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<!entity p-authors SYSTEM "p-authors.sgml">
<!entity config SYSTEM "p-config.sgml">
-<!entity p-version "3.0.7">
-<!entity p-status "beta">
+<!entity p-version "3.0.8">
+<!entity p-status "stable">
<!entity % p-authors-formal "INCLUDE"> <!-- include additional text, etc -->
-<!entity % p-not-stable "INCLUDE">
-<!entity % p-stable "IGNORE">
+<!entity % p-not-stable "IGNORE">
+<!entity % p-stable "INCLUDE">
<!entity % p-text "IGNORE"> <!-- define we are not a text only doc -->
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This file belongs into
ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/
- $Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.47 2007/11/18 14:59:47 fabiankeil Exp $
+ $Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.57 2008/02/03 19:10:14 fabiankeil Exp $
- Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
+ Copyright (C) 2001-2008 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
See LICENSE.
========================================================================
<subscript>
<!-- Completely the wrong markup, but very little is allowed -->
<!-- in this part of an article. FIXME -->
- <link linkend="copyright">Copyright</link> &my-copy; 2001 - 2007 by
+ <link linkend="copyright">Copyright</link> &my-copy; 2001 - 2008 by
<ulink url="http://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy Developers</ulink>
</subscript>
</pubdate>
-<pubdate>$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.47 2007/11/18 14:59:47 fabiankeil Exp $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.57 2008/02/03 19:10:14 fabiankeil Exp $</pubdate>
<!--
</sect3>
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
-<sect3 id="installation-mac"><title>Mac OSX</title>
+<sect3 id="installation-mac"><title>Mac OS X</title>
<para>
Unzip the downloaded file (you can either double-click on the file
from the finder, or from the desktop if you downloaded it there).
</para>
</listitem>
-
-<!-- pre-3.0.6 changes:
- <listitem>
- <para>
- There are a number of new <link linkend="actions-file">actions</link>:
- </para>
-
- <para>
- <itemizedlist>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="content-type-overwrite">content-type-overwrite</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="crunch-client-header">crunch-client-header</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="crunch-if-none-match">crunch-if-none-match</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="crunch-server-header">crunch-server-header</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="filter-client-headers">filter-client-headers</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="filter-server-headers">filter-server-headers</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="force-text-mode">force-text-mode</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="handle-as-empty-document">handle-as-empty-document</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="hide-accept-language">hide-accept-language</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="hide-content-disposition">hide-content-disposition</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="hide-if-modified-since">hide-if-modified-since</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="inspect-jpegs">inspect-jpegs</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="overwrite-last-modified">overwrite-last-modified</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="redirect">redirect</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <literal><link linkend="treat-forbidden-connects-like-blocks">treat-forbidden-connects-like-blocks</link></literal>
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- <para>
- In addition, <literal><link linkend="fast-redirects">fast-redirects</link></literal>
- has been significantly improved with enhanced syntax.
- </para>
- <para>
- And <literal><link linkend="hide-referrer">hide-referrer</link></literal>
- has a new option, <literal>conditional block</literal>.
- </para>
-
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <application>MS-Windows</application> versions can now be
- <link
- linkend="installation-pack-win">installed and
- started as a <emphasis>Windows service</emphasis></link>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>config</filename> has two new options:
- <link
- linkend="enable-remote-http-toggle">enable-remote-http-toggle</link>,
- and <link
- linkend="forwarded-connect-retries">forwarded-connect-retries</link>.
- </para>
- <para>
- And there is improved handling of the <link
- linkend="user-manual">user-manual</link>
- option, for placing documentation and help files on the local system.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- There are six new <link linkend="FILTER">filters</link>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Actions files problems and suggestions are now being directed to:
- <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288">http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288</ulink>.
- Please use this to report such configuration related problems as missed
- ads, sites that don't function properly due to one action or another,
- innocent images being blocked, etc.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- In addition, there are numerous bug fixes and significant enhancements,
- including error pages should no longer be cached if the problem is fixed,
- much better DNS error handling, various logging improvements, and
- configuration updates for better ad blocking and junk elimination.
- </para>
- </listitem>
--->
-
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Logging is off by default now. If you need logging, it can be turned on
- in the <link linkend="logfile">config file</link>. You may also want
- to enable logging until you verified that the new &my-app; version
- is working as expected.
+ In the default configuration only fatal errors are logged now.
+ You can change that in the <link linkend="DEBUG">debug section</link>
+ of the configuration file. You may also want to enable more verbose
+ logging until you verified that the new &my-app; version is working
+ as expected.
</para>
</listitem>
</para>
<literallayout>
- <guibutton>Tools</guibutton> -> <guibutton>Options</guibutton> -> <guibutton>General</guibutton> -> <guibutton>Connection Settings</guibutton> -> <guibutton>Manual Proxy Configuration</guibutton>
+ <guibutton>Tools</guibutton> -> <guibutton>Options</guibutton> -> <guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> -> <guibutton>Network</guibutton> -><guibutton>Connection</guibutton> -> <guibutton>Settings</guibutton>
</literallayout>
</literallayout>
<para>
- For <application>Internet Explorer v.5-6</application>:
+ For <application>Internet Explorer v.5-7</application>:
</para>
<literallayout>
</para>
</sect2>
-<!--
- omitting 10/31/06 HB
-
-<sect2 id="start-suse">
-<title>SuSE</title>
-<para>
-We use a script. It will use the file <filename>/etc/privoxy/config</filename>
-as its main configuration file. Note that SuSE starts Privoxy upon booting
-your PC.
-</para>
-<para>
- <screen>
- # rcprivoxy start
-</screen>
-</para>
-</sect2>
--->
<sect2 id="start-windows">
<title>Windows</title>
<para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="start-macosx">
-<title>Mac OSX</title>
+<title>Mac OS X</title>
<para>
During installation, <application>Privoxy</application> is configured to
start automatically when the system restarts. To start &my-app; manually,
<term><literal>.example.com</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- matches any domain that <emphasis>ENDS</emphasis> in
- <literal>.example.com</literal>
+ matches any domain with first-level domain <literal>com</literal>
+ and second-level domain <literal>example</literal>.
+ For example <literal>www.example.com</literal>,
+ <literal>example.com</literal> and <literal>foo.bar.baz.example.com</literal>.
+ Note that it wouldn't match if the second-level domain was <literal>another-example</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<listitem>
<para>
matches any domain that <emphasis>STARTS</emphasis> with
- <literal>www.</literal>
+ <literal>www.</literal> (It also matches the domain
+ <literal>www</literal> but most of the time that doesn't matter.)
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<listitem>
<para>
<screen>
+# Hide Tor exit notation in Host and Referer Headers
{+client-header-filter{hide-tor-exit-notation}}
-.exit/
+/
</screen>
</para>
</listitem>
<para>
<quote>forward-socks4a 127.0.0.1:9050 .</quote> to use the socks4a proxy listening at
127.0.0.1 port 9050. Replace <quote>forward-socks4a</quote> with <quote>forward-socks4</quote>
- to use a socks4 connection (with local DNS resolution) instead.
+ to use a socks4 connection (with local DNS resolution) instead, use <quote>forward-socks5</quote>
+ for socks5 connections (with remote DNS resolution).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<quote>forward-socks4a 127.0.0.1:9050 proxy.example.org:8000</quote> to use the socks4a proxy
listening at 127.0.0.1 port 9050 to reach the HTTP proxy listening at proxy.example.org port 8000.
Replace <quote>forward-socks4a</quote> with <quote>forward-socks4</quote> to use a socks4 connection
- (with local DNS resolution) instead.
+ (with local DNS resolution) instead, use <quote>forward-socks5</quote>
+ for socks5 connections (with remote DNS resolution).
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<term>Notes:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- This action takes parameters similar to the <!-- I hope this link actual works -->
+ This action takes parameters similar to the
<link linkend="forwarding">forward</link> directives in the configuration
file, but without the URL pattern. It can be used as replacement, but normally it's only
used in cases where matching based on the request URL isn't sufficient.
<varlistentry>
<term>Typical use:</term>
<listitem>
- <para>Improve privacy by not embedding the source of the request in the HTTP headers.</para>
+ <para>Improve privacy by not forwarding the source of the request in the HTTP headers.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<term>Effect:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Deletes any existing <quote>X-Forwarded-for:</quote> HTTP header from client requests,
- and prevents adding a new one.
+ Deletes any existing <quote>X-Forwarded-for:</quote> HTTP header from client requests.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<term>Notes:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- It is safe and strongly recommended to leave this on.
+ It is safe and recommended to leave this on.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
USA
$Log: user-manual.sgml,v $
+ Revision 2.57 2008/02/03 19:10:14 fabiankeil
+ Mention forward-socks5.
+
+ Revision 2.56 2008/01/31 19:11:35 fabiankeil
+ Let the +client-header-filter{hide-tor-exit-notation} example apply
+ to all requests as "tainted" Referers aren't limited to exit TLDs.
+
+ Revision 2.55 2008/01/19 21:26:37 hal9
+ Add IE7 to configuration section per Gerry.
+
+ Revision 2.54 2008/01/19 17:52:39 hal9
+ Re-commit to fix various minor issues for new release.
+
+ Revision 2.53 2008/01/19 15:03:05 hal9
+ Doc sources tagged for 3.0.8 release.
+
+ Revision 2.52 2008/01/17 01:49:51 hal9
+ Change copyright notice for docs s/2007/2008/. All these will be rebuilt soon
+ enough.
+
+ Revision 2.51 2007/12/23 16:48:24 fabiankeil
+ Use more precise example descriptions for the mysterious domain patterns.
+
+ Revision 2.50 2007/12/08 12:44:36 fabiankeil
+ - Remove already commented out pre-3.0.7 changes.
+ - Update the "new log defaults" paragraph.
+
+ Revision 2.49 2007/12/06 18:21:55 fabiankeil
+ Update hide-forwarded-for-headers description.
+
+ Revision 2.48 2007/11/24 19:07:17 fabiankeil
+ - Mention request rewriting.
+ - Enable the conditional-forge paragraph.
+ - Minor rewordings.
+
Revision 2.47 2007/11/18 14:59:47 fabiankeil
A few "Note to Upgraders" updates.
Spell checked (only one typo this time!).
Revision 1.123.2.16 2002/08/09 19:20:54 david__schmidt
- Update to Mac OSX startup script name
+ Update to Mac OS X startup script name
Revision 1.123.2.15 2002/08/07 17:32:11 oes
Converted some internal links from ulink to link for PDF creation; no content changed
Revision 1.123.2.9 2002/07/11 03:40:28 david__schmidt
- Updated Mac OSX sections due to installation location change
+ Updated Mac OS X sections due to installation location change
Revision 1.123.2.8 2002/06/09 16:36:32 hal9
Clarifications on filtering and MIME. Hardcode 'latest release' in index.html.
Ooops missed something from David.
Revision 1.123.2.3 2002/05/27 03:23:17 hal9
- Fix FIXMEs for OS2 and OSX startup. Fix Redhat typos (should be Red Hat).
+ Fix FIXMEs for OS2 and Mac OS X startup. Fix Redhat typos (should be Red Hat).
That's a wrap, I think.
Revision 1.123.2.2 2002/05/26 19:02:09 hal9
Add AmigaOS install stuff.
Revision 1.87 2002/04/23 02:53:15 david__schmidt
- Updated OSX installation section
+ Updated Mac OS X installation section
Added a few English tweaks here an there
Revision 1.86 2002/04/21 01:46:32 hal9
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