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
- <refmiscinfo>Privoxy &p-version;<![%p-not-stable;[ &p-status;]]></refmiscinfo>
+ <refmiscinfo>
+ Privoxy &p-version;<![%p-not-stable;[ &p-status;]]>
+ </refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<para>
<command>Privoxy</command> can be configured with the various configuration
files. The default configuration files are: <filename>config</filename>,
- <filename>default.action</filename>, and
- <filename>default.filter</filename>. These are well commented. On Unix and
- Unix-like systems, these are located in <filename>/etc/privoxy/</filename> by
- default. On Windows, OS/2 and AmigaOS, these files are in the same directory
- as the <command>Privoxy</command> executable.
+ <filename>default.filter</filename>, and
+ <filename>default.action</filename>. <filename>user.action</filename> should
+ be used for locally defined exceptions to the default rules of
+ <filename>default.action</filename> These are all well commented. On Unix
+ and Unix-like systems, these are located in
+ <filename>/etc/privoxy/</filename> by default. On Windows, OS/2 and AmigaOS,
+ these files are in the same directory as the <command>Privoxy</command>
+ executable.
</para>
<para>
The name and number of configuration files has changed from previous
- versions, and is subject to change as development progresses. In fact, the
- configuration itself is changed and much more sophisticated. See the
- <ulink url="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/">user-manual</ulink> for a
- brief explanation of all configuration options.
+ versions<![%p-not-stable;[, and is subject to change as development
+ progresses]]>. In fact, the configuration itself is changed and much more
+ sophisticated. See the <ulink
+ url="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/">user-manual</ulink> for a complete
+ explanation of all configuration options and general usage, and notes for
+ upgrading from <command>Junkbuster</command> and earlier <command>Privoxy</command>
+ versions.
</para>
<para>
The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your
- web browser at <ulink url="http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config">http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config</ulink>.
+ web browser at <ulink url="http://config.privoxy.org/">http://config.privoxy.org/</ulink>.
<command>Privoxy's</command> configuration parameters can also be viewed at
the same page. In addition, <command>Privoxy</command> can be toggled on/off.
- This is an internal page.
+ This is an internal page, and does not require Internet access.
</para>
</refsect1>
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
<refsect1><title>Sample Configuration</title>
<para>
- A brief example of what a <filename>default.action</filename> configuration
- might look like:
+ A brief example of what a simple <filename>default.action</filename>
+ configuration might look like:
</para>
<literallayout>
-
# Define a few useful custom aliases for later use
{{alias}}
- # Don't accept cookies
- +no-cookies = +no-cookies-set +no-cookies-read
+ # Useful aliases
+ +crunch-cookies = +crunch-incoming-cookies +crunch-outgoing-cookies
+ -crunch-cookies = -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies
+ +imageblock = +block +handle-as-image
- # Do accept cookies
- -no-cookies = -no-cookies-set -no-cookies-read
+ # Fragile sites should have the minimum changes
+ fragile = -block -deanimate-gifs -fast-redirects -filter \
+ -hide-referer -prevent-cookies -kill-popups
- # Treat these blocked URLs as images.
- +imageblock = +block +image
-
- # Define page filters we want to use.
- myfilters = +filter{html-annoyances} +filter{js-annoyances}\
- +filter{no-popups} +filter{webbugs}
-
- ## Default Policies (actions) ############################
+ ## Turn some actions on ################################
{ \
- -block \
- -downgrade \
- +fast-redirects \
- myfilters \
- +no-compression \
- +hide-forwarded \
- +hide-from{block} \
- +hide-referer{forge} \
- -hide-user-agent \
- -image \
- +image-blocker{blank} \
- +no-cookies-keep \
- -no-cookies-read \
- -no-cookies-set \
- +no-popups \
- -vanilla-wafer \
- -wafer \
+ -add-header \
+ -block \
+ +deanimate-gifs{last} \
+ -downgrade-http-version \
+ -fast-redirects \
+ +filter{html-annoyances} \
+ +filter{js-annoyances} \
+ +filter{content-cookies} \
+ +filter{webbugs} \
+ +filter{banners-by-size} \
+ +hide-forwarded-for-headers \
+ +hide-from-header{block} \
+ +hide-referrer{forge} \
+ -hide-user-agent \
+ -handle-as-image \
+ +set-image-blocker{pattern} \
+ -limit-connect \
+ +prevent-compression \
+ +session-cookies-only \
+ -crunch-cookies \
+ -kill-popups \
}
- /
+ / # '/' Matches *all* URL patterns
+
+ # Block, and treat these URL patterns as if they were 'images'.
+ # We would expect these to be ads.
+ {+imageblock}
+ .ad.doubleclick.net
+ .a[0-9].yimg.com/(?:(?!/i/).)*$
+ ad.*.doubleclick.net
- # Now set exceptions to the above defined policies #######
+ # Block any URLs that match these patterns
+ {+block}
+ ad*.
+ .*ads.
+ banner?.
+ /.*count(er)?\.(pl|cgi|exe|dll|asp|php[34]?)
+ .hitbox.com
+
+ # Make exceptions for these harmless ones that would be
+ # caught by our +block patterns just above.
+ {-block}
+ adsl.
+ advice.
+ .*downloads.
- # Sites where we want persistant cookies
- {-no-cookies -no-cookies-keep}
- .redhat.com
- .sun.com
- .yahoo.com
- .msdn.microsoft.com
+</literallayout>
- # This site requires cookies AND 'fast-redirects' on
- {-no-cookies -no-cookies-keep -fast-redirects}
- .nytimes.com
+<para>
+ Then for a <filename>user.action</filename>, we would put local,
+ narrowly defined exceptions:
+</para>
- # Add custom headers, and turn off filtering of page source
- {+add-header{X-Privacy: Yes please} #-add-header{*} \
- +add-header{X-User-Tracking: No thanks!} -filter}
- privacy.net
+<literallayout>
+ # Re-define aliases as needed here
+ {{alias}}
- # Block, and treat these URLs as 'images'.
- {+imageblock}
- .adforce.imgis.com
- .ad.preferences.com/image.*
- .ads.web.aol.com
- .ad-adex3.flycast.com
- .ad.doubleclick.net
- .ln.doubleclick.net
- .ad.de.doubleclick.net
- /.*/count\.cgi\?.*df=
- 194.221.183.22[1-7]
- a196.g.akamai.net/7/196/2670/000[12]/images.gmx.net/i4/images/.*/
+ # Useful aliases
+ -crunch-cookies = -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies
+
+ # Set personal exceptions to the policies in default.action #######
- # Block any URLs that match these patterns
- {+block}
- /.*/(.*[-_.])?ads?[0-9]?(/|[-_.].*|\.(gif|jpe?g))
- /.*/(plain|live|rotate)[-_.]?ads?/
- /.*/(sponsor)s?[0-9]?/
- /.*/ad(server|stream|juggler)\.(cgi|pl|dll|exe)
- /.*/adbanners/
- /.*/adv((er)?ts?|ertis(ing|ements?))?/
- /.*/banners?/
- /.*/popupads/
- /.*/advert[0-9]+\.jpg
- /ad_images/
- /.*/ads/
- /images/.*/.*_anim\.gif
- /rotations/
- /.*(ms)?backoff(ice)?.*\.(gif|jpe?g)
- 195.63.104.*/(inbox|log|meld|folderlu|folderru|log(in|out)[lmr]u|)
- .images.nytimes.com
- .images.yahoo.com/adv/
- /.*cnnstore\.gif
+ # Sites where we want persistant cookies, so allow *all* cookies
+ {-crunch-cookies -session-cookies-only}
+ .redhat.com
+ .sun.com
+ .msdn.microsoft.com
+
+ # This site breaks easily.
+ {-block -fast-redirects}
+ .forbes.com
</literallayout>
<filename>/usr/sbin/privoxy</filename>
<filename>/etc/privoxy/config</filename>
<filename>/etc/privoxy/default.action</filename>
- <filename>/etc/privoxy/advanced.action</filename>
- <filename>/etc/privoxy/basic.action</filename>
- <filename>/etc/privoxy/intermediate.action</filename>
+ <filename>/etc/privoxy/standard.action</filename>
+ <filename>/etc/privoxy/user.action</filename>
<filename>/etc/privoxy/default.filter</filename>
<filename>/etc/privoxy/trust</filename>
<filename>/etc/privoxy/templates/*</filename>
<para>
Various other files should be included, but may vary depending on platform
and build configuration. More documentation should be included in the local
- documentation directory, though is not complete at this time.
+ documentation directory.
</para>
</refsect1>
all features are well tested.
</para>]]>
<para>
- Please see the <citetitle>user-manual</citetitle> on how to contact the
+ Please see the <citetitle>User Manual</citetitle> on how to contact the
developers for feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions.
</para>
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
<refsect1><title>Copyright and License</title>
-<!-- Include seealso.sgml boilerplate: -->
+
+<refsect2><title>Copyright</title>
+<!-- Include copyright.sgml boilerplate: -->
©right;
<!-- end boilerplate -->
+</refsect2>
+
+<refsect2><title>License</title>
+<!-- Include license.sgml boilerplate: -->
+ &license;
+<!-- end boilerplate -->
+</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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