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><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="NEWJB"
->1.1. What is this new version of <SPAN
+NAME="WHO-USES"
+>1.1. Who should give <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> a try?</A
+></H3
+><P
+> Anyone who is interested in security, privacy, or in
+ finer-grained control over their web and Internet experience.
+ </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="BESTCHOICE"
+>1.2. Is Privoxy the best choice for
+me?</A
+></H3
+><P
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> is certainly a good choice, especially for those who want more
+ control and security. Those with the willingness to read the documentation
+ and the ability to fine-tune their installation will benefit the most.
+ </P
+><P
+> One of <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy's</SPAN
+>
+ strengths is that it is highly configurable giving you the ability to
+ completely personalize your installation. Being familiar with, or at least
+ having an interest in learning about <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Http"
+TARGET="_top"
+>HTTP</A
+> and other networking
+ protocols, <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Html"
+TARGET="_top"
+>HTML</A
+>, and
+ <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expressions"
+TARGET="_top"
+><SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Regular
+ Expressions"</SPAN
+></A
+>
+ will be a big plus and will help you get the most out of <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>.
+ A new installation just includes a very basic configuration. The user
+ should take this as a starting point only, and enhance it as he or she
+ sees fit. In fact, the user is encouraged, and expected to, fine-tune the
+ configuration.
+ </P
+><P
+> Much of <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy's</SPAN
+> configuration can be done
+ with a <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser"
+TARGET="_top"
+>Web browser</A
+>.
+ But there are areas where configuration is done using a
+ <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_editors"
+TARGET="_top"
+>text editor</A
+>
+ to edit configuration files. Also note that the web-based action editor
+ doesn't use authentication and should only be enabled in environments
+ where all clients with access to <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> listening port can be trusted.
+ </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="PROXYMORON"
+>1.3. What is a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"proxy"</SPAN
+>? How does
+Privoxy work?</A
+></H3
+><P
+> A <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server"
+TARGET="_top"
+>web proxy</A
+>
+ is a service, based on a software such as <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>, that clients
+ (i.e. browsers) can use instead of connecting to web servers directly.
+ The clients then ask the proxy to request objects (web pages, images, movies etc)
+ on their behalf and to forward the data to the clients.
+ It is a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"go-between"</SPAN
+>. For details, see
+ <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server"
+TARGET="_top"
+>Wikipedia's proxy definition</A
+>.
+ </P
+><P
+> There are many reasons to use web proxies, such as security (firewalling),
+ efficiency (caching) and others, and there are any number of proxies
+ to accommodate those needs.
+ </P
+><P
+> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
+> is a proxy that is primarily focused on
+ privacy enhancement, ad and junk elimination and freeing the user from
+ restrictions placed on his activities. Sitting between your browser(s) and the Internet,
+ it is in a perfect position to filter outbound personal information that your
+ browser is leaking, as well as inbound junk. It uses a variety of techniques to do
+ this, all of which are under your complete control via the various configuration
+ files and options. Being a proxy also makes it easier to share
+ configurations among multiple browsers and/or users.
+ </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="OTHERSTUFF"
+>1.4. Does Privoxy do anything more than ad blocking?</A
+></H3
+><P
+>
+ Yes, ad blocking is but one possible use. There are many, many ways <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>
+ can be used to sanitize and customize web browsing. </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="NEWJB"
+>1.5. What is this new version of
+<SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Junkbuster"</SPAN
>?</A
></H3
><P
-> In the beginning, there was the
+> A long time ago, there was the
<A
HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com/ijb.html"
TARGET="_top"
TARGET="_top"
>Junkbusters
Corporation</A
->. It saved many users a lot of pain in the early days of
+>. This saved many users a lot of pain in the early days of
web advertising and user tracking.</P
><P
> But the web, its protocols and standards, and with it, the techniques for
- forcing users to consume ads, give up autonomy over their browsing, and
- for spying on them, kept evolving. Unfortunately, the <SPAN
+ forcing ads on users, give up autonomy over their browsing, and
+ for tracking them, keeps evolving. Unfortunately, the <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Internet
Junkbuster</SPAN
>.
Fortunately, it had been released under the GNU
<A
-HREF="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html"
+HREF="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html"
TARGET="_top"
-> GPL</A
->, which allowed further
- development by others.</P
+>GPL</A
+>,
+ which allowed further development by others.</P
><P
-> So Stefan Waldherr started maintaining an
- <A
-HREF="http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/"
-TARGET="_top"
->improved version of the
- software</A
->, to which eventually a number of people contributed patches.
+> So Stefan Waldherr started maintaining an improved version of the
+ software, to which eventually a number of people contributed patches.
It could already replace banners with a transparent image, and had a first
version of pop-up killing, but it was still very closely based on the
original, with all its limitations, such as the lack of HTTP/1.1 support,
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN45"
->1.2. Why <SPAN
+NAME="AEN85"
+>1.6. Why <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Privoxy"</SPAN
->? Why a name change at all?</A
+>? Why change the name from
+Junkbuster at all?</A
></H3
><P
-> <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> is the
- <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"<SPAN
-CLASS="emphasis"
-><I
-CLASS="EMPHASIS"
->Privacy Enhancing Proxy</I
-></SPAN
->"</SPAN
->. Also, its content
- modification and junk suppression allow you to browse your
- <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"<SPAN
-CLASS="emphasis"
-><I
-CLASS="EMPHASIS"
->private</I
-></SPAN
-> edition"</SPAN
-> of the web.</P
-><P
-> <A
+> Though outdated, <A
HREF="http://junkbusters.com/"
TARGET="_top"
>Junkbusters Corporation</A
>-derived software under the same name
led to confusion.</P
><P
-> There are also potential legal complications from the continued use of the
+> There are also potential legal complications from our use of the
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Junkbuster</SPAN
> project itself, and they, in fact, still
share our ideals and goals.</P
><P
-> The developers also believed that there are so many changes from the original
+> The developers also believed that there are so many improvements over the original
code, that it was time to make a clean break from the past and make
a name in their own right.</P
+><P
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> is the
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>Privacy Enhancing Proxy</I
+></SPAN
+>"</SPAN
+>. Also, its content
+ modification and junk suppression gives <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>you</I
+></SPAN
+>, the user, more
+ control, more freedom, and allows you to browse your personal and
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>private</I
+></SPAN
+> edition"</SPAN
+> of the web.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="DIFFERS"
->1.3. How does <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> differ
-from the old <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Junkbuster?</SPAN
-></A
+>1.7. How does Privoxy differ
+from the old Junkbuster?</A
></H3
><P
> <SPAN
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Junkbuster</SPAN
-> left off. All the old features remain.
+> left off.
The new <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> still blocks ads and banners,
- still manages cookies, and still helps protect your privacy. But, these are
- all enhanced, and many new features have been added, all in the same vein.
- </P
-><P
-> The configuration has changed significantly as well. This is something that
- users will notice right off the bat if upgrading from
- <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Junkbuster</SPAN
-> 2.0.x. The <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"blocklist"</SPAN
->
- <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"cookielist"</SPAN
->, <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"imagelist"</SPAN
-> and much more has been
- combined into the <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"actions"</SPAN
-> files, with a completely different
- syntax. See the <A
-HREF="../user-manual/upgradersnote.html"
+ still manages <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie"
TARGET="_top"
->note to
- upgraders</A
-> for details.</P
+>cookies</A
+>, and still
+ helps protect your privacy. But, most of these features have been enhanced,
+ and many new ones have been added, all in the same vein.
+ </P
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><UL
><LI
><P
-> Integrated browser based configuration and control utility at <A
+> Supports "Connection: keep-alive". Outgoing connections can
+ be kept alive independently from the client.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> Supports IPv6, provided the operating system does so too,
+ and the configure script detects it.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour
+ based on client and server headers.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need to
+ configure browsers individually.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server and client
+ headers.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> Can be chained with other proxies.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> Integrated browser-based configuration and control utility at <A
HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://config.privoxy.org/</A
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Web page content filtering (removes banners based on size,
+> Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size,
invisible <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"web-bugs"</SPAN
->, JavaScript and HTML annoyances, pop-up windows, etc.)
+> and HTML annoyances, etc.)
</P
></LI
><LI
></LI
><LI
><P
-> HTTP/1.1 compliant (but not all optional 1.1 features are supported).
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
-> Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and
- generally a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax over
- previous versions.
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
-> Improved cookie management features (e.g. session based cookies).
+> Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and
+ a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> GIF de-animation.
+> GIF de-animation.
</P
></LI
><LI
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Multi-threaded (POSIX and native threads).
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
-> User-customizable HTML templates for all proxy-generated pages (e.g. "blocked" page).
+> User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages (e.g. "blocked" page).
</P
></LI
><LI
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Improved signal handling, and a true daemon mode (Unix).
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
-> Every feature now controllable on a per-site or per-location basis, configuration
- more powerful and versatile over-all.
+> Most features are controllable on a per-site or per-location basis.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs removed, and security holes fixed.
+> Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs removed.
</P
></LI
></UL
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="PROXYMORON"
->1.4. What is a <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"proxy"</SPAN
->? How does
-<SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> work?</A
-></H3
-><P
-> A web proxy is a service, based on a software such as <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->,
- that clients (i.e. browsers) can use instead of connecting directly to the web
- servers on the Internet. The clients then ask the proxy to fetch the objects
- they need (web pages, images, movies etc) on their behalf, and when the proxy
- has done so, it hands the results back to the client.
- </P
-><P
-> There are many reasons to use web proxies, such as security (firewalling),
- efficiency (caching) and others, and there are just as many different proxies
- to accommodate those needs.
- </P
-><P
-> <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> is a proxy that is solely focused on privacy
- protection and junk elimination. Sitting between your browser(s) and the Internet,
- it is in a perfect position to filter outbound personal information that your
- browser is leaking, as well as inbound junk. It uses a variety of techniques to do
- this, all of which are under your control via the various configuration
- files and options.
- </P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><H3
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><A
NAME="WHATSANAD"
->1.5. How does <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> know what is
+>1.8. How does Privoxy know what is
an ad, and what is not?</A
></H3
><P
TARGET="_top"
>URL
patterns</A
-> to sort out and block the requests for banners.</P
+> to sort out and block the requests for things that sound
+ like they would be ads or banners.</P
><P
> Second, banners tend to come in certain <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
your browser doesn't request them anymore in the first place.</P
><P
> Both of this involves a certain amount of guesswork and is, of course, freely
- configurable.</P
+ and readily configurable.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN136"
->1.6. Can <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> make mistakes?
+NAME="AEN163"
+>1.9. Can Privoxy make mistakes?
This does not sound very scientific.</A
></H3
><P
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN143"
->1.7. Will I have to configure <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->
+NAME="AEN169"
+>1.10. Will I have to configure Privoxy
before I can use it?</A
></H3
><P
-> No, not really. The default installation should give you a good starting
+> That depends on your expectations.
+ The default installation should give you a good starting
point, and block <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>most</I
></SPAN
-> unwanted content.</P
+> ads and unwanted content,
+ but many of the more advanced features are off by default, and require
+ you to activate them. </P
+><P
+> You do have to set up your browser to use
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> (see the <A
+HREF="installation.html#FIRSTSTEP"
+>Installation section below</A
+>). </P
><P
-> But you will certainly run into situations where there are false positives,
+> And you will certainly run into situations where there are false positives,
or ads not being blocked that you may not want to see. In these cases, you
would certainly benefit by customizing <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy's</SPAN
>
- configuration to more closely match your individual situation. And we would
+ configuration to more closely match your individual situation. And we
encourage you to do this. This is where the real power of
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="BROWSERS2"
->1.8. My browser does the same things as
-<SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->. Why should I use
-<SPAN
+NAME="LAN"
+>1.11. Can Privoxy run as a server on a network?</A
+></H3
+><P
+>
+ Yes, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> at all?</A
+> runs as a server already, and can easily be configured to
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"serve"</SPAN
+> more than one client. See <A
+HREF="configuration.html#LANCONFIG"
+> How can I set up Privoxy to act as a proxy for my LAN</A
+> below.</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="BROWSERS2"
+>1.12. My browser does the same things as
+Privoxy. Why should I use Privoxy at all?</A
></H3
><P
> Modern browsers do indeed have <SPAN
adequate for you. But <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> is much more
- versatile and powerful, and can do a number of things that browsers just can't.
+> is very
+ versatile and powerful, and can probably do a number of things
+ your browser just can't.
</P
><P
> In addition, a proxy is good choice if you use multiple browsers, or
- have a LAN with multiple computers. This way all the configuration
- is in one place, and you don't have to maintain a similar configuration
- for possibly many browsers.
+ have a LAN with multiple computers since <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> can run as a server
+ application. This way all the configuration is in one place, and you don't
+ have to maintain a similar configuration for possibly many browsers or
+ users.
+ </P
+><P
+> Note, however, that it's recommended to leverage both your browser's
+ and <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy's</SPAN
+> privacy enhancing features
+ at the same time. While your browser probably lacks some features
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> offers, it should also be able to do some things more
+ reliable, for example restricting and suppressing JavaScript.
+ </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="WHYTRUST"
+>1.13. Why should I trust Privoxy?</A
+></H3
+><P
+> The most important reason is because you have access to
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>everything</I
+></SPAN
+>, and you can control everything. You can
+ check every line of every configuration file yourself. You can check every
+ last bit of source code should you desire. And even if you can't read code,
+ there should be some comfort in knowing that other people can,
+ and do read it. You can build the software from scratch, if you want,
+ so that you know the executable is clean, and that it is
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>yours</I
+></SPAN
+>. In fact, we encourage this level of scrutiny. It
+ is one reason we use <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> ourselves.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="LICENSE"
->1.9. Is there is a license or fee? What about a
+>1.14. Is there is a license or fee? What about a
warranty? Registration?</A
></H3
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> is licensed under the <A
-HREF="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html"
+> is
free software and licensed under the <A
+HREF="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html"
TARGET="_top"
->GNU General Public License (GPL)</A
+>GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2</A
>.
It is free to use, copy, modify or distribute as you wish under the terms of this
license. Please see the <A
></SPAN
> of any kind, expressed, implied or otherwise.
That is something that would cost real money ;-) There is no registration either.
- <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> really is <SPAN
-CLASS="emphasis"
-><I
-CLASS="EMPHASIS"
->free</I
-></SPAN
->
- in every respect!
</P
></DIV
><DIV
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="JOINTEAM"
->1.10. I would like to help you, what do I do?</A
+NAME="SPYWARE"
+>1.15. Can Privoxy remove spyware? Adware? Viruses?</A
></H3
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT3"
-><H4
-CLASS="SECT3"
-><A
-NAME="JOINTEAM-MONEY"
->1.10.1. Money Money Money</A
-></H4
><P
-> We, of course, welcome donations and could use money for domain registering,
- buying software to test <SPAN
+> No, at least not reliably enough to trust it. <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> with, and, of course,
- for regular world-wide get-togethers (hahaha). If you enjoy the software and feel
- like helping us with a donation, just <A
-HREF="mailto:developers@privoxy.org"
-TARGET="_top"
->drop us a note</A
->.</P
+> is not designed to be
+ a malware removal tool and the default configuration doesn't even try to
+ filter out any malware.</P
+><P
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> could help prevent contact from (known) sites that use such
+ tactics with appropriate configuration rules, and thus could conceivably
+ prevent contamination from such sites. However, keeping such a configuration
+ up to date would require a lot of time and effort that would be better spend
+ on keeping your software itself up to date so it doesn't have known
+ vulnerabilities.</P
></DIV
><DIV
-CLASS="SECT3"
-><H4
-CLASS="SECT3"
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="JOINTEAM-SOFTWARE"
->1.10.2. Software</A
-></H4
+NAME="OTHERADS"
+>1.16. Can I use Privoxy with other ad-blocking software?</A
+></H3
><P
-> If you are a vendor of a web-related software like a browser, web server
- or proxy, and would like us to ensure that <SPAN
+> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
->
- runs smoothly with your product, you might consider supplying us with a
- copy or license. We can't, however, guarantee that we will fix all potential
- compatibility issues as a result.</P
+> should work fine with other proxies and other software in general.</P
+><P
+> But it is probably not necessary to use <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> in conjunction with other
+ ad-blocking products, and this could conceivably cause undesirable results.
+ It might be better to choose one software or the other and work a little to
+ tweak its configuration to your liking.</P
+><P
+> Note that this is an advice specific to ad blocking.</P
></DIV
><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="HELP-THE-DEVELOPERS"
+>1.17. I would like to help you, what can I do?</A
+></H3
+><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H4
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="JOINTEAM-WORK"
->1.10.3. You want to work with us?</A
+NAME="PARTICIPATE"
+>1.17.1. Would you like to participate?</A
></H4
><P
-> Well, helping the team is always a good idea. We welcome new developers,
- packaging gurus or documentation writers. Simply <A
+> Well, we <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>always</I
+></SPAN
+> need help. There is something for
+ everybody who wants to help us. We welcome new developers, packagers,
+ testers, documentation writers or really anyone with a desire to help in
+ any way. You <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>DO NOT</I
+></SPAN
+> need to be a
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"programmer"</SPAN
+>. There are many other tasks available. In fact,
+ the programmers often can't spend as much time programming because of some
+ of the other, more mundane things that need to be done, like checking the
+ Tracker feedback sections or responding to user questions on the mailing
+ lists.
+ </P
+><P
+> So first thing, subscribe to the <A
+HREF="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ijbswa-users"
+TARGET="_top"
+>Privoxy Users</A
+>
+ or the <A
+HREF="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ijbswa-developers"
+TARGET="_top"
+>Privoxy
+ Developers</A
+> mailing list, join the discussion, help out other users, provide general
+ feedback or report problems you noticed.
+ </P
+><P
+> If you intend to help out with the trackers, you also might want to <A
HREF="https://sourceforge.net/account/register.php"
TARGET="_top"
>get an account on SourceForge.net</A
>
- and mail your id to the <A
-HREF="mailto:developers@privoxy.org"
-TARGET="_top"
->developers
- mailing list</A
->. Then read the <A
+ so we don't confuse you with the other name-less users.
+ </P
+><P
+> We also have a <A
HREF="../developer-manual/index.html"
TARGET="_top"
>Developer's Manual</A
->.</P
+>.
+ While it is partly out of date, it's still worth reading.</P
+><P
+> Our <A
+HREF="http://ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ijbswa/current/TODO?view=markup"
+TARGET="_top"
+>TODO list</A
+>
+ may be of interest to you as well.
+ Please let us know if you want to work on one of the items listed.</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT3"
+><H4
+CLASS="SECT3"
+><A
+NAME="DONATE"
+>1.17.2. Would you like to donate?</A
+></H4
+><P
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> is developed by unpaid volunteers
+ and thus our current running costs are pretty low. Nevertheless, we
+ have plans that will cost money in the future. We would like to get
+ this money through donations made by our users.</P
><P
-> Once we have added you to the team, you'll have write access to the <A
-HREF="http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=11118"
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> has therefore become an associated
+ project of <A
+HREF="http://www.spi-inc.org/about-spi/about-spi"
TARGET="_top"
->CVS repository</A
->, and
- together we'll find a suitable task for you.</P
+>Software
+ in the Public Interest (SPI)</A
+>, which allows us to receive tax-deductible
+ donations in most western countries.</P
+><P
+> We intend to use the donations to pay for our domain after transfering
+ it to SPI. Our goal is to make sure there's no single point of failure
+ and the bill gets paid and the site keeps running even if a some of
+ the currently active developers were to suddenly disappear for a while.</P
+><P
+> We would also like to spend some money on more reliable hosting,
+ on hardware to help make sure <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>
+ keeps running on platforms the developers currently can't test on,
+ and on technical books to educate our developers about said platforms
+ or to improve their knowledge in general.</P
+><P
+> If you enjoy our software and feel like helping out with a donation,
+ please have a look at
+ <A
+HREF="http://www.spi-inc.org/donations"
+TARGET="_top"
+>SPI's donation page</A
+>
+ to see what the options are.</P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
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